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From: raz@mi-cec.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Direct Translation
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Date: Thu, 23-Jun-83 15:09:41 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 23 15:09:41 1983
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My favorite translation joke was that of the Coca-Cola Company when they
exported Coke to China.

'Coke adds life' became literally:

'Coke brings your ancestors back from the grave'

also, Coca-Cola became 'Happy Can, Happy mouth'


Robert A Zimmermann