Lost in Translation

How a couple of dimwits suddenly (and undeservedly) became (fleetingly, I hope) relevant

Another thing I recently remembered about my high school Spanish class (I presume you read the last one) is an interesting (and, perhaps, apocryphal) anecdote that my teacher, Señor Madden, shared with us one day.

He pointed out that, at a time when sales of the Chevy Nova were soaring in the US, board members at General Motors couldn't figure out why th…