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post #1 of 85
4/22/11 at 2:03am
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Just got an email from gilt talking about a company called 2(x)ist. That's the dumbest thing I have ever read. Sounds like something a middle-school girl would've come up with.

Know any other companies with offensively bad names?
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post #2 of 85
4/22/11 at 2:09am
Yeah, they make underwear. They seem to be doing well.
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post #3 of 85
4/22/11 at 2:21am
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Originally Posted by pvrhye View Post
Just got an email from gilt talking about a company called 2(x)ist. That's the dumbest thing I have ever read. Sounds like something a middle-school girl would've come up with. Know any other companies with offensively bad names?
I know the guy who founded that company. He left a few years ago and has another brand called C-IN2 now which also does very well
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post #4 of 85
4/22/11 at 1:33pm
It's a case of lost in translation, but I recently saw these guys at a trade show: They doubled down on the lulz with this little bit of camp:
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post #5 of 85
4/22/11 at 3:23pm
Pen Island, with the fantastic website called penisland.net.
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post #6 of 85
4/22/11 at 7:21pm
hahaha
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post #7 of 85
4/22/11 at 7:35pm
These are product names from Finland



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post #8 of 85
4/22/11 at 7:36pm
Hey, anyone want some ice cream???

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post #9 of 85
4/22/11 at 7:37pm
This ought to work up a thirst....

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post #10 of 85
4/22/11 at 7:38pm
And for my last post here (for now anyway), anyone want soup???

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post #11 of 85
4/22/11 at 7:45pm
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post #12 of 85
4/22/11 at 8:59pm
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post #13 of 85
4/22/11 at 9:03pm
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And for my last post here (for now anyway), anyone want soup???


Whats the special ingredient?
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post #14 of 85
4/23/11 at 12:30am
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That one's pretty clever, actually. There's a roach coach that works construction sites I've seen occasionally named TANSTAAFL, which as far as I know is Helinlein-speak for "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch."
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post #15 of 85
4/23/11 at 3:27am
Slocum
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