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Post by The City Manager on Oct 27, 2009 6:44:44 GMT -5
15. dictum
14. joystick
13. Volvo
12. bungalow
11. cowlick
10. toadstool
9. supercalifragelistickexpeeallidouches
8. titmouse
7. holepuncher
6. crotchety
5. kumquat
4. shiitake
3. cockeyed
2. gobbledygook
and the Number 1 Word That Sounds Dirty but Isn't...
1. Rubbermaid
Have any you'd like to add?
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Post by Helios on Oct 28, 2009 3:33:25 GMT -5
The only ones that spring to mind are Cockles, and Arsole.
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Post by The City Manager on Oct 28, 2009 7:10:46 GMT -5
The only ones that spring to mind are Cockles, and Arsole. Those are good ones. I sometimes wonder about how products are named, and I'm sure advertising companies have entire departments devoted to it. I've had a little experience with advertising agencies, and I know that any ideas about names, slogans, or commercials have to pass through a board of some kind where they accept or reject the idea... and even if it's accepted, it has to pass by the client for approval. Recently, a new product for acid reflux disease is being advertised on TV in the U.S. called AcipHex... pronounced "ass'-effects". I can appreciate the connection to acid, and the clever use of the letters "ph" for the "f" sound, while at the same time, utilizing the "ph" to indicate a measure of the acidity or basicity of a solution, but while it's all technically correct, it "sounds" a bit foolish when spoken on TV in front of a younger audience. But, then again, maybe the point was to startle us, and to create something memorable. Seems to have worked.  |
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