# Unfortunate product names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 24, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565 "2003-07-24T05:37:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/41 "2003-07-29T03:06:22Z")
Oh, and let’s not forget [Cummins-Onan generators](http://www.cumminsnorthwest.com/onan/default.asp), which used to be marketed with the catchy slogan **_THE POWER OF ONE_®** :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/42 "2003-07-29T07:27:39Z")
I am surprised that Nabisco still sells cookies called “Filipinos.” So far, I have only seen them in Spain. They are really delicious, but would never be PC in the U.S. “Hey! Let’s eat some Filipinos for a snack!” :rolleyes: There is a picture of the wrapper at [http://www.dooyoo.es/product/207900.html](http://www.dooyoo.es/product/207900.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/43 "2003-07-29T07:53:38Z")
And then there’s the Dutch licorice called _dropknikkers_… ---
**Author:** ![SkyBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SkyBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyBum)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/44 "2003-07-29T08:19:56Z")
One I have always liked is manufactured here in Utah. It is a no-fog lens treament called Cat Crap. ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/45 "2003-07-29T08:22:31Z")
From the Cruel Site of the Day, sometime last week. Any Brits want to explain this one to me? [http://www.mrbrainsfaggots.com/](http://www.mrbrainsfaggots.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/46 "2003-12-17T23:26:23Z")
Okay, I’ve got a bunch of Fuller’s Ale in my refrigerator. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m having a hard time getting past it having a name that’s evocative of one of the few trades which can boast of a long association with stale urine. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/47 "2003-12-17T23:54:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TeaElle \* > \*\*I cannot believe that no one has mentioned the most embarassing product name in history: [Nads](http://www.nads.com/). \*\* I remember some ad (TV? Radio?) with a woman with a charming Australian/British accent saying, “It’s NADS!” Just about killed me every time it came on. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/48 "2003-12-18T00:02:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LilyoftheValley \* > \*\*Anyone remember the Reebok Incubus women’s running shoe? Use a dictionary, folks… \*\* Umbro were going to launch a shoe called _Zyklon_. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/49 "2004-12-05T13:55:13Z")
> [@Doomtrain](#): > > I remember some ad (TV? Radio?) with a woman with a charming Australian/British accent saying, “It’s NADS!” Just about killed me every time it came on. I’m missing something. What is Nad’s? ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/50 "2004-12-05T13:59:17Z")
> [@Doomtrain](#): > > I remember some ad (TV? Radio?) with a woman with a charming Australian/British accent saying, “It’s NADS!” Just about killed me every time it came on. I’m missing something. I went to the online Merriam-Webster and found a few definitions of **nad** that were innocuous. E.g., _abbreviation_: no appreciable disease. What is so awful or embarrassing about Nad’s? ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/51 "2004-12-05T14:09:47Z")
It’s slang for gonads, my friend. Seeing as the product that goes by the name of Nad’s is a dipilatory cream, it’s pretty funny to be rubbing nads all over yourself. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/52 "2004-12-05T14:11:32Z")
> [@Antiochus](#): > > I’m missing something. I went to the online Merriam-Webster and found a few definitions of **nad** that were innocuous. E.g., _abbreviation_: no appreciable disease. > > What is so awful or embarrassing about Nad’s? Nads=euphemism for testicles. Now it’s funny. ---
**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/53 "2004-12-05T14:20:22Z")
Nads is slang for testicles/balls/cojones/nuts etc. ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/54 "2004-12-05T14:46:23Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/55 "2004-12-05T16:13:06Z")
I think it’s interesting that Cummins has a product line (generators, I think) under the name “Onan.” ---
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/56 "2004-12-05T16:18:20Z")
> [@Antiochus](#): > > I’m missing something. I went to the online Merriam-Webster and found a few definitions of **nad** that were innocuous. E.g., _abbreviation_: no appreciable disease. > > What is so awful or embarrassing about Nad’s? It’s a slang term for testicles ie gonads shortened to “nads”. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/57 "2004-12-05T18:33:27Z")
> [@Earl Snake-Hips Tucker](#): > > I think it’s interesting that Cummins has a product line (generators, I think) under the name “Onan.” [Back on page one…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3767665&postcount=41) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/58 "2004-12-05T18:37:57Z")
I haven’t seen this in a couple of years—an anti-perspirant under the brand name “Tussy”. When I first saw it, I had quite a time that week, as the name had augered itself into my subconscious. WTH is a “Tussy”? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2004, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/59 "2004-12-05T19:21:22Z")
> [@Joe K](#): > > WTH is a “Tussy”? Tussy is a town in Oklahoma. The real question is “What the hell is a [Tussy Mussy](http://www.perfectwedding.com/ws-tkb660.html)?” ---
**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/60 "2004-12-06T00:52:43Z")
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