The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game.

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The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 3, 2008 16:16:16 GMT

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Post by Wyvern on Oct 3, 2008 16:16:16 GMT

For a while now I've been thinking that the Lotus Evora sounds like someone with a speech impediment talking about the Ebola virus. The, last night, Mayfayre dubbed the Pluriel the "Citroen C3 Pleurisy."

This got me thinking about cars that have names that sound a bit unfortunately medical. It's not a reflection on the cars themselves - I'm sure the Lotus Ebola will be quite lovely to drive, and that the Citroen Pleurisy is great if you like to take the top off your car when attending impromptu dockside barbeques. And I came up with a couple more.

The Toyota Previa sounds like a complication of pregnancy. "No, I'm sorry Mrs Miggins, we're going to have to deliver your child by C-section as your Toyota is blocking the way out." These days I am unable to think of this car as anything other than the Toyota Placenta Previa.

Remaining with MPVs for a moment, we also have the Multipla, AKA the Fiat MultiResistantStaphylococcusAureus...

And finally, and because I was getting lazy by this point, I'll let VW join the fun with the Polio.

Actually, I'm including the Pol(i)o simply to illustrate my point that it doesn't have to be an unattractive, exclusive, quirky or otherwise 'different' car to become a victim of the Cars That Sound Like Diseases Game. The VW Polo is an ordinary car with a name that happens to be easy to play with. And that's the point.

You can have hours of fun with this game, especially when trapped on a long motorway journey. The more inventive and creative the name is, the better. The only rule is that it must clearly have come from the original name of the vehicle.

So, to recap the list so far (made up on the back of a fag packet when I was bored):-

The Lotus Ebola (Evora)
The Citroen Pleurisy (Pluriel)
The Toyota Placenta Previa (Previa)
The Fiat MultiResistantStaphylococcusAureus (Multipla)
The VW Polio (Polo)

Over to you...

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The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 3, 2008 20:45:26 GMT

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Post by Vixen on Oct 3, 2008 20:45:26 GMT

I've been spending the entire evening trying to think of something for the Toyota Prius, and all I came up with was Prioderm, I don't even know if that's a word, but I think it's that nit lotion stuff

So, MG? You did better than me ;D

Toyota Prioderm (prius) xD (IT'S NOT EVEN A DISEASE!)

*head/desk*

They say I have a short attention span, they just don't ....... Oh, look! A chicken!

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Wyvern Moderator Mildly Moist Turn your dreams into ambitions - dreams end when you wake up, ambitions don't. Posts: 17,758	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 3, 2008 20:55:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wyvern on Oct 3, 2008 20:55:55 GMT ;D It's a sod, isn't it?
	On me your voice falls as they say love should, like an enormous yes - Philip Larkin, For Sidney Bechet You've been really bad - you can have a Proton Septic Nappy - JC I'd like a hands free cooker as well, but I think that's called a girlfriend - James May, Nuts Magazine

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 3, 2008 20:59:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2008 20:59:03 GMT You're not kidding! ;D

xjsarah X-Rated Mayhemer "The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul." Posts: 7,846	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 4, 2008 3:43:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by xjsarah on Oct 4, 2008 3:43:49 GMT I like the sound of this game! My efforts so far:- Volvo Eczema 90 (XC90) VW Lupus (Lupo) I'll try to think of some more.
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Vixen X-Rated Mayhemer Don't let your victories give you heart failure. Posts: 9,495	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 4, 2008 8:37:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Vixen on Oct 4, 2008 8:37:45 GMT VW Golf (does that count as a disease?)
	They say I have a short attention span, they just don't ....... Oh, look! A chicken!

TheDaisy X-Rated Mayhemer 'Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey' Posts: 7,889	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 4, 2008 9:45:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TheDaisy on Oct 4, 2008 9:45:24 GMT Ssangyong Korando (coronary)
	I've got shirts older than this city - James on Dubai Those pathetic, lager-swilling, barbecuing redneck thugs - James on Richard and Jeremy Thanks to LA for the awesome avvie ^ 'They said I was mad; and I said they were mad - damn them, they outvoted me.

xjsarah X-Rated Mayhemer "The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul." Posts: 7,846	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 6, 2008 23:12:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by xjsarah on Oct 6, 2008 23:12:16 GMT Ford Focus STD. Still trying to think of more...
	"Never stop being a kid. Never stop feeling and seeing, and being excited with great things like air and engines and sounds of sunlight within you. Wear your little mask if you must, to protect you from the world, but if you let that kid disappear you are grown up and you are dead." Richard Bach, 'Nothing by Chance', 1963.

Mayfayre X-Rated Mayhemer Posts: 5,989	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 7, 2008 14:23:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mayfayre on Oct 7, 2008 14:23:37 GMT I pulled up behind a Daihatsu Psoraisis (Sirion) at the lights this morning. And I used to have a Ford Fester (Fiesta), though that's not strictly speaking a disease.

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The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 7, 2008 19:04:21 GMT

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Post by maytastic on Oct 7, 2008 19:04:21 GMT

Toyota Impetigo (Aygo)
Renault Twinge (Twingo)
I also found out there really is a 'Kawasaki Disease' which is a rare childhood condition.

Don't forget if you contract any of these illnesses to get a signed Nissan Doctor's Note

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Vixen X-Rated Mayhemer Don't let your victories give you heart failure. Posts: 9,495	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 8, 2008 15:19:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Vixen on Oct 8, 2008 15:19:08 GMT Wahey! I drive A Toyota Impetigo!! ;D
	They say I have a short attention span, they just don't ....... Oh, look! A chicken!

Wyvern Moderator Mildly Moist Turn your dreams into ambitions - dreams end when you wake up, ambitions don't. Posts: 17,758	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 8, 2008 15:20:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wyvern on Oct 8, 2008 15:20:59 GMT This is going well But that's a good point about the Note, maytastic ;D
	On me your voice falls as they say love should, like an enormous yes - Philip Larkin, For Sidney Bechet You've been really bad - you can have a Proton Septic Nappy - JC I'd like a hands free cooker as well, but I think that's called a girlfriend - James May, Nuts Magazine

mansonmaniac X-Rated Mayhemer ♥ Stiggette ♥ Posts: 3,959	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 24, 2008 15:45:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mansonmaniac on Oct 24, 2008 15:45:04 GMT I was sitting in French and suddenly though of: The Toyota Piles (Prius)
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Wyvern Moderator Mildly Moist Turn your dreams into ambitions - dreams end when you wake up, ambitions don't. Posts: 17,758	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 24, 2008 15:48:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wyvern on Oct 24, 2008 15:48:26 GMT It's about as welcome as piles, and almost as attractive
	On me your voice falls as they say love should, like an enormous yes - Philip Larkin, For Sidney Bechet You've been really bad - you can have a Proton Septic Nappy - JC I'd like a hands free cooker as well, but I think that's called a girlfriend - James May, Nuts Magazine

Mayfayre X-Rated Mayhemer Posts: 5,989	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 28, 2008 17:07:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mayfayre on Oct 28, 2008 17:07:21 GMT Daihatsu Malaria (Materia)
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Doofey Obscene Mayhemer Posts: 2,854	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 28, 2008 21:25:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Doofey on Oct 28, 2008 21:25:01 GMT Great idea for a game! The Toyota Pus (Prius). Not technically a disease but a symptom!

TheDaisy X-Rated Mayhemer 'Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey' Posts: 7,889	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 29, 2008 8:57:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TheDaisy on Oct 29, 2008 8:57:00 GMT I've another one for the Multipla -the Fiat Multiple Sclerosis.
	I've got shirts older than this city - James on Dubai Those pathetic, lager-swilling, barbecuing redneck thugs - James on Richard and Jeremy Thanks to LA for the awesome avvie ^ 'They said I was mad; and I said they were mad - damn them, they outvoted me.

Doofey Obscene Mayhemer Posts: 2,854	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 29, 2008 9:08:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Doofey on Oct 29, 2008 9:08:09 GMT Volkswagen Psoriasis (Scirocco)

wildcathammondette Guest	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 29, 2008 13:47:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildcathammondette on Oct 29, 2008 13:47:38 GMT Ford Fungus (Focus)

stigalicious Guest	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 29, 2008 13:48:51 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by stigalicious on Oct 29, 2008 13:48:51 GMT Ford catarrh (ford ka)

TheDaisy X-Rated Mayhemer 'Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey' Posts: 7,889	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Oct 31, 2008 12:30:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TheDaisy on Oct 31, 2008 12:30:41 GMT Ford Grand mal seizure (Granada)
	I've got shirts older than this city - James on Dubai Those pathetic, lager-swilling, barbecuing redneck thugs - James on Richard and Jeremy Thanks to LA for the awesome avvie ^ 'They said I was mad; and I said they were mad - damn them, they outvoted me.

Wyvern Moderator Mildly Moist Turn your dreams into ambitions - dreams end when you wake up, ambitions don't. Posts: 17,758	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Nov 1, 2008 13:44:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Wyvern on Nov 1, 2008 13:44:49 GMT ROFL! These are getting worse!
	On me your voice falls as they say love should, like an enormous yes - Philip Larkin, For Sidney Bechet You've been really bad - you can have a Proton Septic Nappy - JC I'd like a hands free cooker as well, but I think that's called a girlfriend - James May, Nuts Magazine

Mayfayre X-Rated Mayhemer Posts: 5,989	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Nov 1, 2008 14:22:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mayfayre on Nov 1, 2008 14:22:48 GMT Ford Salmonella (Sierra)

Mayfayre X-Rated Mayhemer Posts: 5,989	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Nov 1, 2008 21:04:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mayfayre on Nov 1, 2008 21:04:35 GMT My friend Mouse says: Toyota Priapus (ok, Priapism... Prius)

Puss Obscene Mayhemer Posts: 1,003	The "Cars That Sound Like Diseases" game. Nov 4, 2008 0:59:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Puss on Nov 4, 2008 0:59:59 GMT It's not a disease but it is disturbing. The Mazda (White su-) Premacy...
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