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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:29 PM
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Stupidest Brand Names
"Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific" Shampoo

"Udderly Smooth" Hand Cream

Any others?
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:30 PM
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1. The Republican Party
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bmbmd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:32 PM
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2. There is a brand of toilet tissue
called "Surpass". Think about it.
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zauberflote Donating Member (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:32 PM
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3. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
I can't believe anyone would even want to taste something so named.
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:36 PM
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6. Reminds Me of My Favorite Fake Product on "The Simpsons"
"I Can't Believe It's Not Lard."

:-)
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:51 PM
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17. or uncle zeke's country filling
i mentioned two more in this thread earlier, but i didn't put a simpsons disclaimer on them.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:33 PM
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4. The shampoo thing immediately made me think of
Agree shampoo. ("Gets rid of the greasies!")

AGREE? What the hell is there for shampoo to agree with?
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FeelinGarfunkelly Donating Member (294 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:37 PM
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7. I'm sorry but i have to disagree
with shampoo altogether. "Conditioner is better! I make the hair silky and smooth!"
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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:35 PM
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5. ... for Dummies
I hated the books before I worked for the company that made them, and I still do. That mentality always bugged the shit out of me. I'm not a dummy! I want to be more than stupid!
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Longgrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:39 PM
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8. Not a brand name precisely but...
Fluffenutter.
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:39 PM
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9. Grape Nuts....
Which apparently contain neither grapes nor nuts.
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 11:00 PM
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21. I Think They Called Them That...
...because they resemble dried grape seeds.
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Smirking_Chimp Donating Member (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:40 PM
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10. W ketchup
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Pacifist Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:42 PM
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11. Not really stupid, but I guess I've always thought Kleenex
was a pretty dumb name for paper tissue. Why not Kleenose?
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:47 PM
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13. Yeah, but they sure "nosed" their way into the American consciousness.
The word has become as ubiquitous as "band-aid."
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zauberflote Donating Member (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:42 PM
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12. When I was a kid
there was a shampoo in an aerosol can called "Psssssst." You sprayed it on and combed it out and your hair was supposed to be clean. It wasn't. Horrible product, horrible name.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:48 PM
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14. Someone needs to start a "terrible products" thread.
We could have fun with that all night!
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GRLMGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 07:09 PM
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19. start one
Edited on Mon Dec-06-04 07:09 PM by GRLMGC
I would but my threads always die after 3 responses.
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truthbetold Donating Member (525 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 11:05 PM
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24. Oh jeez.
We sell that at Rite Aid, honestly. Scared the hell out of me when someone sprayed it on me.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:49 PM
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15. much ado about stuffing
or nuts n gum - together at last
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jakefrep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 06:50 PM
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16. Zim's Crack Creme...
on sale at the local drugstore.
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 07:07 PM
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18. Bag Balm. For cow udders.
Not exactly stupid, just silly. :)
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 07:11 PM
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20. Nads
Need I say more?
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nini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 11:06 PM
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25. LOL
I always wondered about that too.

:-)
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Mike Niendorff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 11:03 PM
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22. "Teen Spirit"

Deoderant, circa Nirvana.


MDN

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Ron Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 11:05 PM
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23. "Operation Enduring Freedom"....
a brand of imperialist atrocity, if memory serves.
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FizzFuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 11:08 PM
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26. Anusol.
Uh huh. subtle.
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Dukkha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 11:20 PM
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27. Why do most laundry detergent brands have only one syllable?
Fab
Biz
All
Cheer
Wisk
Tide
Bold
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vinnievin777 Donating Member (735 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-06-04 11:26 PM
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28. I think the diet product
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