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The Most Obscene Wood Putty On The Market

5/30/2020

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I dedicate this post to Wm Jas Tychonievich who, like me, gets a kick out of this kind of stuff. 
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Looking for the most effective and durable woody putty money can buy? Fakitt!

Want professional-looking wood finishes that are second-to-none? Fakitt!

Have some holes that need to be filled? Fakitt!

Okay, that last one was a bit extreme, so I think I'll stop there. 'Fa' means wood in Hungarian, and 'kitt' appears to have been taken from 'Kittfort', the manufacturer's name. Thus, in Hungarian, the name is utterly unsuggestive; but in English? 

What makes this particular product name so amusing is it is basically a two-for-one in English. Pronounce the 'a' as you would in a word like 'all', and you get one obscene expression; pronounce the 'a' as you would in 'apple', and you get something a little different, but just as colorful. 

I've never had so much fun applying wood putty in my life. 
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William James Tychonievich link
5/31/2020 20:52:06

That's a very nice photo, but as the Germans would say, "Die Aufnahme überbelichtet und -- damit zu hell!"

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Francis Berger
5/31/2020 20:58:07

@ Wm - Darn iPad camera, that's what it is.

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William James Tychonievich link
6/1/2020 07:25:46

I wasn’t really criticizing your photography, just looking for an excuse to say “damit zu hell.”

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Francis Berger
6/1/2020 08:53:24

@ Wm - Ha! Yeah, I picked on that. In connection, I spend a little time in Austria every month, and I am always amused when I hear certain words like 'hell', though my favorites at the moment tend to cluster around the verb 'fahren' - specifically, Ihr fahrt.

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William James Tychonievich link
6/1/2020 11:58:05

There's a place in the Grand Canyon called Bright Angel Point, labeled with a plaque in many languages. I understand it's been changed now, but when I was there the German made it look as if the point was named after a biker gang.

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Francis Berger
6/1/2020 12:51:41

@ Wm - Ha, ha! Yes, that is 'problematic' (to employ a word the PC crowd absolutely adores).

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Bookslinger
6/3/2020 03:24:11

A favorite of English-speaking sniggering schoolboys, and grown-up fans of Benny Hill:

www. engrish. com

(take out the spaces, I don't want to direct-link.)

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Francis Berger
6/3/2020 10:13:19

@ Books - Funny site! Thanks.

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