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What's in a name?

James

Sometimes so-called INTELLIGENT people in this country do and say things that are so outrageously STUPID that it defies the imagination.

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The head of one of the Top 5 religious groups in Brazil has issued an edict that members of the church should not buy Hellmann's Mayonnaise or other Hellmann's products because they are associated with Satan worship... come on now, just how ridiculous can it get?

The family name Hellmann (and all its derivatives) comes from old Germany, the word "helle" means HILL and thus the surname means "hill dwellers", what in the world does this have to do with Satan worship?

Of course, enlightened people already know that Richard Hellmann, a German living in New York, was the person who introduced prepared mayonnaise to the market back in 1905. He initially called it Mrs. Hellmann's Mayonnaise because he used his wife's recipe. So the product line all comes from the family's surname and is in no way different from the Brazilian surname Santiago, or Macedo, or Soares. Let's get real here guys!!! There are more important problems that your followers deal with than what mayonnaise or ketchup to buy.

Cheers,
William James Woodward, EB Experts Team

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lacret60

LOL. Well, all I know is that it's a HELL of a good mayonnaise.

James

And there's a HELL of a lot of people all over the world that would agree with you Dalia.

Lighthand

By that logic, maybe we should not go to HELsinki.  Or for that matter SINgapore.....

Can you imagine a flight from SINgapore direct to HELsinki?

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

lacret60

LOL, Lighthand. Good point.

And, yes, William, my friend, to me a sandwich is not a sandwich without mayo, and Hellmann's, at that, so I guess I'm just a hopeless sinner and Devil worshipper. LOL.

Lighthand

By the way I checked, the airport code for Singapore is SIN and Helsinki is HEL.

I would love to be a airline pilot, and be able to make the following announcement:
"Ladies and Gentlemen.  This is your Capt. speaking.  On behalf of Satan Air, I would like to welcome you onboard flight 666 from SIN to HEL(L).  Please don't bother with your sit belts at all times, and I promise if we should lose cabin pressure the oxygen mask will never be deployed.

You might notice that we will be flying lower then normal, but please don't worry about it.  We expect a VERY hot flight, and your cabin crew will be more then happy to whip and poke you at all times.  Thank you for choosing Satan Air."

:joking::joking::dumbom:

James

And that's not even touching on the subject of cities that have absolutely obscene names. Google sometimes can provide a real great laugh! There are cities that I couldn't even begin to name here without getting Expat-blog taken off the internet.

HaileyinHongKong

Remember when some people wanted to boycott French's mustard because France disagreed with the invasion of Iraq?  French's is an American company based in New York.

lacret60

Yes, and there are STILL people here in the U.S. that REFUSE to call fries "French" fries and STILL call the "Freedom" fries!

I'm sorry, but, people can just be so stupid.

I guess it's true what they say that SEMANTICS is EVERYTHING.

But Shakespeare said it best "A rose by any other name is still a rose". EREGO... MAYO by any other name is STILL mayo, fries by any other name are STILL fries, mustard by any other name is STILL mustard...and the list goes on and on. EREGO...it's JUST A NAME, people!!!!