Aces@lemmy.today to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agoBrand names that have become common wordslemmy.todayimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageBrand names that have become common wordslemmy.todayAces@lemmy.today to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squarewaterore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThe Dumpster Brothers? Their last fucking name was Dumpster? Wild that that was just a common last name with no connection to trash for centuries
minus-squareLamedonyx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWait until you learn about Thomas Crapper, who made major improvements to the modern toilet.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAnd his name wasn’t the origin of the word crap. It was just destiny!
minus-squarez500@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoLook again, it actually says Dempster
minus-squarequaff@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 years agoBoth words are used, so I understand the confusion; also, sprinkled with a little misspelling: Dumpster: The Dempster Brorthers, Inc. EDIT: Just read the Dumpster Wikipedia page. The Dempster Brothers’ had a truck called The Dempster Dumpmaster 😂
minus-squareNeato@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIt’s kind of indicative that the courts have bent to corporations on not generciding names for nearly 60 years. How long have dumpsters been so ubiquitous that no one even knew it was a brand? Very Berenstain Bears situation.
The Dumpster Brothers? Their last fucking name was Dumpster? Wild that that was just a common last name with no connection to trash for centuries
Wait until you learn about Thomas Crapper, who made major improvements to the modern toilet.
And his name wasn’t the origin of the word crap. It was just destiny!
Look again, it actually says Dempster
Both words are used, so I understand the confusion; also, sprinkled with a little misspelling:
Dumpster: The Dempster Brorthers, Inc.EDIT: Just read the Dumpster Wikipedia page. The Dempster Brothers’ had a truck called The Dempster Dumpmaster 😂
It’s kind of indicative that the courts have bent to corporations on not generciding names for nearly 60 years. How long have dumpsters been so ubiquitous that no one even knew it was a brand? Very Berenstain Bears situation.