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"Zoe's clutch is sticking," "Zoe needs her oil changed"...

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... and other such maintenance-related innuendo could soon be avoided if Renault is forced to change the name of their latest car:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10135873.stm

French carmaker Renault is facing a backlash over plans to christen a new model Zoe.

Parisian Zoe Renault, 23, has hired lawyers to insist that Renault scrap its branding.

"I could not bear to hear: 'Zoe's broken down' or 'We need to get Zoe overhauled'," she told Le Parisien newspaper.

Renault is facing other petitions from women called Zoe. A Renault spokesman said Zoe was not a "definitive choice".

The all-electric Renault Zoe ZE (zero emission) is set for launch in 2012. Zoe - which means "life" in Greek - was apparently chosen to underline the car's environmental credentials.

Zoe Renault - who has no apparent family link to the company - said in an interview with Le Parisien that she could not bear to be associated with a car for the rest of her life, and all the inevitable sarcastic gibes.
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Poor Zoe. Still, I also feel bad for her sister Scenic, and cousins Xsara Picasso and 307.
 
Everyone I know named Mercedes seems to be doing pretty well, so far as dealing with the trauma goes.
 
Mine is shouted by people as part of a popular swimming pool game. Or anywhere, once they hear it. Yeah..
 
She hired lawyers to stop a car company from naming a car after her? Does she think it's a registered Trademark because it's on her Birth Certificate? :rommie:

I'll actually be pretty upset if this works. My grandfather, Edsel Hutchins, was laughed out of court when he tried it.
 
I think she's worried that the Zoe will end up like her older sister Megane.... the one with the big buttocks. :devil:
 
She thinks she has name problems? See that user name over there? That's actually my name - imagine what my middle school experience was like! :rolleyes: Thankfully everyone got over that bit of immaturity after that.
 
^ Could be worse. Ever seen the show Corner Gas? One of the main cast members is named...get ready for this...Brent Butt. :lol:
 
O'Dib said:
Mine is shouted by people as part of a popular swimming pool game. Or anywhere, once they hear it. Yeah..
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Your name is Fish Out Of Water? Wow, bummer.

It's good to hear that ridiculous lawsuits heed no national boundaries though.
 
Everyone with a “chassis lube” or “rear end” joke, the line forms to the right . . .
 
B.J. said:
She thinks she has name problems? See that user name over there? That's actually my name - imagine what my middle school experience was like! :rolleyes: Thankfully everyone got over that bit of immaturity after that.
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Hehehehehehehe ... BJ. hehehehehehe.

;)
 
The stupid bitch will get married in a few years and will take on her husband's name. She's only in it for the money.
 
Mutenroshi said:
The stupid bitch will get married in a few years and will take on her husband's name. She's only in it for the money.
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Well at least her future husband can have a chance to examine her mudflaps and do some work on the underside. :bolian:
 
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