Stupidest Brand Names

[CO Liberal]

"Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific" Shampoo

"Udderly Smooth" Hand Cream

Any others?

[brainshrub]

1. The Republican Party

[bmbmd]

2. There is a brand of toilet tissue

called "Surpass". Think about it.

[zauberflote]

3. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter

I can't believe anyone would even want to taste something so named.

[CO Liberal]

6. Reminds Me of My Favorite Fake Product on "The Simpsons"

"I Can't Believe It's Not Lard."

:-)

[datasuspect]

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.

[Left Is Write]

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?

[FeelinGarfunkelly]

7. I'm sorry but i have to disagree

with shampoo altogether. "Conditioner is better! I make the hair silky and smooth!"

[Book Lover]

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!

[Longgrain]

8. Not a brand name precisely but...

Fluffenutter.

[Liberal Veteran]

9. Grape Nuts....

Which apparently contain neither grapes nor nuts.

[CO Liberal]

21. I Think They Called Them That...

...because they resemble dried grape seeds.

[Smirking_Chimp]

10. W ketchup

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. Not really stupid, but I guess I've always thought Kleenex

was a pretty dumb name for paper tissue. Why not Kleenose?

[Left Is Write]

13. Yeah, but they sure "nosed" their way into the American consciousness.

The word has become as ubiquitous as "band-aid."

[zauberflote]

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.

[Left Is Write]

14. Someone needs to start a "terrible products" thread.

We could have fun with that all night!

[GRLMGC]

19. start one

I would but my threads always die after 3 responses.

[truthbetold]

24. Oh jeez.

We sell that at Rite Aid, honestly. Scared the hell out of me when someone sprayed it on me.

[datasuspect]

15. much ado about stuffing

or nuts n gum - together at last

[jakefrep]

16. Zim's Crack Creme...

on sale at the local drugstore.

[Bunny]

18. Bag Balm. For cow udders.

Not exactly stupid, just silly. :)

[sakabatou]

20. Nads

Need I say more?

[nini]

25. LOL

I always wondered about that too.

:-)

[Mike Niendorff]

22. "Teen Spirit"

Deoderant, circa Nirvana.


MDN

[Ron Green]

23. "Operation Enduring Freedom"....

a brand of imperialist atrocity, if memory serves.

[FizzFuzz]

26. Anusol.

Uh huh. subtle.

[Dukkha]

27. Why do most laundry detergent brands have only one syllable?

Fab
Biz
All
Cheer
Wisk
Tide
Bold

[vinnievin777]

28. I think the diet product

Ayds was the worst.

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