# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/21 "2006-10-13T21:51:35Z")
I found DQ’s Moo Latte unsettling when their ads depicted light skinned blacks. maybe I read too much into that? ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/22 "2006-10-13T21:53:10Z")
A law firm in Ames, IA, used to have 2 partners called Sharp and Nutty. I think the other two were Mild and Aromatic. ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/23 "2006-10-13T22:09:22Z")
I always get a mild chuckle out of the local New York lumberyard chain [Dykes Lumber Co.](http://www.dykeslumber.com/), imagining it to be staffed by burly women in plad workshirts (it’s not). ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/24 "2006-10-13T22:50:54Z")
Most Australians i know have a bit of a giggle when they visit Canada and see folks walking around in “Roots” apparel. For those unaware, “root” as a verb in Australia is a synonym for “fuck” or “screw.” As a noun, it can be used in similar ways, for example, “She’s a really good root.” ---
**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, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/25 "2006-10-13T22:55:10Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] Most Australians i know have a bit of a giggle when they visit Canada and see folks walking around in “Roots” apparel. For those unaware, “root” as a verb in Australia is a synonym for “fuck” or “screw.” As a noun, it can be used in similar ways, for example, “She’s a really good root.” [/QUOTE] I didn’t realize that was being used as a slang term. Hell, I wore Roots back in the mid-80s. Okay, it was the only time in my life I ever wore Roots, but I wasn’t aware it had amusing slang potential. 🙂 ---
**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, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/26 "2006-10-13T22:55:39Z")
Similarly (and I know I’ve posted this before), I nearly died laughing when I was in Bloomington, IN, and saw the building of the [Wankier Insurance Agency](http://www.calculateme.com/car-insurance/indiana/bloomington/wankier-insurance-agency.htm). I know a lot of insurance companies are wankers, but these people toss the competition away. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/27 "2006-10-13T23:15:52Z")
Not so much a problem with the name as the slogan of The Crack Team: \* A dry crack is a happy crack!\* ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/28 "2006-10-13T23:15:56Z")
In my local asian market they have a brand of soymilk called **Fung Kee Fresh**. I always thought that was pretty hip. And I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a restaurant called **Pho King**. ---
**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, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/29 "2006-10-13T23:22:37Z")
Pho restaurants are pretty common, especially around where I worked at my last job. Pho Mi Tu Hai, Pho Asia, Pho Da Bo, etc. Some good stuff at those, though. If you’re ever with a group of people and want a good meal, order what they call a fondue. Gigantic pot of hot & sour broth on a portable gas burner and a gigantic plate of fresh meats and vegetables you can add and cook right then and there. Really awesome stuff. Anyway, to the topic, a couple of amusing [engrish.com](http://engrish.com) items this week: (Product): [Bubble Cum](http://www.engrish.com/recent_detail.php?imagename=bubble-cum.jpg&category=Stationery&date=2006-10-13) [J. Quick & Hard Co.](http://www.engrish.com/recent_detail.php?imagename=quick-and-hard.jpg&category=Buildings&date=2006-10-09) [Men’s Fudge Magazine](http://www.engrish.com/recent_detail.php?imagename=mens-fudge.jpg&category=Books/Magazines&date=2006-10-07) ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/30 "2006-10-13T23:28:50Z")
Kum & Go, a chain of gas stations in western Missouri (and elsewhere, I believe). A friend of mine calls them “ejaculate and evacuate”. ---
**Author:** ![No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/no_me_ayudes_compadre/32/5224_2.png) [@No\_Me\_Ayudes\_Compadre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Me_Ayudes_Compadre)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/31 "2006-10-13T23:56:30Z")
At the grocery store: A bottle of Argentine chimichurri–a pasty reddish-brown sauce–elegantly named “Poo.” In the dairy case, who can pass up a tube of “Belgian Cock Cheese.” At the pet shop, advertising a male Scottie, was a sign for “Scottish Macho–10,000 pesos.” I didn’t see the price for the Foofiewanker Cairn. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/32 "2006-10-13T23:59:13Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] Not so much a problem with the name as the slogan of The Crack Team: \* A dry crack is a happy crack!\* [/QUOTE] But if a dry crack is a happy crack, why do we need [Zim’s Crack Creme](http://www.crackcreme.com/)? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/33 "2006-10-14T00:08:08Z")
[Vagi-Gard Personal Lubricating Gel](http://www.herb4sex.com/shop/detail.asp?pid=6849) is a little over the top, or under… er, never mind. [CALIBRATED ENEMA BUCKET](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270035212323&category=3193) Cuz really, every drop counts. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/34 "2006-10-14T01:20:51Z")
[QUOTE=elmwood] [_666_ cough syrup](http://www.deuceofclubs.com/write/666.htm) [/QUOTE] I have some of that. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/35 "2006-10-14T01:29:29Z")
Two manufacturers of concrete pumper trucks are Schwing and Putzmeister, both of which amuse me. (Schwing reminds me of Wayne’s World and when I hear Putzmeister, I think penis master, although the name actually means plaster master.) ---
**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 14, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/36 "2006-10-14T01:31:53Z")
[QUOTE=Dewey Finn] Two manufacturers of concrete pumper trucks are Schwing and Putzmeister, both of which amuse me. (Schwing reminds me of Wayne’s World and when I hear Putzmeister, I think penis master, although the name actually means plaster master.) [/QUOTE] That reminds me of a gritty hand cleaner that was used back in the late 80s at a printing company I worked for, called “Putz Pomade.” I always giggled when I read that. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/37 "2006-10-14T02:33:31Z")
[Boudreaux’s Butt Paste](http://www.buttpaste.com/) - it’s a diaper rash ointment and skin cream. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271/38 "2006-10-14T02:53:04Z")
Just down the street, there’s **Fook Yuen** Chinese restaurant. Back in Nebraska, my wife had a laugh over **Duling Optical**. “Duling” in Tagalog means “cross-eyed.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloody-unsettling-product-names/376271.md?page=1)