These products cost millions to invent. Their legacy is a few bathroom laughs.. (Taken out of Uncle Johns Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader, by the Bathroom Readers Institute).
The Studebaker Dictator : Not exactly "the heartbeat of America" when it was introduced in 1934. According to one auto industry analyst, "after Hitler and Mussolini came to power, a name like Dictator was downright un-American." Yet incredibly, the nations #5 automaker stuck with it for three years.
Bic Perfume: The snazzy $5.00 perfume that looked like a cigarette lighter. Why wasn't it a hit with women? According to one industry expert, "it looked like a cigarette lighter." Bic lost $11 million.
Chilly Bang! Bang! Juice: The kiddie drink in a pistol shaped package. Kids drank it by putting the barrel in their mouths and squeezing the trigger. Outraged parents- and complaints from officials in at least two states- got it yanked from the shelves.
Zartan the Enemy action figures: Hasbro promoted the soldier doll as a "paranoid schizophrenic" that becomes violent under pressure. They pulled the product after mental health organizations complained.
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------------------------------ You can have no idea just how hostile aircraft can be until they come to your area... Aircraft which strafe or bomb your positions should be regarded with suspicion, if not deep mistrust. Aircraft which bomb and strafe your position and wear a red circle should certainly be regarded with deep mistrust. In fact, the deeper the better. A six-foot-deep slit trench is an ideal place from which to mistrust them... Australian soldier VX116124 www.magnum-pc.com Be sure.
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