Worst ever name change
Worst ever name change
What gets your vote?
Mine goes to Cesar - the dog food formally known as Mr Dog. Mr Dog was the perfect name; simple, and it summed up the brand perfectly in my opinion. Where the hell did they get Cesar from?
Mine goes to Cesar - the dog food formally known as Mr Dog. Mr Dog was the perfect name; simple, and it summed up the brand perfectly in my opinion. Where the hell did they get Cesar from?
I'd have to choose "Snickers". It's not exactly a frequently used word in this country, is it? Not like good old "Marathon".
And I've just found this on the web:

So it seems that now they've brought out a US version which IS called Marathon!! I am CONFUSED!
And I've just found this on the web:

So it seems that now they've brought out a US version which IS called Marathon!! I am CONFUSED!

Kool
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Worst name change ever
Got to be Cif.
What the hell is Cif supposed to mean?
Perhaps Jif is an obscenity in Turkish or something, I am told Reebok is!
What the hell is Cif supposed to mean?
Perhaps Jif is an obscenity in Turkish or something, I am told Reebok is!
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Kool, those Marathon bars aren't really Marathon bars - and it's also been discussed to death elsewhere 
Also, Marathons in the USA are our Curly Wurlies.
So there you go.

Also, Marathons in the USA are our Curly Wurlies.
So there you go.

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Re: Worst ever name change
I worry about you. you haven't got a dog!Smurfy wrote:What gets your vote?
Mine goes to Cesar - the dog food formally known as Mr Dog. Mr Dog was the perfect name; simple, and it summed up the brand perfectly in my opinion. Where the hell did they get Cesar from?
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Not really relevant to this thread though is it?pandammonium wrote:Kool, those Marathon bars aren't really Marathon bars - and it's also been discussed to death elsewhere
Also, Marathons in the USA are our Curly Wurlies.
So there you go.
Re: Worst ever name change
I'm not a monk either but I know what a monastery is!Bubblehead wrote:I worry about you. you haven't got a dog!Smurfy wrote:What gets your vote?
Mine goes to Cesar - the dog food formally known as Mr Dog. Mr Dog was the perfect name; simple, and it summed up the brand perfectly in my opinion. Where the hell did they get Cesar from?
