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HORN OK PLEASE
I'm sure most of you have seen this on the rear side of an Indian Lorry/Truck.. You must have surely thought that some person would have done a mistake long time ago and the same has followed on all these years.
Well followed on for sure but blindly.
The phrase "Horn OK Please" that appears on the back of most commercial vehicles has been attributed to multiple possible origins. On theory is that during WW2 trucks were also run on kerosene due to shortage of petrol. Kerosene was so unstable that even a slightest accident could cause the trucks to blow up. Therefore commercial vehicles started painting on its back saying Horn Please, OnKerosene.
Another origin story goes that, most of the trucks in India were manufactured by Tata Group.. Tata Oil Mills came up with a new brand of detergent called "OK". And in order to market their detergent they used the name OK on their trucks.. which has till today followed on..
These are just two and you will find more versions on the internet..
Go and search for it OK?
HORN OK PLEASE
I'm sure most of you have seen this on the rear side of an Indian Lorry/Truck.. You must have surely thought that some person would have done a mistake long time ago and the same has followed on all these years.
Well followed on for sure but blindly.
The phrase "Horn OK Please" that appears on the back of most commercial vehicles has been attributed to multiple possible origins. On theory is that during WW2 trucks were also run on kerosene due to shortage of petrol. Kerosene was so unstable that even a slightest accident could cause the trucks to blow up. Therefore commercial vehicles started painting on its back saying Horn Please, OnKerosene.
Another origin story goes that, most of the trucks in India were manufactured by Tata Group.. Tata Oil Mills came up with a new brand of detergent called "OK". And in order to market their detergent they used the name OK on their trucks.. which has till today followed on..
These are just two and you will find more versions on the internet..
Go and search for it OK?
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