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Hey, they couldn’t sell the Chevy Nova in Spanish-speaking countries either.

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My favorite counter to the myth about ‘Nova’ and ‘no va’ is that in english, you wouldn’t refuse to by a dining room set called “Notable”.

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I never thought about that. Good point.

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That’s apocryphal. Guess what the word for a stellar nova is in Spanish.

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Well TIL. But then I’m guessing they won’t have an issue with ‘Mamala’ in this context either, if they even learn about it.

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I speak spanish “mamala” means “suck it” I guess some would understand some otgers would.laugh. I didn’t make the conection until he mentioned really.

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Yeah, for sure.

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I thought it was the El Camino

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