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minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·26 days agoFun fact: “ups” is Danish for “oops”. Which is probably part of the reason why the parcel service only started operating here a few years ago…
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·26 days agoyou can add this fun fact to your local giggles for UPS The company UPS started in Seattle during the Alaskan gold rush days to distribute opium.
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoTIL UPS is still trying to break into markets. Reminds me of how the Chevy Nova failed miserably in Mexico because it sounds like “no vas” which means “doesn’t move.”
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-226 days agoSee also the Hyundai Cunt, the Ford Tiny Penis, the Lamborghini Flat Tire, and others 😆
Fun fact: “ups” is Danish for “oops”.
Which is probably part of the reason why the parcel service only started operating here a few years ago…
you can add this fun fact to your local giggles for UPS
The company UPS started in Seattle during the Alaskan gold rush days to distribute opium.
Same in Slovenian
TIL UPS is still trying to break into markets.
Reminds me of how the Chevy Nova failed miserably in Mexico because it sounds like “no vas” which means “doesn’t move.”
See also the Hyundai Cunt, the Ford Tiny Penis, the Lamborghini Flat Tire, and others 😆
And German