Search: orangina
Why: Eliza told Corbett that French people pronounce it to rhyme with "vagina." A French guy on the Métro said that's wrong. Lisa brought me back a giant Orangina from Italy. The bottle had an orange [the fruit] thing in the top of it.
Answer: France! By a Spanish pharmacist! And it was first sold in Algeria!
1935 - At the Marseilles Trade Fair, a Spanish pharmacist, Dr. Trigo, presents his new invention, Naranjina, a sparkling and natural drink made of orange juice and pulp. Seduced by the recipe, Leon Beton buys the concept and launches it on the Algerian market.
1951 - Jean Claude Beton, who took over the company from his father in 1947, creates "La Compagnie Française des produits Orangina" at Boufarik, in Algeria.He starts producing Orangina for France, where the product reawakens the joys of summer and the youthful spirit that blossomed after World War II.
What fun sexy ads!
Source: Orangina.eu
The More You Know: Watch this f-ing crazy 2007 advert to hear how exactly the French pronounce it. Also, what is your favorite part? Mine is the lapdancing octopus with boobs.
lol so dodgy! can you imagine that on daytime tv? :P
ReplyDeletePS - fairly certain my favourite part is the slow-mo pouring of orangina all over that deer! so cliche lol
Whoa!! The Coke ad I posted was totally ripped off from that!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.girl-domestic.com/2010/08/coke-is-it.html