Product names can be things of beauty unto themselves


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THIS IS A READ-ONLY ARCHIVE FROM THE SORABJI.COM MESSAGE BOARDS (1995-2016).

By Nelly on Wednesday, January 6, 1999 - 11:57 pm:

    Fleents Stopples
    Musterole
    Bab-o


By Sheila on Thursday, January 7, 1999 - 12:23 am:

    Antiphlogistine

    It's a drawing paste for abcessed hooves.


By Markus on Thursday, January 7, 1999 - 02:05 pm:

    But then we knew that already.


By Sheila on Thursday, January 7, 1999 - 02:59 pm:

    of course you did; it was condescending of me to add that last part. sorry.

    I'm truly glad to have you back with us, Markus.


By Jim aka PajamaBoy on Thursday, January 7, 1999 - 03:17 pm:

    Fleet.....
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    Business School... you thought perhaps I was going to say something else?


By Markus on Thursday, January 7, 1999 - 03:37 pm:

    [Bows to the lovely and talented Sheila]


By TheGoddess on Thursday, January 7, 1999 - 03:48 pm:

    Alka-Seltzer is just fun to say


By R.C. on Friday, January 8, 1999 - 09:51 pm:

    Wait -- rewind. What is/are Fleents Stopples?

    Spam was always one of my favorite product names. Before it became a Net-realted verb.

    That & Tampax. Just becuz it eventually became synonymous w/any brand of internal feminine hygiene product. Talk abt name recognition! But I always thought they shd have spelled it Tampex/since that is the general pronunciation.

    (But perhaps that was TMI for some folks.)

    And I like Ramen. You can walk into any bodega or supermarket practically anywhere on the planet & ask for Ramen & everyone knows what you want.

    But it cd just as well have been the title of an obscure Japanese masturbation cult. Yknow?


By MoonUnit on Saturday, January 9, 1999 - 09:18 pm:

    um whats Ramen? *confused* You can't ask for it in New Zealand RC *g*

    I like thermodilite, not sure if thats how u spell it.


By Jon on Sunday, January 10, 1999 - 03:08 am:

    ...Snickers *giggle*, Laffs *chortle*, and the ever ubiquitous JOLT (oh my!).


By R.C. on Sunday, January 10, 1999 - 07:33 pm:

    Ramen are dried Japanese noodles. They come in little square pkgs. along w/a small foil pkt. of seasonings. You just boil up cup of water on the stove/toss in the noodles & seasonings/take them off the heat & still for abt a minute. And voila! -- instant soup. Altho' I usually drain off the water once the noodles get soft/then add the seasoning mix/some chili sauce/teriyaki sauce/& a splash of sesame oil. Or you can chop up some veggies & leftover whatever's-on- hand & make a reasonably tasty meal.

    You can buy 4 or 5 pks. of Ramen for $1.00 US. It's great poverty food. I practically lived off them when I lived in Queens.


By MoonUnit on Sunday, January 10, 1999 - 09:59 pm:

    oh like maggi 2 minute noodles... I get it now.. Thanks RC


By R.C. on Monday, January 11, 1999 - 12:00 am:

    See -- all over the world/anybody who's poor & hungry can find Ramen. :)

    But where's Nelly -- & what are Fleents Stopples?

    [Sounds like a British rock band from the late 60's. Maybe it was the name The Beatles used back when they were just another garage band.]


By Droopy on Monday, January 11, 1999 - 12:19 am:

    under my kitchen sink:

    Comet (dazzling, fiery celestial body streaking across the sky)

    Arm and Hammer (always looked like a socialist icon to me. workers unite. cleans, deodorizes, gets rid of pesky bourgeousie)

    Ajax (hero of the Trojan war who valiantly rescued the body of Achilles only to kill himself when Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus)

    M30 (a hand cleanser apparently almost twice as mean as an M-16)

    foodstuff:

    BUBBA BRAND hush puppy mix
    (guaranteed to silence your hounds)


By R.C. on Monday, January 11, 1999 - 12:27 am:

    BUBBA BRAND!

    ROFL!

    They must manufacture that stuff in FL!


By Dave on Monday, January 11, 1999 - 01:31 am:

    Add a cup of rice to the ramen and you're set.

    Fleents Stopples was Mott The Hoople's roadie's band, 1972-1975.


By Robert Majistic on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - 01:38 am:

    Moonunit;wow,was your dad Frank Zappa?,Ramon noodles is a college staple,and a culinary Icon.
    Moonunit call me please......or E-mail me..soon


By jack on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - 01:50 am:

    give her your number, hot stuff.


By moonit on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - 02:55 am:

    Do you think he just wants me because of my dad?

    Now you know Jack that I only offer residency to you. And only with bribes of peanut butter cups.


By dave. on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - 03:04 am:

    i wonder if i was that dave up thar. the fleents stopples remark sounds like one of my fake facts and i have enjoyed and recommended adding rice to ramen.

    but i have no recollection of that post.


By dave. on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 - 03:09 am:

    anusol


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