From Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter that a cookie company have gotten lots of complaints. And look at the name of the CEO - Kakland which translates into English as Cookieland.

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But why did the pepperkaker taste like puke???

Was this actually surprise German nominative determinism, Kackland, Shitland?

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The coconut oil in the margarine had been exposed to moisture they said.

Didn’t know wet coconut tasted like puke. Learned something new today I suppose.

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They tried adding chocolate.

American chocolate.

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Thought it might be the CEO of one of the British water companies.

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Nominative Determinism

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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine’s humorous “Feedback” column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.

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