To expand on a Conversation, had the other night...
and then had at Grammy's work, with her 'people'...
Making a list, of Specific Brand Names that people commonly use to generically cover an entire group.
For Example:
"Do you have a Kleenex?"
Kleenex is actually a Brand Name. There are several different types of facial 'tissues'.
The List... 'Thus Far':
Kleenex
Post-its
White Out or Liquid Paper
Kool-Aid
Band-Aides (Bandages)
Legos
Coke/Pop/Soda
Q-Tips
Chap Stick
Tylenol
("Do you have any Tylenol?" when you may really want Advil...etc.)
Xerox (copy machine)
Ipods
Sharpies
Google
("I Googled.." When you used Yahoo or Ask.com)
Tupperware
Vaseline (Petroleum Jelly)
Crock-Pot (slow cooker)
Jell-O (Gelatin)
Ping Pong (table tennis)
Ok, feel free to expand!
3 comments:
"What kind of Coke do you want?" is a very disapointing question i was asked many times. There is only one kind of Coke, but there are several kinds of pop, soda, if your south of springfield.
my favorite is when people come in and ask if we have "puffs kleenex"
Vice Grips...
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