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I love the JERKER desk that I bought 26 years ago, so I assume this rule must be younger than that.
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You know the saying... a "Do not step on the grass" sign only shows up after people start frequently stepping on the grass...
Yes, they also sold a toilet brush named "VIREN". In Germany this is the plural of virus. And some year ago Danes complained IKEA named carpets and runner after danish towns but never something "better".
An excellent desk, by the way. I still have mine (the old heavy duty model)!
Holy crap that's my desk too, bought about 24 years ago. It's been a great desk. Gray frame with black work area/shelves.
I guess at the time the name was funny too but I had forgotten it.
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I was at IKEA once when they first came to America and there was a chair that was called the "assengråbben" or something like that.
I heard a guy nearby telling the person with him "must be for the interns".