Comments | defcon_1: I am stuck on Band-Aid brand...

defcon_1

Jun 25, 2008 13:14

If I was to ask you what the following words had in common ( Read more... )

Comments 6

wonkywheels June 25 2008, 20:33:23 UTC

Wow, heroin?! You learn something new every day.

defcon_1 June 26 2008, 03:00:03 UTC

"When I want to wash my blues away, I use Heroin brand opiates! We put the hero in Heroin!"

flynngrrl June 25 2008, 21:09:24 UTC

I feel like Dynamite might also be on that list... am I wrong?

defcon_1 June 26 2008, 02:58:10 UTC

It wasn't listed on Wikipedia's entry for "genericized trademarks"... which means you probably aren't wrong. :-)

28bytes June 26 2008, 03:20:09 UTC

I wonder if REALTOR is an acronym for something or if they JUST LIKE SHOUTING.

defcon_1 June 26 2008, 15:25:16 UTC

Yup, it is an acronym. Real Estate something something something. You'd have to check its wiki to see what it actually is.