Loz Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) I'm not sure this would be a big seller in the US or UK... How about a thread for the unusual, nay unlikely brands that we find here in the Kingdom. Mops were invented by a black man so, what better name? A tribute even! Cleaning floors had always meant scrubbing them on your hands and knees using a scrub brushes and rags. Thomas Stewart envisioned an easier, less painful way. Using a cloth connected to a stick handle and held in place by a metal clasp, Stewart present the world with invention of the mop.Source: Edited September 20, 2010 by Loz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimShortz Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 The first time I saw the "Black man" brand in Tesco I was a wee bit shocked - this could never happen in the west, but then when thinking about Thailand in many ways you have to think about 50 years back. Then not so shocking I guess... On the subject of funny names, the shop that always made me giggle was (gone now) a little convenience store outside of Bubble - called "Fat Bird". Also, very nearby was a car rental shop called "Bomb Car Rent". Hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 from your Avatar I'd say you availed yourself of their services! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 from your Avatar I'd say you availed yourself of their services! Well I rented a car in the USA from an outfit called Rent-a-Wreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I11w-rl6iaY&has_verified=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUDAS Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 'Sit and Go' toilet paper always makes me smile when I see it. I'm just waiting for some wizz kid in the company's marketing department to come up with the idea of inserting an H in the first word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbigeyes Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I11w-rl6iaY&has_verified=1 This is sure to leave an impression lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 Great find MCA, Love the boy, Rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumball Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 'transam' timestamp='1284990702' post='3895647'] Blimey, imagine if they sold Robinsons Jam here. No link sorry. Brits will know. Two of my children still have 'Golliwog' broaches , when they were small they caled them 'Ollimygogs' , one may still have her 'Black Sambo' dolly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 For her birthday last year one of my daughter's friends gave her this huge Sambo doll. One of the creepiest things I've ever seen. There was no way it could ever be considered "Narak" as it were. It was one of those things where you'd watch it out of the corner of your eye to see if it moved. My daughter didn't think to much of it either so I stuffed it on the bottom of a wardrobe with, I'm ashamed to admit it, a sense of relief. Still waiting to be in bed one night and hear the wardrobe door creep open..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Cheese can't be racist. But cheeseheads can be! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclipse Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Blimey, imagine if they sold Robinsons Jam here. No link sorry. Brits will know. You mean Robertsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm not sure this would be a big seller in the US or UK. I agree! Especially in the USA. Pretty rude to name a cheese full of gaping holes after the President Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm not sure this would be a big seller in the US or UK. I agree! Especially in the USA. Pretty rude to name a cheese full of gaping holes after the President Simon You don't have a gaping hole (or two)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Jingthing, I'm shocked! I'm really not sure how to interpret your comment :) Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 Simon, that is the first belly laugh outloud post I've read in a while. I thought I was gonna own the humour on this thread. I bow down before the new king. The crown is yours, Sire. :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Cheese can't be racist. But cheeseheads can be! Green Bay Wisconsin, eh? I have a box of Cheese "Crackers!" Does that count as a racist cheese product? How about the Canadian Black Diamond white cheddar cheese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 'Sit and Go' toilet paper always makes me smile when I see it. I'm just waiting for some wizz kid in the company's marketing department to come up with the idea of inserting an H in the first word. I haven't seen "sit and go", not that I'm a big browser of toilet paper, but have seen I guess it all depends on what you ate the day before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Good find, Loz, thanks for my morning laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Not sure if cheese could be racist, but Venezuelan Beaver Cheese could be misconstrued as being sexist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Not sure if cheese could be racist, but Venezuelan Beaver Cheese could be misconstrued as being sexist. Just whereabouts on a Venezuelan Beaver do they actually harvest the cheese from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Not sure if cheese could be racist, but Venezuelan Beaver Cheese could be misconstrued as being sexist. Wow, I always thought it was only "natural" blokes with cheese issues. Edited September 20, 2010 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisakiman Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm sure there are a few posters here who remember "Darkie" toothpaste, with the black guy in the top hat on the label. Then some years ago, without explanation, it became "Darlie", and the man in the top hat suddenly took on a deathly pallor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanInBKK Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm sure there are a few posters here who remember "Darkie" toothpaste, with the black guy in the top hat on the label. Then some years ago, without explanation, it became "Darlie", and the man in the top hat suddenly took on a deathly pallor! Ah memories of Thailand 10, 15 years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Coon is Australian and is named after a person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi007 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm sure there are a few posters here who remember "Darkie" toothpaste, with the black guy in the top hat on the label. Then some years ago, without explanation, it became "Darlie", and the man in the top hat suddenly took on a deathly pallor! Yep, I remember that. I still wish I had bought a tube of it back then just for a novelty item and the lack of PC thinking... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coutsa Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Ys, Coon is also here in Australia. I remember once on a TV show they had an Aboriginal man complaining and asking how would we feel if there was a cheese called Whitey...... I also remember the Darkie toothpaste, shame they changed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewayup Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Ys, Coon is also here in Australia. I remember once on a TV show they had an Aboriginal man complaining and asking how would we feel if there was a cheese called Whitey...... I also remember the Darkie toothpaste, shame they changed it! It can go both ways... Edam isn't a terribly polite word in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I don't like racism but I love the way Thailand is completely non PC, in the UK they band golliwog's which to me had no racist intent whatsoever. Thailand would doubtfully ban such a toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I don't like racism but I love the way Thailand is completely non PC, in the UK they band golliwog's which to me had no racist intent whatsoever. Thailand would doubtfully ban such a toy. Probably England does not want their girls taking a black doll to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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