As a linguistics geek, I love mistranslations. If you've never seen engrish.com, you really should check it out.
I've seen a number of these failed marketing stories before, though I'm not sure how true they are. A phrase that I will never forget as long as I live is "Bite the wax tadpole". Inspiring, no?
http://www.leehopkins.net/2006/09/14/they-may-be-true-they-may-be-false-they-make-great-reading/
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