Is it true Hoover vacuum got its name from Pres. Hoover because he sucked?

[Sean Reynolds]

Could have SWORN I heard this somewhere.

[proud patriot]

1. LOL ..I don't know , but that made me LOL

:-)

[Catshrink]

2. I like Lily Tomlin's take on it.

Remember when Ernestine used to call and badger "Jedgar Hoover." "There's nothing like a Hoover when you're dealing with dirt."

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. I just searched snopes for it, and didn't find it at all

so still no answer for you.

[lfairban]

4. Not really.

It was named after W.H. Hoover who bought the patent from the inventor:

http://www.hoovercompany.com/dbPages/history.asp

Perhaps you heard it was named after J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI. You can read his official FBI file here:

http://foia.fbi.gov/hoover.htm

His homosexuality was not generally know until after his death, but the Mafia knew and used it to blackmail him into not busting them.

[SOteric]

5. History of the Hoover at About

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blvacuum.htm

[IndianaGreen]

6. Well, I liked Sean Reynolds version better, that "Hoover sucked"

Sluggish sales were given a kick by Hoover’s 10 day, free home trial, and eventually there was a Hoover® vacuum cleaner in nearly every home.

Such a sales gimmick wouldn't work today. Thanks for the link. Fascinating how this contraption was invented.

[HEyHEY]

7. a guy I knew in junior high was nicknamed "hoover"

He once stuck his dick in a vaccum...yes I'll admit I let the world know, and came up with the nickname!

[DivinBreuvage]

8. No, but other things did...

for example, "Hoovervilles", the shantytowns and cardboard boxes in which huddled the millions of unemployed. Or "Hoover Blankets", newspapers which unemployed men slept under.

Francoise