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February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:50 am
by NellyLunatic1980
Top o' the mornin'® to everybody! Yes, I know, that's earendel's trademark. I'm just using that to introduce the very first round of my third installment of the QoD, which will be on trademarks. Not Bored trademarks, but actual trademarks. So many words in our everyday conversations are brand names or registered trademarks. Below is a list of common English words. You must tell me if they are currently "trademarked" or not. Each correct yes/no is worth 1 point. The bonus is worth 5 points.
This question is open until Thursday at 6 PM Eastern.
1. Styrofoam
2. Lucite
3. Velcro
4. Uzi
5. Aspirin
6. Zamboni
7. Galoshes
8. Rayon
9. Teflon
10. Maraschino
11. Cellophane
12. Kevlar
13. Popsicle
14. Polyester
15. Formica
BONUS
Spandex
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:13 am
by megaaddict
Only know one of these for sure. Gotta make sure I have some kleenex on hand when the scores come out.
1. Styrofoam - no
2. Lucite - yes
3. Velcro - no
4. Uzi - no
5. Aspirin - no
6. Zamboni - yes
7. Galoshes - no
8. Rayon - no
9. Teflon - no
10. Maraschino - no
11. Cellophane - no
12. Kevlar - yes
13. Popsicle - yes
14. Polyester - no
15. Formica - yes
BONUS
Spandex - yes
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:17 am
by MarleysGh0st
1. Styrofoam - Yes
2. Lucite - Yes
3. Velcro - Yes
4. Uzi - Yes
5. Aspirin - No
6. Zamboni - Yes
7. Galoshes - No
8. Rayon - No
9. Teflon - Yes
10. Maraschino - No
11. Cellophane - No
12. Kevlar - Yes
13. Popsicle - Yes
14. Polyester - No
15. Formica - Yes
BONUS
Spandex - Yes
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:21 am
by plasticene
I'll put my answers to the left, to make them easier to check.
N 1. Styrofoam
Y 2. Lucite
Y 3. Velcro
Y 4. Uzi
N 5. Aspirin
Y 6. Zamboni
N 7. Galoshes
N 8. Rayon
Y 9. Teflon
N 10. Maraschino
N 11. Cellophane
Y 12. Kevlar
Y 13. Popsicle
N 14. Polyester
Y 15. Formica
BONUS
Y Spandex
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:23 am
by mikehardware
1. Styrofoam - Yes
2. Lucite - Yes
3. Velcro - No
4. Uzi - Yes
5. Aspirin - No
6. Zamboni - Yes
7. Galoshes - No
8. Rayon - Yes
9. Teflon - No
10. Maraschino - Yes
11. Cellophane - No
12. Kevlar - Yes
13. Popsicle - Yes
14. Polyester - No
15. Formica - Yes
BONUS
Spandex - Yes
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:24 am
by Rexer25
1. no
2. yes
3. no
4. yes
5. no
6. yes
7. no
8. no
9. yes
10. no
11. no
12. yes
13. yes
14. no
15. yes
Bonus: yes
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:25 am
by jarnon
1. Styrofoam NO
2. Lucite YES
3. Velcro YES
4. Uzi NO
5. Aspirin NO
6. Zamboni YES
7. Galoshes NO
8. Rayon NO
9. Teflon YES
10. Maraschino NO
11. Cellophane NO
12. Kevlar YES
13. Popsicle YES
14. Polyester NO
15. Formica YES
BONUS
Spandex YES
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:25 am
by littlebeast13
I see nothing about penalties for wrong answers in the rules, so I'm SWAGing away.....
1. Styrofoam - Y
2. Lucite - Y
3. Velcro - N
4. Uzi - N
5. Aspirin - N
6. Zamboni - Y
7. Galoshes - N
8. Rayon - N
9. Teflon - Y
10. Maraschino - Y
11. Cellophane - N
12. Kevlar - Y
13. Popsicle - Y
14. Polyester - N
15. Formica - Y
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:52 am
by andrewjackson
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. No
11. No
12. Yes
13. No
14. No
15. Yes
BONUS
No
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:05 am
by trevor_macfee
Interesting game - thanks!
1. Styrofoam - N
2. Lucite - Y
3. Velcro - Y
4. Uzi - Y
5. Aspirin - N
6. Zamboni - Y
7. Galoshes - N
8. Rayon - Y
9. Teflon - Y
10. Maraschino - N
11. Cellophane - N (or those noodles are in trouble)
12. Kevlar - Y
13. Popsicle - N
14. Polyester - N
15. Formica - Y
Bonus - Spandex - Y
Lots of guesses.
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:33 am
by NellyLunatic1980
beast is correct--there are no penalties for wrong answers.
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:48 am
by Catfish
1. Styrofoam Yes
2. Lucite Yes
3. Velcro Yes
4. Uzi Yes
5. Aspirin No
6. Zamboni Yes
7. Galoshes No
8. Rayon No
9. Teflon Yes
10. Maraschino No
11. Cellophane No
12. Kevlar Yes
13. Popsicle Yes
14. Polyester No
15. Formica Yes
BONUS
Spandex No
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:19 am
by tanstaafl2
Trademark in the US or anywhere? At least one comes to mind that varies from place to place.
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:38 am
by nitrah55
1. Styrofoam N
2. Lucite Y
3. Velcro Y
4. Uzi Y
5. Aspirin N
6. Zamboni Y
7. Galoshes N
8. Rayon N
9. Teflon Y
10. Maraschino N
11. Cellophane N
12. Kevlar Y
13. Popsicle Y
14. Polyester N
15. Formica Y
BONUS
Spandex Y
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:55 am
by NellyLunatic1980
tanstaafl2 wrote:Trademark in the US or anywhere? At least one comes to mind that varies from place to place.
Trademark anywhere, but I will give credit for any name that can legally be answered with both yes and no. One name can indeed be both yes and no, and that was intentional.
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:12 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:T
1. Styrofoam yes
2. Lucite yes
3. Velcro yes
4. Uzi yes
5. Aspirin no in U.S. yes in Germany
6. Zamboni yes
7. Galoshes no
8. Rayon no
9. Teflon yes
10. Maraschino no
11. Cellophane no
12. Kevlar yes
13. Popsicle yes
14. Polyester no
15. Formica no
BONUS
Spandex This is a bit of a stretch but I'll say yes
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:36 am
by wintergreen48
1. Styrofoam = Yes
2. Lucite = Yes
3. Velcro = Yes
4. Uzi = Yes
5. Aspirin = No
6. Zamboni = Yes
7. Galoshes = No
8. Rayon = No
9. Teflon = Yes
10. Maraschino = No
11. Cellophane = No
12. Kevlar = Yes
13. Popsicle = Yes
14. Polyester = No
15. Formica = Yes
BONUS
Spandex = Yes
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:18 am
by ne1410s
1. Styrofoam -yes
2. Lucite -yes
3. Velcro -yes
4. Uzi -no
5. Aspirin -no
6. Zamboni -yes
7. Galoshes-no
8. Rayon -no
9. Teflon -yes
10. Maraschino -no
11. Cellophane -no
12. Kevlar -yes
13. Popsicle -yes
14. Polyester -no
15. Formica -yes
BONUS
Spandex-yes
WAGs everyone
edited cuz I forgot #1
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:22 am
by tlynn78
1. Y
2. Y
3. Y
4. N
5. N
6. Y
7. N
8. N
9. Y
10. N
11. N
12. Y
13. Y
14. N
15. Y
And, YAY for QoD!
t.
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:50 am
by gsabc
1. no
2. yes
3. yes (one of their plants is just down the street)
4. yes
5. no
6. yes
7. no
8. yes
9. yes (and the DuPont lawyers will send you a nice letter if you forget to capitalize it)
10. no
11. no
12. yes
13. yes
14. no
15. yes
Bonus. yes
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:39 pm
by TheConfessor
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
1. Styrofoam YES
2. Lucite YES
3. Velcro YES
4. Uzi YES
5. Aspirin NO (ALTHOUGH I THINK I'VE READ THAT BAYER STILL OWNS THE TRADEMARK IN GERMANY, BUT NOT IN THE USA, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT COUNTS OR NOT)
6. Zamboni YES
7. Galoshes NO
8. Rayon YES
9. Teflon YES
10. Maraschino NO
11. Cellophane NO
12. Kevlar YES
13. Popsicle YES
14. Polyester NO
15. Formica YES
BONUS
Spandex YES
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:43 pm
by mrkelley23
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Top o' the mornin'® to everybody! Yes, I know, that's earendel's trademark. I'm just using that to introduce the very first round of my third installment of the QoD, which will be on trademarks. Not Bored trademarks, but actual trademarks. So many words in our everyday conversations are brand names or registered trademarks. Below is a list of common English words. You must tell me if they are currently "trademarked" or not. Each correct yes/no is worth 1 point. The bonus is worth 5 points.
This question is open until Thursday at 6 PM Eastern.
1. Styrofoam
2. Lucite
3. Velcro
4. Uzi
5. Aspirin
6. Zamboni
7. Galoshes
8. Rayon
9. Teflon
10. Maraschino
11. Cellophane
12. Kevlar
13. Popsicle
14. Polyester
15. Formica
BONUS
Spandex
1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. No
11. No
12. Yes
13. No
14. Yes
15. Yes
Bonus: Yes
All total WAGs.
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:42 pm
by Greyhound Dude
1. Styrofoam - YES
2. Lucite - YES
3. Velcro - YES
4. Uzi - YES
5. Aspirin - NO
6. Zamboni - YES
7. Galoshes - NO
8. Rayon - NO
9. Teflon - YES
10. Maraschino - YES
11. Cellophane - NO
12. Kevlar - YES
13. Popsicle - YES
14. Polyester - NO
15. Formica - YES
BONUS
Spandex - YES
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Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:53 pm
by DadofTwins
1. Styrofoam -- Y
2. Lucite -- N
3. Velcro -- Y
4. Uzi -- N
5. Aspirin -- N
6. Zamboni -- N
7. Galoshes -- N
8. Rayon -- Y
9. Teflon -- Y
10. Maraschino -- N
11. Cellophane -- N
12. Kevlar -- Y
13. Popsicle -- Y
14. Polyester -- N
15. Formica -- Y
BONUS
Spandex -- Y
Re: February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:18 pm
by peacock2121
1. Styrofoam - yes
2. Lucite - yes
3. Velcro - yes
4. Uzi - no
5. Aspirin - no
6. Zamboni - yes
7. Galoshes - no
8. Rayon - no
9. Teflon - yes
10. Maraschino - no
11. Cellophane - no
12. Kevlar - yes
13. Popsicle - yes
14. Polyester - no
15. Formica - yes
BONUS
Spandex - no