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Reminds me of the reaction to Apple's naming of the iPad. Like, "My Tampon?" Ha-Ha-Ha. Big huge deal. Surely they'll rename it. What a horrible name. But now i
by inanutshellus 11y ago
Reminds me of the reaction to Apple's naming of the iPad. Like, "My Tampon?" Ha-Ha-Ha. Big huge deal. Surely they'll rename it. What a horrible name.
But now it doesn't occur to anyone to make that association.
- mikeash 11y agoGreat example. I recall seeing a lot of people saying things like that at the time. Doesn't seem to have had any consequences.
- sago 11y agoI was one of the people lampooning Nintendo for the Wii. "Wee" being a very common britishism for "pee". (e.g. "I want a wii in the corner of my living room!" fnar fnar.) I figured they'd change it before launch. The joke was stared down by the brand, and the brand won. What do I know?
- the_watcher 11y agoWhen the Washington NBA team changed from the Bullets to the Wizards, a common potential problem brought up was that people would call them the Wiz (similar connotation to wee).
- jdminhbg 11y agoThe MLS team in Kansas City was initially (in 1996) actually named the 'Kansas City Wiz.' It was later changed to Wizards (and later still totally renamed after changing ownership hands). Their games against the (also since renamed) Dallas Burn generated a lot of childish jokes, as you might expect.