robinson@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (Michael Robinson) (02/21/88)
In article <995@ndmath.UUCP> nj@ndmath.UUCP ( * ) writes: >In article <23055@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, robinson@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (Michael Robinson) writes: >> >> They don't sell Crazy Glue (tm) in 5 gallon cans, but anyone with a brain >> would be able to figure out where to buy 1 gallon cans of cyano-acrylate >> (Crazy Glue (tm), for those who can't read labels). > >I believe that if you actually read the label, you would find that the >trademark is in fact "Krazy Glue(tm)." I confess. I did not read the label before writing the article. I read it once, years ago, and have not read it since. All I remember was the important stuff, that it was really cyanoacrylate, that one should avoid getting it on the skin, and that it wasn't meant to be used to attach small children to stationary objects. Stuff like that. I don't have a good mind for marketing gimmicks. I immediately forgot such things as the misspelled brand name, and whatever marketing drivel there might have been on the front of the package. You know, things like "Bonds in seconds!" "Clean fresh scent!" "Official party favor of the 1980 Olympic Games," "Glue your face to a steel girder!" and stuff like that. To justify this article's distribution, I'd like to contribute to the round of practical jokes allegedly occuring in rec.humor.unfunny: Use Krazy Glue (tm) to bond the genitals of an obnoxious male-gendered lout (brother, lover, husband, etc.) to the side of their leg while they are asleep. Even if you don't do it, it makes for an excellent threat. (Note: author disclaims advocacy of the above procedure) >One of us, sir, is an ignorant cretin. Why don't we split it. I'll plead ignorance if you confess to being a cretin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Robinson USENET: ucbvax!ernie!robinson ARPA: robinson@ernie.berkeley.edu