How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass • Hacker News Board

Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by jimmy2times » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 5:06 PM UTC

Does it support plug-ins?

Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by legerdemain » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 5:08 PM UTC

Most of Europe drives cars named "Defect" or "Unfortunate Event," and everything is fine.

Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by elite1percenter » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 5:17 PM UTC

Honestly I think you should keep the new brand/name. It's memorable and elicits a laugh, even if unfortunate. That's a bigger marketing win than you think

Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by michelpp » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 5:29 PM UTC

Scarblac wrote: post #6

theandrewbailey wrote: post #4

You could add a magical donkey somewhere.

It doesn't mean that type of ass.

double entendre: "A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo."

Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by LisaDziuba » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 5:33 PM UTC

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Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by aliqot » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 5:34 PM UTC

smegsicle wrote: post #55

mauvehaus wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It also means cock in the sense of what's more commonly (though less accurately) called a rooster (hens roost too). Coq au vin is a tough old male chicken cooked in wine, not a sausage dish.

or alcohol induced erectile dysfunction

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Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 5:38 PM UTC

BiteCode_dev wrote: post #54

Oh don't worry about that. As a Frenchman, I will definitely be delighted if I get my boss to pay for a Cul Magique. If the product is good, it will not matter. Better, we will make jokes about it and say stuff in the scrum meeting like: "today I will work on magically fucking myself. Someones has to do it." Plus you get plausible deniability :)

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Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by eastbound » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 6:01 PM UTC

willcipriano wrote: post #8

The French are probably the best people to do this to, they have a sense of humor about this sort of thing. I'd add a note in French in your FAQ and leave it as is. It may even net you customers.

Don’t worry, Audi made the same mistake. Do you know how to call a turd in French?

e-tron.

And yes, Audi kept the same name in France.

Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by aaroninsf » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 6:08 PM UTC

Slightly disappointed it was not Aesop's donkey. But only slightly.

Bon chance mes amis!

Re: How we renamed our Design Converter to Magical Ass

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Post by ensignavenger » Fri, Jul 29, 2022, 6:10 PM UTC

>> .io of the domain, which literally means input & output...

Umm, actually, .io is literally the TLD for the British Indian Ocean territory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.io).

(Still a perfectly funny rebranding!)