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JFK-Y2K-Y Jelly
“The initials ‘K-Y‘ are not known to represent any words — they were described by their originator as “arbitrary letters” — but are retained for their brand-identity.”
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October 29th, 2007 at 9:18 am
It cracks me up that two drugstore products with “scientific-sounding” names, “Compound W” and “Preparation H” are for warts and hemhorroids, respectively. I always wondered what “K-Y” stood for.
October 29th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
“Kodak” was a made-up word meant to sound like a camera snapping a picture. I realize this doesn’t have the scandalous appeal of talking about lubricants, but it ties in with the “brand names that don’t mean anything” theme.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:16 am
Crystal, makes me wonder, was it for marketing purposes, or for the dignity of the scientists involved? I mean suppose you were a scientist trying to impress some lady at a bar. “Yeah, I’m a scientist, working on a compound we call ‘Preparation H’ I can’t talk about it much…” vs. “Yeah, I work on ass cream. How about you?” The former sounds so much more intriguing.