# Martha Raye's comment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-rayes-comment/1015308>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 8, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-rayes-comment/1015308 "2025-03-08T21:27:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-rayes-comment/1015308/21 "2025-03-09T22:03:19Z")

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The mistake in styling is nothing compared to the idea the marketers had to have the poet [Marianne Moore come up with the name of the new car.](https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetry-news/63112/the-ford-faberge-by-marianne-moore) Among her suggestions:

Hurricane Accipter (hawk)  
The Impeccable  
Symmechromatic  
Thunderblender  
The Resilient Bullet  
Intelligent Bullet  
Bullet Cloisoné  
Bullet Lavolta

And her ultimate recommendation  
**Utopian Turtletop**

“Edsel”, while a dumb name, was at least the name of Henry Ford’s son, who had advocated for a model priced between the Ford and Mercury lines.

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**Author:** ![JohnnyEcks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnnyecks/32/18197_2.png) [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-rayes-comment/1015308/22 "2025-03-09T22:26:01Z")

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Eh, I always figured that she was playing with them. She got paid either way, after all.

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**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:** [March 9, 2025, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-rayes-comment/1015308/23 "2025-03-09T22:49:51Z")

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“Accipiter”, at least, would be a pretty cool name for a car.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/martha-rayes-comment/1015308/24 "2025-03-09T23:52:58Z")

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On my way.

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