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22 May 2020, 8:27 am

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I'll have to join in with the people saying "I have no idea what this commercial is even trying to say". "Silly black man, you can't use the new VW!"? What was the intended punchline here?

Also, to the people discussing various anal shenanigans; an alternative reading of the restaurant name ("Petit Colon") is "small bowel", which just adds another level of wtf to this thing.


I was wondering that too. IF the word "colon" might mean the same thing that does in English. Lol!


Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea though.
Both the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.


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22 May 2020, 8:45 am

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Bravo5150 wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
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I'll have to join in with the people saying "I have no idea what this commercial is even trying to say". "Silly black man, you can't use the new VW!"? What was the intended punchline here?

Also, to the people discussing various anal shenanigans; an alternative reading of the restaurant name ("Petit Colon") is "small bowel", which just adds another level of wtf to this thing.


I was wondering that too. IF the word "colon" might mean the same thing that does in English. Lol!


Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea though.
Both the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.


Obviously its French for "settlement", and is related to the English word "colony", and by extension to the word "colonialism". And its looks like a real preexisting restaurant facade, and not something mocked up just for the commercial.

Why they choose that particular restaurant to film the ad is anyone's guess. If its supposed to have meaning then...it could be something to do with colonialism/imperialism, or maybe its something to do with the lower intestinal tract. But I doubt that they would be THAT vulgar. Or it be nothing. But if it meant nothing then what did the whole strange commercial mean then?



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22 May 2020, 8:46 am

vermontsavant wrote:
Bravo5150 wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
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I'll have to join in with the people saying "I have no idea what this commercial is even trying to say". "Silly black man, you can't use the new VW!"? What was the intended punchline here?

Also, to the people discussing various anal shenanigans; an alternative reading of the restaurant name ("Petit Colon") is "small bowel", which just adds another level of wtf to this thing.


I was wondering that too. IF the word "colon" might mean the same thing that does in English. Lol!


Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea though.
Both the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.


I still think the idea of opening a restaurant with a menu centered on serving foods meant to clean out one's colon would produce some interesting reactions.



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22 May 2020, 8:57 am

Bravo5150 wrote:
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I'll have to join in with the people saying "I have no idea what this commercial is even trying to say". "Silly black man, you can't use the new VW!"? What was the intended punchline here?

Also, to the people discussing various anal shenanigans; an alternative reading of the restaurant name ("Petit Colon") is "small bowel", which just adds another level of wtf to this thing.


I was wondering that too. IF the word "colon" might mean the same thing that does in English. Lol!


Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea though.
Both the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.


I still think the idea of opening a restaurant with a menu centered on serving foods meant to clean out one's colon would produce some interesting reactions.
Meals high in fiber would do think trick,plus coffee,coffee speeds up the gastro track.Yogurt is supposed to be good for GI health too 8)


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22 May 2020, 8:59 am

vermontsavant wrote:
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vermontsavant wrote:
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naturalplastic wrote:
Wolfram87 wrote:
I'll have to join in with the people saying "I have no idea what this commercial is even trying to say". "Silly black man, you can't use the new VW!"? What was the intended punchline here?

Also, to the people discussing various anal shenanigans; an alternative reading of the restaurant name ("Petit Colon") is "small bowel", which just adds another level of wtf to this thing.


I was wondering that too. IF the word "colon" might mean the same thing that does in English. Lol!


Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea though.
Both the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.


I still think the idea of opening a restaurant with a menu centered on serving foods meant to clean out one's colon would produce some interesting reactions.
Meals high in fiber would do think trick,plus coffee,coffee speeds up the gastro track.Yogurt is supposed to be good for GI health too 8)


Coffee does the trick to a certain point. What I was thinking as an even better idea is serve sodas laced with magnesium powder as an option.



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22 May 2020, 6:30 pm

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Its so good at cleaning vinyl surfaces that we at VW call it "the Vinyl Solution"! :D


The Vinyl Solution to the fingerprint question. 8)


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22 May 2020, 6:33 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea thoughBoth the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.

Obviously its French for "settlement", and is related to the English word "colony", and by extension to the word "colonialism". And its looks like a real preexisting restaurant facade, and not something mocked up just for the commercial.

Why they choose that particular restaurant to film the ad is anyone's guess. If its supposed to have meaning then...it could be something to do with colonialism/imperialism, or maybe its something to do with the lower intestinal tract. But I doubt that they would be THAT vulgar. Or it be nothing. But if it meant nothing then what did the whole strange commercial mean then?


In French it's Petit Colonie



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22 May 2020, 7:26 pm

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naturalplastic wrote:
Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea thoughBoth the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.

Obviously its French for "settlement", and is related to the English word "colony", and by extension to the word "colonialism". And its looks like a real preexisting restaurant facade, and not something mocked up just for the commercial.

Why they choose that particular restaurant to film the ad is anyone's guess. If its supposed to have meaning then...it could be something to do with colonialism/imperialism, or maybe its something to do with the lower intestinal tract. But I doubt that they would be THAT vulgar. Or it be nothing. But if it meant nothing then what did the whole strange commercial mean then?


In French it's Petit Colonie


Check out the video on YouTube. The "ie" is left off of the word "colonie" for the name of the restaurant. It actually only says "Petit colon"



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22 May 2020, 7:29 pm

vermontsavant wrote:
Bravo5150 wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
Bravo5150 wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
Wolfram87 wrote:
I'll have to join in with the people saying "I have no idea what this commercial is even trying to say". "Silly black man, you can't use the new VW!"? What was the intended punchline here?

Also, to the people discussing various anal shenanigans; an alternative reading of the restaurant name ("Petit Colon") is "small bowel", which just adds another level of wtf to this thing.


I was wondering that too. IF the word "colon" might mean the same thing that does in English. Lol!


Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea though.
Both the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.


I still think the idea of opening a restaurant with a menu centered on serving foods meant to clean out one's colon would produce some interesting reactions.
Meals high in fiber would do think trick,plus coffee,coffee speeds up the gastro track.Yogurt is supposed to be good for GI health too 8)


I just found another good menu item on FYE's website. Super Colon Blow breakfast cereal!



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22 May 2020, 8:47 pm

Is the blow a reference to coke, that should get your GI going.


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22 May 2020, 9:38 pm

Volkswagen will always be my favourite brand of cars, despite the tasteless commercial. I am still a fan.


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22 May 2020, 9:51 pm

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I just found another good menu item on FYE's website. Super Colon Blow breakfast cereal!


Super Fart breakfast cereal, start your day with Super Fart and you'll have superfarts all day.

What's a fart? It's when your colon blows.


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22 May 2020, 9:58 pm

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Its so good at cleaning vinyl surfaces that we at VW call it "the Vinyl Solution"! :D


The Vinyl Solution to the fingerprint question. 8)


Do you mean "the Jewish fingerprint question"?



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22 May 2020, 10:00 pm

I remember seeing that ad and saying "This is not gonna fly." (My exact words) Racist or not, I knew it would be seen that way.


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22 May 2020, 10:11 pm

Bravo5150 wrote:
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naturalplastic wrote:
Surprisingly, colon actually means settler. Closer to the word colony as another word for state than it is to bowels. The idea of a restaurant called "Small Bowels" does sound like an interesting idea thoughBoth the CNN article and the original post indicated the restaurant was called "Little Colony" as in a settlement.

Obviously its French for "settlement", and is related to the English word "colony", and by extension to the word "colonialism". And its looks like a real preexisting restaurant facade, and not something mocked up just for the commercial.

Why they choose that particular restaurant to film the ad is anyone's guess. If its supposed to have meaning then...it could be something to do with colonialism/imperialism, or maybe its something to do with the lower intestinal tract. But I doubt that they would be THAT vulgar. Or it be nothing. But if it meant nothing then what did the whole strange commercial mean then?


In French it's Petit Colonie


Check out the video on YouTube. The "ie" is left off of the word "colonie" for the name of the restaurant. It actually only says "Petit colon"


Little colon? WTF!!



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22 May 2020, 10:12 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
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Its so good at cleaning vinyl surfaces that we at VW call it "the Vinyl Solution"! :D


The Vinyl Solution to the fingerprint question. 8)


Do you mean "the Jewish fingerprint question"?


I assumed we all knew what (((fingerprint))) referred to.


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