Trojan?

Mar 23, 2011 16:21

Lately, as I've been running, I've been listening to One Republic. There's a song in there that mentions the word "Trojan" and this has inexplicably got me thinking about condoms. Specifically, I've been wondering who came up with the brand name "Trojan". Don't you think that's an unfortunate name for a prophylactic? I mean think about it. Most ( Read more... )

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archy_the_roach March 23 2011, 23:21:21 UTC
...actually, thinking about it, the name may not be so bad ( ... )

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descartes_rock March 23 2011, 23:35:48 UTC
Well, that just shows you how badly I need to brush up on my Greek mythology. Thank you for the correction. Maybe it's not such a bad name after all...

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archy_the_roach March 24 2011, 00:08:32 UTC
No problem... hope I wasn't too brash >< I've been sort of livingbreathingeatingsleeping the Aeneid since September, so that's why I know >_<;;;

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descartes_rock March 24 2011, 14:12:21 UTC
Don't worry! When you get to be my age, you keep shoving new stuff into your mind, and the old stuff just gets squeezed out to make room -- sometimes really basic stuff gets lost. It's quite distressing. And I'm not even joking -- I reach in for basic knowledge only to find it's gone.

Why are you livingbreathingeatingsleeping the Aeneid?

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mardeen March 25 2011, 07:26:01 UTC
Funny. Thanks.

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descartes_rock March 31 2011, 20:40:27 UTC
Welcome :)

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unabridgedone March 25 2011, 14:35:04 UTC
Very funny!

Oh the innuendo of "sneaking in!"

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descartes_rock March 31 2011, 20:40:51 UTC
Thanks. I love your icon.

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