Gaby's Gobbledygook

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Bad Name

My refrigerator is made by a company called "Hotpoint." Isn't that rather like calling a history textbook Canada Today?

3 Comments:

Blogger Captain Salamander said...

A history textbook?

2:41 PM EST  
Blogger Rita's hubby said...

Frankly, as someone who never studied Canadian history (other than the facts spewed by TF regarding the validity of the metric system and the invention of the zipper) I agree with DES' observation.
If I had to study my US history from a textbook titled "Canada Today," I would definitely consider misleading names for other items. Moreover, I would start with my fridge

9:10 PM EST  
Blogger DES said...

Yes, a history textbook. Thatnk you for pointing out that lacuna. I forgot that not everyone has the OTI Quote List shagur be-fiw.

2:28 PM EST  

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