Smeg Fires

Energize · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:17

Imagine seeing the word smeg every time you cook dinner on the stove or open the fridge to get some ingredients, not an appetising mental image!

Tefal · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:20

Energize said:
It amazes me how ignorant companies are about other languages, surely when your trying to create a reputable business name you actually check what that word means in other countries you are selling to? How embarrassing it must be own a "Smeg" fire lol.

not really ignorant of other languages, a word used in a minor tv show in one tiny country is hardly an issue.

Energize · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:24

Tefal said:
not really ignorant of other languages, a word used in a minor tv show in one tiny country is hardly an issue.

TV show? I'm not talking about a TV show. The word is used in all English speaking countries, potentially hundreds of millions of customers.

Participant · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:27

Energize said:
TV show? I'm not talking about a TV show. The word is used in all English speaking countries, potentially hundreds of millions of customers.

SMEG was founded in 1948...Red Dwarf, which started in 1988, popularised the use of the word 'smeg' in English.

You're going to blame a man for not seeing 40 years into the future?

Tefal · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:29

Robbie G said:
SMEG was founded in 1948...Red Dwarf, which started in 1988, popularised the use of the word 'smeg' in English.

You're going to blame a man for not seeing 40 years into the future?

No i think he's implying smegma (knob cheese) but tbh if you can find 10 people on the street who recognize that word or use it I'd be surprised.

Energize · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:30

Robbie G said:
SMEG was founded in 1948...Red Dwarf, which started in 1988, popularised the use of the word 'smeg' in English.

You're going to blame a man for not seeing 40 years into the future?

It has nothing to do with red dwarf.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0783970#m_en_gb0783970

Participant · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:39

Energize said:
It has nothing to do with red dwarf.

http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0783970#m_en_gb0783970

That's 'smegma' not smeg :confused:

. Forseeing that 'smeg' would become English slang 40 years later is a bit of a leap, especially for a 1940s Italian. That's like saying Vera is an idiot for inventing 'Soft Fannies Ltd.' in the 1940s.

Energize · 8 Mar 2011 at 21:45

Robbie G said:
That's 'smegma' not smeg . Forseeing that 'smeg' would become English slang 40 years later is a bit of a leap, especially for a 1940s Italian. That's like saying Vera is an idiot for inventing 'Soft Fannies Ltd.' in the 1940s.

As you can see from this thread with the STI jokes the terms are used interchangeably and were before red dwarf.