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Olly from Worthing, West Sussex:
I was in a Gourmet Burger Kitchen today, and I noticed they were selling an imported drink with a small little factoid that stated, hilariously, ‘World famous in New Zealand.’
So, answer me this: what weird factoids have you seen appear on products, or at least stupid ones?
‘World famous’ on most food products, or especially on the awnings of cafes, does tend to be optimism triumphing over truth (although in a rather less harmful way than certain products like Activia yoghurt pretending to be health foods when they’re sugarier than Barbara Cartland’s tea table). Readers, share the most ridiculous products boasts you have seen!
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September 22, 2010 at 11:42 am |
… I love you Helen and Olly.
September 22, 2010 at 11:41 am |
I agree with Rebecca – L&P – World Famous in New Zealand is absolutely a JOKE! It’s a total piss take on the whole “world famous” thing… 🙂
September 9, 2010 at 3:03 am |
Not really a ridiculous products boast, its a joke used in New Zealand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_famous_in_New_Zealand
September 9, 2010 at 12:28 am |
Nourishment – the versatile milk drink. Maybe I simply don’t know enough about milk, but why versatile? In 2001, I once rang their marketing department up to ask why it deserved the adjective ‘versatile’. They put me through to three different people, all had no answer.
This tagline has since been removed from their packaging.
Draw your own conclusions.
As long as one of your conclusions is that I was responsible for its removal.
You CAN change the world.
September 8, 2010 at 9:22 pm |
Here’s a fact: Factoid does not mean small fact but something presented as fact that is unverified.