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by tverbeure18 hours ago |
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upvoteby kalind1 hours ago|
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I'm a Swede and I knew a guy named Jerker growing up. I always wondered if his parents gave him that name to mess with him. In Swedish "j" is pronounced as the English "y", so I think they could have at least spelled it as Yerker.
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upvoteby forgotmypasswor16 hours ago|
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I was at IKEA once when they first came to America and there was a chair that was called the "assengråbben" or something like that.

I heard a guy nearby telling the person with him "must be for the interns".

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upvoteby hammock14 hours ago|
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There is a lamp called Fartyg
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upvoteby Agentlien8 hours ago|
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As a Swede, my first reaction was "what's wrong with calling it 'ship'?"

Took me several seconds to get it.

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upvoteby juancb9 hours ago|
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Don't forget the children's workbench: FARTFULL
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upvoteby voxelghost7 hours ago|
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meaning speedy
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upvoteby rtkwe18 hours ago|
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Perhaps even the source of that rule.
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upvoteby dhosek18 hours ago|
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Pax is another one that violates the rule that someone pointed out lower. Also Malm is a surname which is another violation of the rule (one of the characters in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was named, if I recall correctly, Stefan Malm). I remember reading the books with my then-wife and she said it was like reading an IKEA catalog. I thought she was referring to the character/place names, but it turned out that the second book had a long section where the titular girl furnishes an apartment from IKEA and—that chapter was exactly like reading an IKEA catalog.
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upvoteby jagaerglad17 hours ago|
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Although "Malm" is a common surname, it's a word first and a name second if that makes sense

The same way "Brown" is common surname in English but mostly makes you think of the color first

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upvoteby BambooleanLogic17 hours ago|
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When it comes to names like "MALM", it's likely incidental.

"Malm" is a a noun with several meanings, most notably "metal ore", but also some (more archaic) meanings like "area with sandy soil" or "city outskirts".

The fact that "Malm" also happens to be a surname is secondary; Swedish has a lot of surnames that are simply ordinary nouns or adjectives. A completely literal "No surnames, ever" rule would probably be quite a bit too restrictive. I suspect that the actual internal rule is "No names that are primarily (or solely) surnames", or something to that effect.

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upvoteby orthoxerox5 hours ago|
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If I remember correctly, the second book was published posthumously, and my guess is the editor's hands were tied.
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upvoteby AndrewKemendo16 hours ago|
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Malm was released in the 1980s: https://techvibeblog.com/what-is-ikea-malm-made-of/

Girl with the dragon tattoo was released in 2005

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upvoteby tazjin13 hours ago|
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Currently 6833 people in Sweden have the last name "Malm", and some large fraction of them were born before 2005 (could not be bothered to check how many, sorry!).
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upvoteby thorbutt11 hours ago|
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I believe you, but that site reeks of LLM generated SEO junk
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upvoteby AndrewKemendo10 hours ago|
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You’ve let your biases affect your analysis
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upvoteby brunoborges18 hours ago|
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You know the saying... a "Do not step on the grass" sign only shows up after people start frequently stepping on the grass...
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upvoteby Isolus15 hours ago|
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Yes, they also sold a toilet brush named "VIREN". In Germany this is the plural of virus. And some year ago Danes complained IKEA named carpets and runner after danish towns but never something "better".
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upvoteby andrewfromx17 hours ago|
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Chevy "no va" https://www.thoughtco.com/chevy-nova-that-wouldnt-go-3078090
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upvoteby javcasas17 hours ago|
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You also have the Mitsubishi Pajero. Feel free to find the derogatory term in the wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Pajero

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upvoteby moogly7 hours ago|
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Similar trivia with a Swedish connection: the original name of the Honda Fit/Jazz was Honda Fitta, but then they found out it's the Swedish word for "cunt" so that was a no-go.
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upvoteby AdmiralAsshat16 hours ago|
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Article is missing the urban legend about "Bite the wax tadpole"
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upvoteby glimshe18 hours ago|
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An excellent desk, by the way. I still have mine (the old heavy duty model)!
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upvoteby SoleilAbsolu16 hours ago|
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I'm happy to say I'm in the circle of jer...Um...So do I, one of the best home purchases I've ever made!
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upvoteby kraquepype16 hours ago|
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Holy crap that's my desk too, bought about 24 years ago. It's been a great desk. Gray frame with black work area/shelves.

I guess at the time the name was funny too but I had forgotten it.

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upvoteby tverbeure10 hours ago|
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I didn’t even know the name for the longest time. It’s only when I wanted to buy some extensions that I realized the cult status of that model, and that’s not (just) because of the name. It’s a truly great design and a shame that it was discontinued many years ago.
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upvoteby DonHopkins18 hours ago|
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