Lownotes
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12/7/2006 at 19:50 |
Proprietary eponyms are words we commonly use to describe objects but are not the actual name of the item and are instead the trademarked brand name that has become the most popular term for the product.
For some reason, these hurt my soul. When you hear one you never knew was a brand name, like dumpster, it's like finding out you were adopted and your legal name is really Quintorious Horn.
Anyway, here is every one I could find in 10 minutes.
Jell-O, Velcro, Kleenex, Aspirin, Saran Wrap, Popsicle, Band-Aid, Kool-Aid, Scotch Tape, White-Out, Styrofoam, Post-It, Thermos, Escalator, Hi-Liter, Jeep, Cool-Whip, Tylenol, Vaseline, Chap Stick, Pop Tart, Allen Wrench, Bikini, Brassiere, Cellophane, Crock Pot, Granola, Jungle Gym, Kiwi, LP, Laundromat, Linoleum, Tabloid, Touch-Tone, Trampoline, Videotape, Yo-Yo, Zeppelin, Zipper, Advil, Magic Marker, Baggie, Brillo Pad, Breathalyzer, Phillips Head, Photoshop, Play-Doh, Ping-Pong, Polaroid, Porta-Potty, Crescent Wrench, Rollerblade, Dixie Cup, Dumpster, Duck Tape, Sheetrock, Speedo, Superglue, Tampax, Teflon, Tupperware, WD-40, Windbreaker, Ziploc, Zippo, Fiberglas, Frisbee, Jacuzzi...
Don't forget, most drugs are brand names too - like Viagra and Prozac and Valium...
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ghostrider
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12/7/2006 at 19:54 |
Q-Tip
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HOBO
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12/7/2006 at 19:59 |
xerox
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middle_age_man
Mostly Harmless  SSHOLEPosts: 427 Registered: 1/11/2005 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 19:59 |
Vise-Grip
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tantrum
I'm a big boy now!  SSHOLEPosts: 473 Registered: 11/23/2003 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 20:02 |
wotak |
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dragonstaff
Too old to Rock and Roll...too young to die  SSHOLEPosts: 742 Registered: 8/19/2004 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 20:03 |
Duck tape?
Sorry man, it's DucT Tape. Used for joining lengths of flexible air-conditioning duct in your roof.
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ghostrider
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12/7/2006 at 20:07 |
dragonstaff: Duck tape?
Sorry man, it's DucT Tape. Used for joining lengths of flexible air-conditioning duct in your roof.
Duck Tape is a brand name, and a good portion of Americans call all duct tape that.
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vasudeva
Bad Taste in your Mouth  SSHOLEPosts: 4415 Registered: 3/8/2002 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 20:09 |
The ones I had were Jello, Kleenex, and Photoshop, and those were already the first, third, and four-hundred-and-eleventh ones in your original post, so you can go fuck yourself.
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LORDKAHUNA
Don't make me fuk your moustache  SSHOLEPosts: 1611 Registered: 8/5/2003 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 20:41 |
Skidoo
:<
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Lefen
I think Clavis wins my heart <3  SSHOLEPosts: 896 Registered: 9/16/2003 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 21:17 |
Sellotape
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vasudeva
Bad Taste in your Mouth SSHOLEPosts: 4415 Registered: 3/8/2002 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 21:31 |
You can't just make up words, beefeater.
England totally sucks at this game.
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Steel
If you want to keep your tongue, don't lick me in the Winter!  SSHOLEPosts: 489 Registered: 10/14/2004 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 21:41 |
McNugget
You ever find yourself asking for chicket McNuggets at a fast food joint other than McDicks? And the dude on the speaker says:
"You mean Chicken Nuggets, Asshole?" |
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ghostrider
liberal exit SSHOLEPosts: 2425 Registered: 7/29/2004 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 21:49 |
LinkSwarm
ex; I'm in the computer room looking at pictures of fat nekkid chicks and the wife says from the living room "what are you doing?" I always yell back "checking out LinkSwarm".
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Mofo
dont give a shit  SSHOLEPosts: 423 Registered: 2/8/2004 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 21:58 |
dragonstaff: Duck tape?
Sorry man, it's DucT Tape. Used for joining lengths of flexible air-conditioning duct in your roof.
And yet most people in that business say it sucks for duct working. |
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freakmachine
Web Fucko Extraordinaire  SSHOLEPosts: 588 Registered: 4/15/2004 Offline
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12/7/2006 at 22:16 |
ghostrider: LinkSwarm
ex; I'm in the computer room looking at pictures of fat nekkid chicks and the wife says from the living room "what are you doing?" I always yell back "checking out LinkSwarm".
Wow, I never realized how much time I actually spend checking out LinkSwarm.
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vasudeva
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12/8/2006 at 00:43 |
freakmachine: ghostrider: LinkSwarm
ex; I'm in the computer room looking at pictures of fat nekkid chicks and the wife says from the living room "what are you doing?" I always yell back "checking out LinkSwarm".
Wow, I never realized how much time I actually spend checking out LinkSwarm.
Thus LinkSwarm is not only the coolest, but also the most popular portion of the Internet.
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jwalker
Token Discordian  SSHOLEPosts: 946 Registered: 8/6/2005 Offline
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12/8/2006 at 01:23 |
Taser
[ ]==========: ZAP
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wolfer
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12/8/2006 at 06:15 |
freon
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chronos
Tender vittles  Posts: 32 Registered: 11/15/2004 Offline
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12/8/2006 at 14:35 |
Drano. (With a macron over the "a")
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Lownotes
They all float down here. SSHOLEPosts: 182 Registered: 4/23/2005 Offline
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12/8/2006 at 14:41 |
Crayola |
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ghostrider
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12/8/2006 at 14:47 |
^ That's not really used to describe the item though
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Lownotes
They all float down here. SSHOLEPosts: 182 Registered: 4/23/2005 Offline
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12/8/2006 at 16:02 |
Read Kahuna's last journal entry. |
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ghostrider
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12/8/2006 at 16:14 |
HAHA
Touche, but i'm not sure if that counts, he's Canadian and that sort of thing is to be expected.
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Clavis_Apocalypticae
Beautiful Puppet of Chaos  SSHOLEPosts: 749 Registered: 5/16/2004 Offline
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12/8/2006 at 17:35 |
Ramen noodles
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ghostrider
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12/8/2006 at 18:14 |
Ramen is actually a type of noodles too, though.
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dinozoa
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12/8/2006 at 19:55 |
I say tofurkey a lot but I think the real name for it is vegan turkey substitute.
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Clavis_Apocalypticae
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12/9/2006 at 03:00 |
ghostrider: Ramen is actually a type of noodles too, though.
Oh. Poop.
Which reminds me; Portapotty.
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dent
Slipping it into the wrong hole any chance I get  SSHOLEPosts: 842 Registered: 10/20/2004 Offline
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12/9/2006 at 06:37 |
Google is a search on any fucking engine.
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middle_age_man
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12/10/2006 at 00:34 |
Plexiglas
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Clavis_Apocalypticae
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12/10/2006 at 05:07 |
dinozoa: I say tofurkey a lot but I think the real name for it is vegan turkey substitute.
You probably also say, "don't cum in my hair" a lot, too.
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