Oh, I don't think it matters. It just depends on the social circles you run as to what the noun in that sentence is. You a farmer in Illinois? Then the noun co

Oh, I don't think it matters. It just depends on the social circles you run as to what the noun in that sentence is. You a farmer in Illinois? Then the noun could be "John Deer" or "Monsanto" and you'll get appropriate responses. If you are a chef in New York you could say "Dilantium Knives" are/aren't stupid and get an appropriate response and so on. We are a lot like race car drivers anymore; draping the brands of the companies we are proud to identify ourselves by.