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New Venezuelan mobile offers much comedy value

The new Vergatario mobile phone, which was launched recently by Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, is causing some amusement. The camera and internet-equipped handset will retail for around £10 but its name is rather like a slang word that citizens of the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo use for penis: verga. The new phone is assembled in Venezuela from parts made in China; 600,000 are expected to be produced this year. [Source: Guardian.co.uk]

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5/14/2009 9:57 PM

The Guardian today reports that President Chavez has commented on their original story, saying that the phone's name means quality and value: www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/14/chavez-venezuela-mobile-phone

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