Companies with stupid names

[pvrhye]

Just got an email from gilt talking about a company called 2(x)ist. That's the dumbest thing I have ever read. Sounds like something a middle-school girl would've come up with.

Know any other companies with offensively bad names?

 

[imageWIS]

Yeah, they make underwear. They seem to be doing well.

 

[CouttsClient]

Originally Posted by pvrhye

Just got an email from gilt talking about a company called 2(x)ist. That's the dumbest thing I have ever read. Sounds like something a middle-school girl would've come up with. Know any other companies with offensively bad names?
I know the guy who founded that company. He left a few years ago and has another brand called C-IN2 now which also does very well

 

[Douglas]

It's a case of lost in translation, but I recently saw these guys at a trade show:

They doubled down on the lulz with this little bit of camp:

 

[henrikc]

Pen Island, with the fantastic website called penisland.net.

 

[cross22]

hahaha

 

[Gus]

These are product names from Finland

 

[Gus]

Hey, anyone want some ice cream???

 

[Gus]

This ought to work up a thirst....

 

[Gus]

And for my last post here (for now anyway), anyone want soup???

 

[CouttsClient]

 

[tagutcow]

 

[dragon8]

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

And for my last post here (for now anyway), anyone want soup???

Whats the special ingredient?

 

[epb]

Originally Posted by CouttsClient

That one's pretty clever, actually. There's a roach coach that works construction sites I've seen occasionally named TANSTAAFL, which as far as I know is Helinlein-speak for "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch."

 

[MJRRR]

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