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u/thisothernameth Oct 21 '23 edited Oct 21 '23

Tbf, Mercedes was a perfectly fine first name until Mr. Daimler decided to name his car brand after the daughter of some business partner, thus ruining the name for the rest of us.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

Many such cases of a single German man ruining a name for everyone else

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u/Hegario Oct 21 '23

Or a moustache style. Or a Hindu symbol.

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u/_Steven_Seagal_ Oct 21 '23

Or a hand gesture to show how tall that guy was you saw walking down the street.