# I pit these new fresh-scent-whatever-it-is cleaning products

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 22, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-these-new-fresh-scent-whatever-it-is-cleaning-products/349379 "2006-03-22T01:09:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-these-new-fresh-scent-whatever-it-is-cleaning-products/349379/41 "2006-03-24T13:44:14Z")

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I agree about the name- [Cillit Bang](http://www.cillitbang.co.uk/) is indeed a very daft name for a cleanng product. It does clean my bathroom and kitchen with minimal effort though.

There’s also a very funny email going around with a mashed up techno version of the Cillit Bang advert " Bang and the dirt is gone, b-b-b-bang and the dirt, b-b-b-bang and the dirt, b-b-b- bang and the dirt is gone!"

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**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-these-new-fresh-scent-whatever-it-is-cleaning-products/349379/42 "2006-03-24T13:57:19Z")

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> [@Cluricaun](#):
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> Do either of those actually mean anything, or are they just gibberish?

Hard to believe, I know, but Clit Band and [Cif](http://www.unilever.co.uk/ourbrands/homecare/cif.asp) are actual cleaning products. The whole “Jif (as in jiffy meaning quickly) becomes Cif (as in - WTF?)” rebranding episode was bad enough, but when I first saw a Slit Bong ad I honestly thought it was for some sort of comedy show. The combination of the name with the ‘rejected by Home Shopping Network’ vibe of the packaging and production values somehow combines to make my brain liquefy.

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