# The game of unfortunate product names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-of-unfortunate-product-names/186728>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 7, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-of-unfortunate-product-names/186728 "2003-07-07T06:46:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-of-unfortunate-product-names/186728/21 "2003-07-08T04:28:28Z")

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Skodas are still around \> [www.skoda-auto.com](http://www.skoda-auto.com) \> they’re owned by VW and they basically built reskinned veedubs. Rather good cars these days.

Volvo is latin for “I roll”…

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**Author:** ![Forty-Six\_Two](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Forty-Six\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forty-Six_Two)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-of-unfortunate-product-names/186728/22 "2003-07-08T04:45:03Z")

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**Kn\*ckers** , I almost died laughing. Dear lord…

I always like the prescription drugs on TV with names that relate a little too specifically to the ailment…  
“Now, with Anuscork™, you can stop that embarrassing leakage 24 hours at a time!”

“From the makers of Drycrotch 2000, we present: DripNoMore!”

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