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Apparently "G8" when pronounced in Chinese sounds like slang for "penis". [0] Canon had a popular line of cameras named G1/G2 etc - they skipped from G7 to G9.

Apparently "G8" when pronounced in Chinese sounds like slang for "penis". [0] Canon had a popular line of cameras named G1/G2 etc - they skipped from G7 to G9. [1] HP also had servers with model names and generations that were also abbreviated as Gx, so HP ProLiant DL380p G7. They changed their naming convention to Genx when the 8th generation came up, so Gen8 instead of G8. (Fun side story - apparently HP names their servers this way for government procurement contracts. So the contract can be written specifying a "HP DL380p server" and HP can supply whatever the latest generation is. Even if it shares nothing in common with the previous generation other than a name.) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese_profanity#Penis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese_profanity#Pen... [1] https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/2448027 https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/2448027 [2] http://up2v.nl/2012/08/10/wonder-why-hp-did-use-gen8-instead-of-g8-for-its-8th-generation-of-servers/ http://up2v.nl/2012/08/10/wonder-why-hp-did-use-gen8-instead...

DonHopkins 6y ago
And also the iPhone 7's slogan "This is 7" means "This is penis" in Hong Kong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_7#Perception_of_slogan_in_Cantonese-speaking_regions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_7#Perception_of_slogan_... >The iPhone 7's "This is 7" slogan has been misunderstood when translated to certain other languages. The phone's slogan in Mainland China is "7, is here;" (Chinese: 7，在此; pinyin: 7, zài cǐ), while in Hong Kong, its slogan is, "This, is iPhone 7;" (Chinese: 這，就是iPhone 7; Jyutping: ze5, zau6 si6 iPhone 7). >In Cantonese, the local language of Hong Kong, the slogan could be mistakenly interpreted as "This is penis". "Tsat", (Chinese: 杘; Jyutping: cat6), is a common slang term for an erect penis, and "seven", (Chinese: 七; Jyutping: cat1), which varies only in tone, is often used as a euphemism.
timkam 6y ago
Marvel's "Knull" is a fun example that the website is actually "catching": https://www.svt.se/kultur/starka-reaktioner-pa-nya-marvelskurken https://www.svt.se/kultur/starka-reaktioner-pa-nya-marvelsku... See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knull_(comics)#Reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knull_(comics)#Reception

DonHopkins 6y ago

And also the iPhone 7's slogan "This is 7" means "This is penis" in Hong Kong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_7#Perception_of_slogan_in_Cantonese-speaking_regions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_7#Perception_of_slogan_... >The iPhone 7's "This is 7" slogan has been misunderstood when translated to certain other languages. The phone's slogan in Mainland China is "7, is here;" (Chinese: 7，在此; pinyin: 7, zài cǐ), while in Hong Kong, its slogan is, "This, is iPhone 7;" (Chinese: 這，就是iPhone 7; Jyutping: ze5, zau6 si6 iPhone 7). >In Cantonese, the local language of Hong Kong, the slogan could be mistakenly interpreted as "This is penis". "Tsat", (Chinese: 杘; Jyutping: cat6), is a common slang term for an erect penis, and "seven", (Chinese: 七; Jyutping: cat1), which varies only in tone, is often used as a euphemism.

timkam 6y ago

Marvel's "Knull" is a fun example that the website is actually "catching": https://www.svt.se/kultur/starka-reaktioner-pa-nya-marvelskurken https://www.svt.se/kultur/starka-reaktioner-pa-nya-marvelsku... See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knull_(comics)#Reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knull_(comics)#Reception