Is that really what the company called themselves? It might be a great name in Italian but it sure doesn't work very well in English! Then again, maybe it does! Funny is funny!
Exhibit One: What is Actually Powering These Buses?
Sometimes when forming an acronym you've got to be careful! This is the case when it comes to the public transport system in the area of Locarno Switzerland.
The system is called: Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi. Of course, no one wants to say that big mouthful every time and so they've decided to use an acronym. That's right, you guessed it, it's FART.
This name has been emblazoned onto every one of their buses, signs and adverts and the tourists LOVE it!
Taking a Ride on This Transport System is a Real Gas!
Day or night the Fart transport system will power you to where you need to go! Photo credit
Here you can see the name proudly displayed on both the front and side! Photo credit
Here is another example of their beautiful Fart Logo. Photo by @kus-knee
The Tourists Love it!
If you travel to the area it's not at all unusual to see tourists posing, pointing at the logo and having a friend take a snap shot! I'm convinced that the Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi has caught on by now but what the heck, it's a lot of fun!
Farting (taking a picture with the logo) is a fun activity for the tourists. Photo credit left. Photo credit right.
What Have You Learned?
- Do you know of any strange acronyms?
- Do you have an example of a company name that doesn't translate well?
- Would you like to take a ride on the Fart transport system? It's a gas!
I hope that you enjoyed this article "What's in a Name? In Some Cases Embarassing Bloopers! Part One" Stay tuned for part two where I'll reveal an even stranger and more embarrassing name!
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
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I would feel weird riding in that!!
You'd have a good laugh!
wahahahahah .. sounds like a smelly bus
thanks for the belly laughter Old dawg !
was about to log out but wondering if you have a post so i dropped by
I'd have no problem taking a FART to where I need to go - I'm not sure that came out right - LOL. I just made myself laugh.
How about this one:
I love your sign @gringalicious! Thanks for sharing it!
Ahah! You keep to my mind some memories! The first time I knew the meaning of the word "fart" was when I took a friend of my mine visiting from Chicago to Locarno station. He started to laugh like crazy and I didn't know why. Funny part is that since he was going to Valais he took the FART train. He had a safe trip by the way, maybe not that fragrant....
Good story. Thanks for sharing it!
Haha I love the FART buses :-)
Did u see the TITS van here in Ticino?
(Tecno Impianti Termo Sanitari)
Yes, that's why my article was called Part One! Too funny!
Really funny! I admin that I didn't know what "fart" means, now I know :D This remind me a comics that I read years ago (I don't remember if Dylan Dogs or other italian comics) where all the story goes around a misunderstanding about the acronym "s.e.s.s.o" for a foreign company in Italy (it was a spy story :D )
Yes, that seems to be a dangerous acronym! Thanks for the visit you good strong artist!
Ahahahahahahahahah! Gran bel nome hanno scelto!
Qui c'è la V.i.t.a.di cui non sono riuscito a trovare il senso letterale,ma quello acronimo è abbastanza intuitivo ma non fa ridere purtroppo 🙂
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Hilarious!
Glad that you liked it!
Bwahahahha !! A FART BUS !! Now i've Heard of Everything !! We all know how stinky buses can be ! LOL! Great post my friend , Keep up the great work !upped and resteemed 🚌💨 🚌💨 🚌💨 🚌💨
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Yikes! Now, did they do it on purpose as a marketing ploy or was it all in innocence?
I do not expect that it was that innocent but I have not asked them. :-)
:-) Our motorway exists are called "Ausfahrt". The "H" is calm so it sounds the same as Aus-FART. :-) Also a lot of foreigners laughed about it.
Yes for an English speaker that one is also a lot of fun!
I wouldn't be able to resist the fart bus myself. In Ibiza there was a cafe called arzt. Oh the jokes it spawned!!
Playing with words is a lot of fun!
I have always been a fan!!
great work dear friend @ kus-knee, thank you very much for sharing your point of view.
I have this logo, it refers to a disc, and the logo is oval
I wish you a great day
Thanks for sharing that with us!
Wow....... ridding in one of this fart busses will be 1 hell of a drive.
Well, maybe those funny business names are out there to help us feel better about their business..
I also have a few i will love to share with you just for fun.
You can as well follow @travelgist for a whole lot of info for your next vacation spot
Hahaha some very good ones here!
Lol, when my husband was looking for a new company name, he was having fun and wanted to name it McImp. I was against it because I felt many would say "HEY, there's that McImpotent guy" lol. It was an acroynm for "More Cash In My Pocket " :) We did have a friend that named his company CIMECO When we asked our friend why he chose that name, he said it was simple, it reminded him every day that "Cash In Must Exceed Cash Out "
You gave wise council to your husband!
that is a funny, I cannot stop laughing!!
Glad that you enjoyed it!
funny story)))) I'll definitely now make such a picture when I'm there)))))
What great memories it will make! :)
that's for sure))))
Enjoyed it indeed
Didn't Know Fart can be this much exciting lol
Yes so exciting!
:)
Those are just awesome, in India we have some clothing line named FCUK. I do not know the full form of it but it will be quite interesting like this FART acronym.
Yes that is a strange name for the clothing company!
I think this is their tactic to attract the people to their business. What do you think about it?
To be honest despite you make have funny acronyms like 'fart' but it is marketing genius. It is like when Starbucks employees spell your name wrong and you have the urge to go on social media to show everyone where in reality you are boosting publicity for a company and the same is happening here.
I guess I may start using the power of Fart to travel across the world rather than using some other bland coach company haha
Thanks for making my day that little bit better @kus-knee! :)
You are correct about it being marketing genious!
FART...?😀😂
What the f***ing name is that..?😉 Actually It is very strange.. very funny effort my dear old dog..
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haha, hope they didn't invent any technology which replace gasoline with fartoline.
I'm sure that either they already have it or it's on its way!
Fart is like a passenger bus company name, in Aceh also has a bus that is almost the same as a different name. @kus-knee
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Your post is very beautiful. Keep adding similar posts even further.
Pretty humorous! Despite the name I wouldn't mind riding the FART transport system given the Swiss locale.
The US Congress is quite fixated on acronyms to the point where they don't accidentally create amusing ones but rather intentionally create terrible acronyms.
"CHOMP" for a dental related act. "PROSTATE" for prostate related legislation etc.
Facepalm -> http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/08/congress-acronyms-backronyms-bill-names/
That's quite a list!
Haha good post.. I holland we have a common name called "Dick" there was one CEO from a big company with this name... I can't imagine how he must feel to says his name.. Hello Sir, I am Dick.
Yes, those with that name prefer to be called Richard these days!
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hahaha! Great one @kus-knee! I remember one company I've seen in the past and had so much laugh about it : Analtech!!!
It got this name with these 2 words : "analytical" and "technology"
Their website below:
http://www.ichromatography.com/
That is a classic example. very funny!
I had to burst out in laughter when i saw this.... A serious business name being taken for a jolly ride...
I mean how do you mumble such a seriously sounding business name and end up blabbing out fart?
Its a killer for tourists! I can imagine kids just taking shots at this... Laughing at the buses and their drivers when they pass by, the drivers probably clueless why so much attention on them, cos they probably dont know the english meaning of the word.... But if they did know, should they feel ashamed for the company they are employed in having such a comical name, or should they feel proud they are drawing such attention from tourists and general english speakers, even though the attention is somewhat derogatory?
I mean c'mon, who calls his favorite thing of interest a fart?... Im still trying to wrap my head around this one.... Im sure its not the last i will hear of this.
They have really lovely buses though... It makes me wanna ride... Dont care wether its called fart or not.
Thanks for this article. Its a day brightener.
Please accept this gift
Yes the name is funny butt the buses are first class!
Hahaha. Fart power!
One of my friends worked at a place that had a "fixed asset team" and so their email addresses were name.FAT@company name
I always thought that was a bit thoughtless!!
Yes, thoughtless indeed especially for those of a portly nature!
That's why I didn't get a job there .... :-o
I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it :)
photo author @oldtimer
Hahaha nice photo!
Hahah this acronym is awesome ! I wouldn't be too happy if my house was next to their bus route 😂 j/k
Thanks for having a look!
Haha I love that! Oh gosh, now I hope I'll remember to keep the acronym in mind if I ever start my own business or brand :D
Glad that you had a chuckle!
If FART used bio diesel, their gas would smell better!
So true @old-guy-photos!
I love it! Thank you for my morning chuckle. Keep 'em coming. lol
Thanks so much for coming!
hahah now we all need to think about it lets start the group discussion ;p
Yes, well there are a few funny ones that people have added here! Did you see the "Gross Donuts"?
Hello friend @kus-knee ! You, as always, write very creatively! I wrote today about the bandura music that I listened to at the medieval fortress! Enjoy with me!
https://steemit.com/travel/@olga.maslievich/my-holiday-near-black-sea-in-the-south-of-ukraine-legend-of-the-girly-tower-bandura-music-sounds-near-the-medieval-fortress
Those are very big instruments!
This is true! Ukrainian girls play on them and sing! Are you interested of the legend of the "Virgin" Tower and the journey to the fortress?
Bwhahahaha! Not at ALL what I was expecting when I clicked in. I'd say muy farts aren't quite strong enough to propel me, but I'm sure some are. 😆
Glad I found you. I'm looking forward to more (hilarious) gems.
Enjoy your day, Old Dog. 💚
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@kus-knee,
Actually this is funny :D FART for transportation :D
Anyway it seems great experience and yeah never had this experience before! I have no such strange acronyms...
Thank you very much for sharing your great traveling experience with us!
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Glad that you had a laugh!
Nice one! You have a lot of interesting content there :-) waiting for your next post ...
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'FART the bus' :) funny & nice. excellent photography & impressive work @kus-knee
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@kus-knee - FART for buses? Oh Sir, that's hilarious. But I don't care Sir. If it's a bus & it can bring us to the destination, no matter the name or it has strange acronyms. Love your work Sir. Impressive photography is there Sir. Therefore, I wish to ReSteem your post.
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Ah ah ah che ridere!!!! Sicuramente è una trovata di un genio pubblicitario... Vedi che tutti si fanno la foto con il logo del pulman ??? Tutta pubblicità... ah ah
Yes the tourists love those buses. Everyone wants to take a ride on a Fart!
It's a kind of funny no one know what people are gonna like.
Everyone seems to love it!
some names can be really strange))
Yes indeed!
The main thing is that tourists like this :)
Yes they have a good laugh about it!
Thank!
Right up there with "Smeg"!
Oh that's a very nice name! Well, I hope it doesn't smell bad inside :D
Everything here in Switzerland is nice and clean so despite the name I'm confident that there is no bad smell!
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