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    Default Big brands that usurped the product name

    1. Hoover – vacuum cleaner
    2. Sellotape – adhesive tape
    3. Rollerblade – inline skate
    4. Jet Ski – stand up personal watercraft
    5. Biro – ballpoint pen
    6. ipod – MP3 player
    7. Tipp Ex – correction fluid
    8. Portakabin – mobile building
    9. Tannoy – public address system
    10. Astro Turf – artificial grass
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    1. Hoover – vacuum cleaner
    2. Sellotape – adhesive tape
    3. Rollerblade – inline skate
    4. Jet Ski – stand up personal watercraft
    5. Biro – ballpoint pen
    6. ipod – MP3 player
    7. Tipp Ex – correction fluid
    8. Portakabin – mobile building
    9. Tannoy – public address system

    10. Astro Turf – artificial grass
    I have never heard of the bolded ones.

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    Must be an English thing, they are all well known.
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    EPL-soccer
    Canada-liberalism
    Jenna Jameson-Porno stars
    Chinese-Asians
    black men-big dicks
    English people-proper etiquette

    that is all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
    EPL-soccer
    Canada-liberalism
    Jenna Jameson-Porno stars
    Chinese-Asians
    black men-big dicks
    English people-proper etiquette

    that is all.


    How I wish that was true... We've been governed by the Conservatives for a long fucking time, though admittedly they pale in comparison to American conservatives.

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    Porno - I would say Traci Lords.
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    Right wing I would say all USA governments. They hate the word Liberal.
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    Default Re: Big brands that usurped the product name

    scotch tape

    saran wrap

    ski doo

    gravol

    kleenex
    Last edited by Youngblood; 09-11-2010 at 02:50 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Porno - I would say Traci Lords.
    Master- Pedo

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    bobcat -- skid loader.
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    Durex
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    A Thingymebob - Everything
    A Dubberrywotsit - Everyting else!!

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    Last edited by Jimanuel Boogustus; 09-21-2010 at 09:07 PM. Reason: apparently Thingymebob is spelled Thingamabob?!

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