There’s also Turkish appliance manufacturer, Arçelik, whose parent company is Koç Holding.
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At least these guys played with the individual letters to detract from the obvious spelling
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- Yes, we do know what a nova is.
- Doesn’t matter what you call it, we’ll mangle it into something funny.
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To be fair, that was no blunder; Ayds was around before AIDS was decided upon as the name of syndrome (if I recall correctly).
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I have no plans to try ANY of the products by this company. Soylent Drink Mint Chocolate | Chocolate Protein Shake - Soylent
They can’t fool me!
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I have a very soft spot for Pocari Sweat. We got hideously sunburned on Bali and the hotel staff brought us Pocari Sweat, bananas, and yogurt every few hours. We were a lot better in just a day or so.
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And their stiff competitors…
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Is it maybe made in the Wankdorf in Switzerland? (I’d give you a link, but I get kicked out of this crummy hotel wifi every time I search for it!
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(H/T to @anon15383236 )
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Not even “take this job and…”
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Back in the dark ages, when “random-access” was considered a bleeding-edge database feature, there was an application for the TRS-80 named “AIDS-III” … they rebranded in '85 or '86.
Of course, in my ailing ancient recollections, I conflated this with a IBM PC database program called “The Last One” that promised somewhat ominously to be “the last program you’ll ever need to buy.”
They were separate products, though, as a trip down search-engine memory lane has proven.
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And so is a cream collon…
But at least the name “pocari sweat” makes some kind of sense considering that it’s kind of a Japanese gatorade/electrolyte drink for when you exercise/sweat.
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I think that depends on the language. When “sweat” is listed first (as in sweatpants, sweatband, or sweatshirt), the product tends to be for when you exercise. When “sweat” is listed second, it could be interpreted as coming from the word that precedes it (like goat milk, devil/demon spit, cat piss, etc.). 
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That reminds me:
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Did you ingest them, or did you put them on your skin?
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We definitely ate them. 
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Egads, I’ve been debunked!
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