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mzllr · Feb 10, 2005, 02:40 PM

i don't know if anyone heard this today, but howard stern was doing a promo for napster saying how great it was that you could download a bunch of music for a monthly fee instead of paying 99 cents everytime.

at the end of the promo, he said something like:

you can download a bunch of music and when you get sick of it, you can download a bunch more. yeah, like that Pink song. i don't want that on my ipod... er, mp3 player anymore.

videian28 · Feb 10, 2005, 03:28 PM

Apple Pro Underwear · Feb 10, 2005, 03:37 PM

words that melded from products

window cleaner = windex
photocopying = xerox
mp3 player = ipod

just ask the folks at redmond!

His Dudeness · Feb 10, 2005, 04:05 PM

Don't forget Kleenex and Frisbee.

Shaddim · Feb 10, 2005, 04:08 PM

and Coke and Levi's.

osiris · Feb 10, 2005, 04:13 PM

And the all useful Q-Tip, aka the Cotton Swab

mitchell_pgh · Feb 10, 2005, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by mzllr:
i don't know if anyone heard this today, but howard stern was doing a promo for napster saying how great it was that you could download a bunch of music for a monthly fee instead of paying 99 cents everytime.

at the end of the promo, he said something like:

Funny, he said the iPod was the best thing since sliced bread when Apple was promoting through him...

ironknee · Feb 10, 2005, 04:26 PM

Band-Aid

Kenneth · Feb 10, 2005, 04:49 PM

Starbucks
Google

turtle777 · Feb 10, 2005, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by Kenneth:
Starbucks, Google.

What ?

I have never heard people say "I'm gonna go get some Starbucks" and end up at Dunkin Donuts.

Same with Google. No one says "Google for it" and uses MSN...

-t

discotronic · Feb 10, 2005, 06:09 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
What ?

I have never heard people say "I'm gonna go get some Starbucks" and end up at Dunkin Donuts.

Same with Google. No one says "Google for it" and uses MSN...

-t

I hear people say "Google it" all the time. I end up using Yahoo! instead. The same purpose is served but I've never heard anyone say they are going to Starbucks and go to 7-11 instead

Turias · Feb 10, 2005, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by discotronic:
I hear people say "Google it" all the time. I end up using Yahoo! instead.

But do you say "Google it"? My guess is that pretty much everyone who says "Google it" actually uses Google.

turtle777 · Feb 10, 2005, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by Turias:
My guess is that pretty much everyone who says "Google it" actually uses Google.

My point exactly.

-t

andreas_g4 · Feb 10, 2005, 06:32 PM

Polaroid. Tesa (at least in Germany).

turtle777 · Feb 10, 2005, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by andreas_g4:
Polaroid. Tesa (at least in Germany).

Polaroid only for a lack of options.

Tesa = scotch tape

-t

gumby5647 · Feb 10, 2005, 08:14 PM

probably the most famous and still used today.

Rollerblade(ing)

viperstrike · Feb 10, 2005, 08:34 PM

kleenex

Feb 10, 2005, 08:52 PM

ketchup

thunderous_funker · Feb 10, 2005, 08:54 PM

Ziplock
Chapstick

FulcrumPilot · Feb 10, 2005, 08:56 PM

superglue

Kenneth · Feb 10, 2005, 09:20 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
What ?

I have never heard people say "I'm gonna go get some Starbucks" and end up at Dunkin Donuts.

Same with Google. No one says "Google for it" and uses MSN...

-t

well.. that's what most college students use here.

ironknee · Feb 10, 2005, 09:45 PM

keynote?

IBM was a brand/generic thing...i remember even on a brady bunch show, they referend to IBM cards(?)

Kilbey · Feb 10, 2005, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by mitchell_pgh:
Funny, he said the iPod was the best thing since sliced bread when Apple was promoting through him...

Howard Stern a sell out?!?! Nah... never happen. /SACRASM]

Link · Feb 10, 2005, 10:10 PM

Hey that's nothing.. ever see the episode of Mama's Family where Bubba rents a computer, and calls it 2 totally different things from what it ends up being?

"I need $25... for what? .. I want to rent a wang. A WHAT? You know, a PC, so that I can get my essay done quick"

"OH you want to rent a wang"

"yeah."

He brings back a mac

"See it's even got a built in dictionary!"

"Wow it's like looking into a window of the 21st century"

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Feb 10, 2005, 10:38 PM

So Stern is a ****ing sell out?

fireside · Feb 10, 2005, 11:07 PM

Vaseline

TailsToo · Feb 11, 2005, 12:41 AM

Great new tech feature = Boom (at least according to Steve)

Stradlater · Feb 11, 2005, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by Kenneth:
well.. that's what most college students use here.

Starbucks blows.

ThinkInsane · Feb 11, 2005, 02:22 AM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
So Stern is a ****ing sell out?

Who would of thought? Or were you being serious? He's always been a whore like that.

Adjustable wrench= Crescent wrench

Who substitutes Starbucks for coffee? That's a new one on me. Not to mention that their poorly roasted (and poorly roasted in bulk, I might add) coffee tastes like it was fresh squeezed from someone's ass. Starbucks is a last resort if you can't stand another cup of gas station rot-gut, IMHO, of course. And anyone else that's compared it to a real cup of coffee. But I digress.

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Feb 11, 2005, 02:40 AM

Originally posted by ThinkInsane:
Who would of thought? Or were you being serious? He's always been a whore like that.

Adjustable wrench= Crescent wrench

I don't listen to his crap but I did see his movie and how he "was so rebellious" when he admitted to lying about having shopped at an advertisers store.

tooki · Feb 11, 2005, 02:47 AM

Originally posted by hayesk:
ketchup

That was never a brand name. Ketchup comes from Malaysian "ketjap".

tooki

ThinkInsane · Feb 11, 2005, 02:50 AM

Is there any difference between ketchup and catsup?

tooki · Feb 11, 2005, 02:54 AM

Originally posted by gumby5647:
probably the most famous and still used today.

Rollerblade(ing)

That's far from the most famous or common (in fact, I'd rate rollerblading rather low, lots of people call it inline skating).

Didja know that the words cellophane, escalator, and aspirin were all originally brand names? They became so very genericized that they lost trademark status. I expect the same to happen to kleenex and xerox eventually. Walkman almost did, I think it was somehow ruled that Sony couldn't stop people from using that word to refer to portable cassette players in general.

tooki

tooki · Feb 11, 2005, 02:59 AM

Originally posted by ThinkInsane:
Is there any difference between ketchup and catsup?

No, they're just alternate spellings.

tooki

Jellytussle · Feb 11, 2005, 03:45 AM

Heroin and Aspirin - both courtesy of the good people at Bayer.

TubaMuffins · Feb 11, 2005, 03:56 AM

escalator
port-o-potty
yellow pages
discman

His Dudeness · Feb 11, 2005, 05:04 AM

Originally posted by Stradlater:
Starbucks blows.

Blasphemer!!!

Big Mac · Feb 11, 2005, 08:31 AM

Originally posted by ThinkInsane:
Who would of thought? Or were you being serious? He's always been a whore like that.

Yeah, Howard will do a commercial for anything and anyone. They're thrust on him by management (Tom Chiusano). Napster even sprung for at least $5,000 in promotional cash for Stern to give away, which is almost exclusively used to prod gals into getting naked. FWIW, his commercials for the iPod were a lot better, sounding much more genuine. Even Artie made me believe he has one, he was that convincing. Bahbahbooey was to me the most infuriating with his enthusiastic plug of Napster - when Apple was advertising on the show he essentially swooned over the iPod. At least it was apparent that Stern was simply reading the copy. Btw, most anyone on radio has the same advertising ethics as Stern, everyone except for possibly Limbaugh. (And, as I am sure you must have guessed, I am indeed listening to the King of All Media right now.)

turtle777 · Feb 11, 2005, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by Kenneth:
well.. that's what most college students use here.

So the students say "to google" and use Yahoo or MSN ?
I have never heard of that !

-t

turtle777 · Feb 11, 2005, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by ironknee:
keynote?

WHAT about it?

-t

mikithecrackhead · Feb 11, 2005, 12:36 PM

Kotex?

Mediaman_12 · Feb 11, 2005, 03:58 PM

words that melded from products (International edition)

window cleaner = windex : USA brand only, you would probably get puzzled looks.
Kleenex = Tissue : Never heard anyone Talk about Kleenex outside of a shop.
Cotton Swab = Q-Tip (USA brand) = Cotton wool bud
Band-Aid = Plaster : again never heard anyone Talk about Kleenex outside of a shop if they where looking for a particular plaster.
Scotch tape = Sellotape But it is a brand name, In-fact this could lead to confusion, as a shop assistant may get you a Blank cassette tape.
ketchup = Tomato Sauce : Oddly calling it just Ketchup (or even Catsup?) never caught on over here.

Others to add are.
Hoover = Vacuum cleaner
VAX = Vacuum cleaner that does the carpet shampooing thing as well

davesimondotcom · Feb 11, 2005, 04:04 PM

Originally posted by osiris:
And the all useful Q-Tip, aka the Cotton Swab

Cotton Swab was best when he was hanging out with Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Jerobi and Phife.

Superchicken · Feb 11, 2005, 04:59 PM

You international nut jobbies... of course everyone calls it a Q-Tip.

That said I have yet to hear anyone call their MP3 player an iPod when it's actually not an iPod. They generally call it an mp3 player even if they use WMA though.

turtle777 · Feb 11, 2005, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by Superchicken:
That said I have yet to hear anyone call their MP3 player an iPod when it's actually not an iPod. They generally call it an mp3 player even if they use WMA though.

And Apple better not let it become a generic description. If that happens, the copyright and trademarks become obsolete and ANYONE can call its sh!t iPod...

-t

ironknee · Feb 12, 2005, 01:58 PM

Originally posted by turtle777:
WHAT about it?

-t

i donno...soon it will only mean steve's keynotes

how could we forget? Photoshop for photo retouching

PurpleGiant · Feb 12, 2005, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by Superchicken:
You international nut jobbies... of course everyone calls it a Q-Tip.

I've never heard of the word Q-Tip

paully dub · Feb 12, 2005, 11:02 PM

You Aussies have dirty, wax filled ears then, eh?

chris v · Feb 12, 2005, 11:02 PM

Originally posted by PurpleGiant:
I've never heard of the word Q-Tip

.

nevermind. Wrong board.

PurpleGiant · Feb 12, 2005, 11:05 PM

I can't vouch for all of Australia, but most people I know call it a 'Cotton wool bud on a stick'.

CV: I saw that before your edit.