# Does the word tactical have any meaning in advertisements? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 20, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587 "2025-05-20T16:24:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/101 "2025-05-21T17:38:02Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > Not sure if those are actual terms of art in the industry; > > Nah, just me riffing. But, Barbieflage _should_ be a thing! The Google for that was utterly dominated by pix of actual Barbies and branded paraphernalia. But I sure agree that’d be a great term for it. I have a great view of a golf course out my windows. Just yesterday I saw a woman playing golf alone. Which is rather rare. Solo men are common but the women normally are a gaggle. So she caught my eye. Anyhow, she had a golf bag that was the most incredibly Barbie Corvette Pink mass of eye-searing color I had ever seen. And her drivers all had matching pink socks/covers on them. Her golf car had a seat cover / blanket spread across the front seats it that was also bright pink. On closer inspection, it was pink camo. And had openings designed to fit the side rails of a golf car seat. Akin to this, but camo pattern: **[Amazon.com: Pink Leopard Golf Cart Seat Cover](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CG932L3N)** So somebody somewhere sells pink camo golf car seat blankets. Wow. Who knew? Incredibly, she was wearing no exposed pink. Though I have my opinions on her likely underwear color. She was a pretty good golfer too. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/102 "2025-05-21T17:52:55Z")
A college friend related an experience involving poison ivy. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/103 "2025-05-21T18:39:53Z")
Saw an article today that mentioned a company called Incredibrew, that markets “Coffee With Melatonin”, which seemed counterproductive. Turns out it’s a decaf brew, so drinking it at bedtime might help you doze. The same outfit makes “Coffee With Collagen”, evidently aimed at a different demographic than Black Rifle’s. It’s described as “French roast coffee infused and crafted with 7 grams of bovine collagen.” Good for your hair and nails, at least if you’re a cow.\* \*except we don’t absorb and use collagen that way. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/104 "2025-05-21T18:58:47Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > It’s described as “French roast coffee infused and crafted with 7 grams of **bovine collagen.** ” I’ve never heard bullshit described that way. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/105 "2025-05-21T19:12:02Z")
I’m telling the Lil’wrekker about _Barbieflage_ She’ll be shopping on-line in minutes! 😊 ETA…I just looked. You may have coined that. Call Mattel. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/106 "2025-05-21T23:18:17Z")
I’m sure that if you look hard enough you can find Barbieflage with the shapes of actual Barbies. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/107 "2025-05-22T00:46:46Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Saw an article today that mentioned a company called Incredibrew, that markets “Coffee With Melatonin”, which seemed counterproductive. I initially read that as Coffee With Melanin, which had me really confused. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/108 "2025-05-22T00:48:47Z")
Ditto. I mean - how much darker do you want your coffee to be? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/109 "2025-05-22T00:50:08Z")
It’s like, how much more black could this coffee be? And the answer is none. None more black. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/110 "2025-05-22T01:14:55Z")
That’s a basketball painted with [Vanta Black.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack) That black. [![](https://preview.redd.it/scientist-holding-a-basketball-covered-with-vantablack-the-v0-cy2j7q7qbbbd1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=c1496d3010120d64c07e16d6065efcbf7da90f71) ](https://preview.redd.it/scientist-holding-a-basketball-covered-with-vantablack-the-v0-cy2j7q7qbbbd1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=c1496d3010120d64c07e16d6065efcbf7da90f71) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/111 "2025-05-22T01:23:01Z")
I feel like there may actually be a market for extra-black coffee. Some people already seem to consider it a kind of bragging right that they only drink black coffee. Maybe some food-safe dye could be added to make the coffee even more black than you could ever get by brewing. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/112 "2025-05-22T01:23:07Z")
[How about a room painted with Musou Black?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6q54q2iam8) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/113 "2025-05-22T02:01:14Z")
The Lil’wrekker is still searching. There’s plenty of pink camouflaged clothing but nothing Barbie specifically. _Barbieflage_ is new. We need to discover it(or @kenobi_65 does 😊) get Mattel to pay the big $$$bux$$$. Head to the South of France to sunbathe on the Mediterranean. Yep. Thats the ticket! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/114 "2025-05-22T02:37:19Z")
I had to see if I could find something that could interest you. > **[funny bigfoot sasquatch camouflage green medium scale Fabric | Spoonflower](https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/15384483-funny-bigfoot-sasquatch-camouflage-green-medium-scale-by-whimsical_brush?sku=fbty-pf-yd-f130-d15384483)** > > Shop funny bigfoot sasquatch camouflage green medium scale custom Fabric by whimsical\_brush for sale on Spoonflower > **[Pink Camo Dinosaurs- extra large scale Fabric | Spoonflower](https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/11609654-pink-camo-dinosaurs-extra-large-scale-by-red_raspberry_design?sku=fbty-pf-yd-f130-d11609654)** > > Shop Pink Camo Dinosaurs- extra large scale custom Fabric by red\_raspberry\_design for sale on Spoonflower > **[Camo-pinups Fabric | Spoonflower](https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/15432914)** > > Shop Camo-pinups custom Fabric by 50s\_vintage\_dame for sale on Spoonflower Close, but not quite. Maybe you’ll have to draw it and post it. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/115 "2025-05-22T02:59:10Z")
Sounds like Vanna White’s evil twin. ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/116 "2025-05-22T11:10:53Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > …should be a way of saying you’re going commando! This all depends on your tactics. If you are trying to let someone in, commando helps with the communication barrier. But underpants of a certain set of styles could deter an intruder. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/117 "2025-05-22T14:41:30Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I initially read that as Coffee With Melanin, Coffee with Melanie I’ve got a brand new camo coffee cup You’ve got a brand new bean ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/118 "2025-05-24T06:41:55Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The tactical soap I referred to in the OP comes in “3 scents for the relentless warrior” - Citrus Flash Bang, Typhoon Blast, and Tropic Thunder. > > Oh, and it costs twelve dollars a bar. Or 10 grams of silver, the tactical man’s cash. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/119 "2025-05-25T20:52:33Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > All the better to lose it in the dark while camping… and then have to buy another The hunting knife my grandfather made for me has several brightly-colored stripes, in a variety of colors, painted on the handle, so that if you drop it in any environment, snow, mud, thick vegetation, whatever, you’ll be able to easily find it. Put one of those “tacticool” idiots and my grandpap into any actual life-threatening situation, and my money’s on him. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587/120 "2025-05-25T21:41:52Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Put one of those “tacticool” idiots and my grandpap into any actual life-threatening situation, and my money’s on him. Unless they were hiding from someone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-word-tactical-have-any-meaning-in-advertisements/1018587.md?page=7)