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Car makers ban proper words

July 27th, 2010 by Farce | No Comments | Filed in News, Wordy Bits

Press Information
For Immediate Release

In response to the recent unveiling of yet another stupidly named car at a location where people aren’t normally allowed, manufacturers have reached a collective decision to discard basic English once and for all when naming their products.

In future, even entirely made up words will be replaced by new words that sound a little bit like  proper words but, when written down, are virtually unrecognisable.

That Bird From Countdown

To combat any language problems non-dyslexics might encounter, companies will seek to adopt a range of C- and D-list celebrities to act as ambassadors for their new products. Under the new plans they will also be awarded with spurious job titles and will have other people’s hard work attributed to them in recognition of their invaluable contribution.

German manufacturer BMW has already announced it is to alphabetise its entire range in compliance with the new global protocol. From next year all new model names will be spelt out, in full, across the boot lid by a certified cretin fresh from receiving extra time in their GCSEs.

Despite the confusion the switch might cause, company officials predict vast savings in the number of little silver letters used on current designs.

Quick to conform to the new guidelines, Kia will drop the confusing punctuation found in its cee’d model – as bosses agree it is not actually a proper misleading word – and replace it with an edgy new name that the company says was inspired by numbers whiz and new brand spokesperson, That Bird From Countdown.

Adverts for the re-badged ceedoque will appear on the puzzle pages of several national newspapers ahead of its arrival in showrooms early next year.

For further information please contact:

Victoria Beckham
Executive Designer
Land Rover UK

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Honda consider bum motorbike airbag recall

February 10th, 2010 by Farce | No Comments | Filed in News, Wordy Bits

Analysts of the Honda airbag recall have today voiced concerns over the safety of the Honda Gullwing motorcycle airbag system, calling for its immediate withdrawal after it emerged that some groups are deliberately activating the safety device.

Commenting on the recent spate of airbag activations Japanese safety industry expert Iweara Shirtanti said “We believe small groups of sexually frustrated middle-aged men are working together, often after leaving the dingy coin operated peep shows they are thought to attend, in order to ensure a premature expulsion of the baby soft airbag fabric”. Unconfirmed reports suggest the perpetrators are also getting some sort of ‘high’ from the talcum powder-like substance released at the time of deployment, after large quantities of human saliva was discovered on and around the targeted motorcycles.

Disgruntled victims are now calling for a complete redesign of the system. “Well it looks like a fat birds bum don’t it.” said Gullwing owner Mike Rotchitches, “Why don’t they make it, err, a bit less bum-like. Maybe cover it in, um, hair at the very least so it’s like, er, less appealing.”

Honda has yet to make an announcement relating to the rising trend of provoked airbag activations, however, a spokesman in a dirty brown mac, not employed by the company, said he would be personally conducting an in-depth investigation into the claims.

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