# How many genericized trademarks do you currently use (read the OP)

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**Created:** [October 9, 2026, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-genericized-trademarks-do-you-currently-use-read-the-op/1033692 "2026-10-09T10:24:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-genericized-trademarks-do-you-currently-use-read-the-op/1033692/66 "2026-10-21T10:13:48Z")

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The use of the slang term Crapper may, or may nor, be influenced by the work of this gentleman.  
[![](https://driehausmuseum.org/images/uploads/blog/11111.jpg) ](https://driehausmuseum.org/images/uploads/blog/11111.jpg)

But this factoid is also the subject of some debate; here, for instance.

> [@Historical myths DEBUNKED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-myths-debunked/1022251/79):
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> I think most Dopers likely already know this, but… Yes, [Thomas Crapper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Crapper) was a real plumber in Victorian London. No, he was not the inventor of the flush toilet as many lists of “fun facts” have claimed. At most, he held a few patents related to improvements to the toilet.

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