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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised how long yo-yo lasted

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I'll take the low hanging fruit. Kleenex.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wish this graphic had the old name as well.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Something I find interesting, lino was replaced by vinyl which was worse and plasticy but cheaper and the name carried over.

Most people when they think of floor lino thinka actually of vinyl rather than the actual original!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Vinyl is horrible, but I really like LVP. I guess the solution was more vinyl.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

That was a good almost 100 year run, yo-yo.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Chapstick goes all the way back to the 1880's? Holy shit!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Congressional cemetery

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I dunno, I don't know anyone who doesn't call it a vacuum. I know people who own Hoover's and they still call it their vacuum.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

That's UK English vs. American English. I think American English might genericise (if that's a word) trademarks more often than UK English, but hoover is one that the UK has that America doesn't.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

It's probably American biased. In the US it's commonly called a 'vacuum' or 'vacuum cleaner.' 'Hoover' is not used much in US.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Only in UK.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I suppose a tweet isn’t a Twitter.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

This is fucking hook and loop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

I find it interesting how all but a few are two syllables. I don't think that's a coincidence.

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