Product Names - Association

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 9:42 am

When you hear the name of a product, be it mars or snickers, do you naturally associate the name with the product that it is selling?

There have been some ridiculous name over the years any favourites?

Rennie Windeeze was a particularly amusing one.

And on the US side. Weeners?!?

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Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 11:07 am

never mind

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Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 11:54 am

****s? weird i once saw something called pratt

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Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 12:05 pm

Forum Rule: 3

Purposely posting profanity in a way as to avoid our filter.

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 12:06 pm

How about "Ode de Toilette" Its actually a perfume....

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 12:17 pm

Originally posted by Aegis:
<STRONG>How about "Ode de Toilette" Its actually a perfume....</STRONG>

It's because the word "toilette" did not mean WC earlier on, it meant dressing and making yourself beautiful. So "making your toilette", at least in French, meant dressing, putting on make up, combing your hair etc. And "Eau" means "water".

But "toilet water" has a different meaning nowadays, to me as well

Gibsonajt · Post by **Gibsonajt** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 12:52 pm

Did you see that budweiser ad about weeners it also brings back austin powers

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 3:46 pm

When I hear "swiffer" I associate it more with Random Shadow's "Swiffy" than the moist towelettes...

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 3:49 pm

Eau de Toilette *giggles*

How about Cool Whip? In some ways that could be associated with cheap... well you know. Especially when you find cans of it in somebody's father's bedroom!

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sun Sep 30, 2001 3:56 pm

I once saw this bottle of hair gel labeled
"Spooge styling gel - For that firm hard-holding hair" Sublimbinal messages perhaps?

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Mon Oct 01, 2001 8:41 am

Originally posted by Aegis:
<STRONG>I once saw this bottle of hair gel labeled
"Spooge styling gel - For that firm hard-holding hair" Sublimbinal messages perhaps?

</STRONG>

Not as gross as what I once found in a Windows Readme file...

"If the connection wears off, disconnect and handle the problem manually or over the phone with a trained professional."

Now there's a subliminal message.

"Put a little Sunbeam in your life"

*snickers* That one is just wrong...

"Ooooooooh, cheeeeeeeeeeese" ~ Ritz commercial

Shadow Sandrock · Post by **Shadow Sandrock** » Mon Oct 01, 2001 8:50 am

I found it. It's been updated since then but to get to this dual meaning file search for "slip" under Find in Windows. It should be in Accessories and a Notepad file....

BailOut:
Something isn't responding. Halt the script and let the user handle it manually.

What came to mind first?

; This is a script file that demonstrates how
; to establish a slip connection with a host.

*snickers*

Happy Evil · Post by **Happy Evil** » Tue Oct 02, 2001 12:50 pm

The most enduring,IMHO in the US anyway, are the brands that have come to describe the whole product genre....

Coke (any softdrink), Band-Aid(any adhesive strip), Levis (any denim jean)etc....

The best-worst I've seen is a product called Anusol.
Not sure what it does though. Anyone??

Best-worst restaraunt name in Dallas....A Chinese place called "The New Big Wong".
Whats wrong with the old one?

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Tue Oct 02, 2001 12:54 pm

"The New Big Wong".

........No, I ain't going there....even though it's KILLING me, I will show restraint.

I WILL be tasteful

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Tue Oct 02, 2001 12:57 pm

Well i know of another, but as a mod i could not possibly post what it is

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Tue Oct 02, 2001 1:00 pm

Later all