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8. "RE: epic signage"
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These go under 'missing or modified letters', and are in Swedish. They're both fairly well known from my generation.

The first is from a national bank, nowadays known as Swedbank, but once upon a time called "Föreningssparbanken". Essentiall, the "United Savings Bank" or similar, about 300-some rural banks all getting together under one umbrella. Anyway, some smart person realised that you could modify the above into "Oren I Baken". Which translates into, more or less, "Unwashed Ass". There is a lovely name for you.

The second is from a company that, now, is called "Coop". Which also show what it is. Before they became all international-type-named and hip, with it and cool, they were known as "Konsum", short for "Konsument", which of course means consumer. Essentially, a co-op. And they ran a ad campaign that said, "Kom med i det glada Konsumgänget". Join the happy co-op crew. Peppy, happy, yay. Until someone added the 'umlaut' over the on. "Kom med i det glada Könsumgänget." "Kön" means gender, as well as sexual organ. Join the happy 'sex-havers'....

And then, while it isn't a sign as SUCH, another infamous one in Sweden. There's a real estate management company, primarily in hospitals, in Stockholm, called 'locum', specifically with the lower-case 'L'. A number of years ago, they decided to run an ad campaign showing what wonderful people they were, after all, hospitals are good things. So, they wanted to do a love and happiness thing. And for some reason, known only to the gods, no-one at the company, OR the advertising agency, reacted when they replaced the 'o' with a heart. Cute and sweet.

Yep, that's right: I heart cum.

...!
Stoke Mandeville, Esq & The Victorian Ballsmiths
"Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls!"


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 epic signage [View All] Gryphonadmin Jun-05-17 TOP
   RE: epic signage mdg1 Jun-05-17 1
   RE: epic signage alange Jun-05-17 2
      RE: epic signage SpottedKitty Jun-06-17 3
   RE: epic signage ebony14 Jun-06-17 4
   RE: epic signage BobSchroeck Jun-06-17 5
   RE: epic signage McFortner Jun-06-17 6
   RE: epic signage alange Jun-06-17 7
  RE: epic signage MoonEyes Jun-07-17 8
   RE: epic signage Gryphonadmin Sep-29-17 9
      oh yeah, also Gryphonadmin Sep-29-17 10
      RE: epic signage SpottedKitty Sep-29-17 12
          RE: epic signage Gryphonadmin Sep-29-17 13
   RE: epic signage Peter Eng Sep-29-17 11
      RE: epic signage rwpikul Sep-30-17 14
          RE: epic signage Gryphonadmin Sep-30-17 15
   RE: epic signage Bakuryu_Hitsuri Oct-02-17 16
   RE: epic signage Peter Eng Dec-04-17 17


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