# Bloody unsettling product names. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271 "2006-10-13T03:02:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/1 "2006-10-13T03:02:48Z")
I was buying a wee cigar at a local tobacconist’s shop this evening and guffawed out loud to see a box of [these](http://www.ccrsnacks.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=010&DEPT=1101154000&BACK=A0043A1) sitting on the counter. I’ve only heard that name used euphemistically, me, but that girl I like just told me that her mum’s sister’s name is “Florienne.” Huh. That’s funny enough. Then _COUNTRY_. Good clean homophonic fun. By the time we get to the “Fudge,” all bets are off. I’m sorry, but “Aunt Flo’s Country Fudge” makes me think of a _really_ bad laundry day. So what have y’all got in the way of WTF product names/business names/etc since the last time we did this? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/2 "2006-10-13T03:09:41Z")
[Mr. Brain’s Faggots.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain's_Faggots) ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/3 "2006-10-13T03:11:20Z")
Not exactly a product but there’s a roofing company here called Wetmore’s Roofing. Hmm. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/4 "2006-10-13T05:35:11Z")
While we’re on the topic of … um … gay names and sundry: [FAG Bearings](http://www.fagauto.com/) (a division of FAG KG Germany) [FAG company](http://www.fagcompany.co.yu/) [Gay & Co.](http://www.gamerco.com/gayco/) [Macdonald Dettwiler & Ass](http://wrightreports.ecnext.com/coms2/reportdesc_COMPANY_C12456000) [Big Ass Fan Company](http://www.bigassfans.com/) [The Great Cosmic Happy-Ass Card Company](http://www.greatcosmichappyass.com/) [Anu’s Laboritories Ltd.](http://www.anulabs.com/) (found through a company directory that lists them [An us Laboritories](http://www.chemicalregister.com/Anus_Laboratories_Ltd/Supplier/sid16311.htm)) [Perfect Smiles](http://www.perfectsmiles.com/) (This isn’t funny until you see the phone number: 1-888-ANUSMILE) [Bum Soo Trading Company](http://www.bizkorea.com/bumsoo.html) ([Article headline](http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4298/is_199709/ai_n14997606)): Creditors to assume control of BUM; company hired to manage BUM’s licensing business. [Butt and Co.](http://www.buttandco.com/) [HE Butt Grocery Company](http://company.monster.com/hebgro/) (Product): [Butt Connector](http://allproducts.com/manufacture13/uta/19-power_contact.html) [Tiger Rear Ends](http://www.tigerrearend.com/) (Novelty products): [Tit Bits and Dunking Dickies](http://www.allparty.co.uk/store/29040.shtml) [The Hole Company](http://www.holecompany.com/) [Weiner company](http://www.weinerco.com/) [Savage, Weiner & Company](http://www.swcpa.com/) (This could only be worse if Mr. Weiner got top billing) [Stump Financial](http://www.stumpnet.com/) [Big Lick Media](http://www.biglickmedia.com/company/) [Shee Lick Industrial](http://www.artificial-flower.com.hk/) [Smeg](http://www.smeguk.com/Menu.htm) [Dong Bang Co.](http://dongbangco.co.kr/english/portal.php) [Huynh Bang Co.](http://www.huynhbang.com/) (“Huynh” is pronounced “Win”) [Hung-Wang Foods Company](http://www.profilecanada.com/companydetail.cfm?company=181659) (product): [Hump Magnets](http://www.buntingmagnetics.com/sep-hump.cfm) Other sundry items: [Wrekin Construction](http://www.wrekin.co.uk/) [Huge Systems](http://www.hugesystems.com/) Google is fun. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/5 "2006-10-13T05:37:37Z")
Eesh. I can’t believe I spelled Laboratories wrong. Twice. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/6 "2006-10-13T14:22:48Z")
[_Barf_ laundry detergent](http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=254689286&size=m) in the Middle East and eastern Europe. [_Otis Spumkmeyer Cookies_](http://www.spunkmeyer.com/) [_666_ cough syrup](http://www.deuceofclubs.com/write/666.htm) The usual assortment of unintentionally phallic-sounding Asian product and business names (Hung Long, Long Dong, Hung Dik, Suck Mi Kok, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/7 "2006-10-13T14:31:30Z")
There used to be a firm of solicitors around here called Pink, Donger and Lowry. Pink Donger, and that other guy. ---
**Author:** ![naotalbah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@naotalbah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naotalbah)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/8 "2006-10-13T17:05:12Z")
Smoe truly great law firm names, [Payne and Fears](http://www.paynefears.com/) [Slaughter and Virgin](http://pview.findlaw.com/view/2253586_1) and my personal favorite, [Harness, Dickey, and Pierce](http://www.hdp.com/) because, if you are going to pierce a dickey, you should probably harness it first. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/9 "2006-10-13T17:23:13Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] [Macdonald Dettwiler & Ass](http://wrightreports.ecnext.com/coms2/reportdesc_COMPANY_C12456000) [/QUOTE] Okay, that’s not the name of the company, right? It’s Macdonald Dettwiler & _Associates_, right? It has got to be just an unfortunate abbreviation. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/10 "2006-10-13T17:34:56Z")
[QUOTE=acsenray] Okay, that’s not the name of the company, right? It’s Macdonald Dettwiler & _Associates_, right? It has got to be just an unfortunate abbreviation. [/QUOTE] I had presumed so, but absent the appropriate abbreviation punctuation I’m perfectly willing to take it at face value. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/11 "2006-10-13T17:43:26Z")
[Pschitt](http://www.pschitt.fr/). “Oh oui Pschitt!” ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/12 "2006-10-13T18:06:38Z")
I refuse to even think about, let alone buy, [Seventh Generation Toilet Paper](http://www.seventhgeneration.com/our_products/paper/bathroom_tissue.html). ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/13 "2006-10-13T18:07:18Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] [Pschitt](http://www.pschitt.fr/). “Oh oui Pschitt!” [/QUOTE] “Can I offer you a glass of Pschitt?” “Only if I can give you a can of Eat Me.” ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/14 "2006-10-13T18:08:57Z")
[QUOTE=Eve] I refuse to even think about, let alone buy, [Seventh Generation Toilet Paper](http://www.seventhgeneration.com/our_products/paper/bathroom_tissue.html). [/QUOTE] “Seventh Generation Bathroom Tissue is made from 100% recycled paper, with a minimum of 80% post-consumer materials.” Post-consumer materials _indeed_. Bet it smells like Pschitt. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/15 "2006-10-13T19:12:38Z")
Apparently there is a company around here called E.A.T. Waste Management Services. It always startles me a bit when I’m driving along and see a sign that says EAT WASTE Management Services ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/16 "2006-10-13T19:18:41Z")
Why would it startle a Dung Beetle? 😃 > [@](#): > > kay, that’s not the name of the company, right? It’s Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates, right? It has got to be just an unfortunate abbreviation. Reminds me of the construction firm **Jack** son and **Ass** ociates, the victim of many a childish graffito. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/17 "2006-10-13T19:42:19Z")
Here in massachusetts, at least until recently, we had the infamous candy called **Squirrel Nut Zippers** whuich sounds almost obscene. I’ve used **Fluke** power m,eters and high voltage attenuators, but the name has always bothered me. I imagine an advertising slogan, that, to the best of my knowledge, they never used: “If it works, It’s a Fluke!” Similarly, an English literary journal that published some of Tolkien’s stuff was **Time and Tide**. I imagine their editorial policy on deadlines: “We wait for no Man.” ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/18 "2006-10-13T19:48:25Z")
[**THE** Erection Company](http://www.nwlink.com/~tec1/techistory.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/19 "2006-10-13T19:58:03Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] **Squirrel Nut Zippers** [/quote] Band name! Oh. Wait. It [already is](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_Nut_Zippers). > [@](#): > > I’ve used **Fluke** power m,eters and high voltage attenuators, but the name has always bothered me. I imagine an advertising slogan, that, to the best of my knowledge, they never used: “If it works, It’s a Fluke!” Ah, but in Canada we have [Fluke Transport](http://www.fluke.ca). Their slogan really _is_ “If it’s on time, it’s a Fluke!” (The website is broken at the moment so I can’t tell if they use it there, but it’s on all of of their trucks) ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/20 "2006-10-13T20:02:28Z")
The disposable swim diapers made by Huggies are called **Little Swimmers**. I buy them, and it always cracks me up. Admittedly, if you have to buy them, little swimmers were involved _somewhere_ in the process… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271.md?page=2)