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Product Names - Association
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 9:42 am
by Mr Sleep
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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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 11:07 am
by Yshania
never mind
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 11:54 am
by Craig
****s? weird i once saw something called pratt
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 12:05 pm
by Mr Sleep
Forum Rule: 3
Purposely posting profanity in a way as to avoid our filter.
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 12:06 pm
by Aegis
How about "Ode de Toilette" Its actually a perfume....
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 12:17 pm
by C Elegans
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

Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 12:52 pm
by Gibsonajt
Did you see that budweiser ad about weeners it also brings back austin powers
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 3:46 pm
by Shadow Sandrock
When I hear "swiffer" I associate it more with Random Shadow's "Swiffy" than the moist towelettes...
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 3:49 pm
by Shadow Sandrock
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!
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2001 3:56 pm
by Aegis
I once saw this bottle of hair gel labeled
"Spooge styling gel - For that firm hard-holding hair" Sublimbinal messages perhaps?

Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2001 8:41 am
by Shadow Sandrock
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
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2001 8:50 am
by Shadow Sandrock
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*
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2001 12:50 pm
by Happy Evil
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?

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2001 12:54 pm
by Bloodstalker
"The New Big Wong".
........No, I ain't going there....even though it's KILLING me, I will show restraint.
I WILL be tasteful
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2001 12:57 pm
by Mr Sleep
Well i know of another, but as a mod i could not possibly post what it is

Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2001 1:00 pm
by Bloodstalker
Later all