# Unfortunate product names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565>\
**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:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/61 "2004-12-06T12:52:12Z")

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The best part on the Nad’s site is the FAQ:

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> 1. What are the ingredients in Nad’s?
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> 2. How long will Nad’s last with use?
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> 3. What is the shelf life of Nad’s?

These are the questions on everyone’s, um, lips.

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**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/62 "2004-12-06T18:12:58Z")

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Oh yes, [Engrish.com](http://Engrish.com) is full of priceless examples of badly-translated product names. Here’s some others I remember:

_GOON_ - Diapers  
_Horny Remover_ - Some kind of callus file  
_Pocket Wetty_ - A pre-moistened hand towel  
_God-Jesus_ - A battery-powered toy robot

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**Author:** ![Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-product-names/190565/63 "2004-12-06T18:25:29Z")

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The other day I was in a dollar store and saw a baby doll of indeterminate foreign origin. It was the kind that mechanically crawls accross the floor. The English name for the doll was “Baby Creep.”

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