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Ten seriously bizarre knock-off "brand names."

By Carl Alviani - January 4, 2009

in Object Culture

While we've seen our share of "Nikey" shoes and "Timexx" watches in Hong Kong, Nairobi, Canal Street, etc. these knock-offs are pretty exceptional.

From the spectacular general smartypants blog Mental Floss, a round-up of ten fake brand names that are so brazen they wrap right back around to awesome again. And if you think these four are good, just see what they did to Mont Blanc.

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My personal favorite: The Mouth Face, spotted on faux North Face gear in Singapore a few years ago.
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