Submitted by Doctor-Bug t3_z5b6f9 in newjersey
Medical_Penalty_7305 t1_ixva6sq wrote
Do you ask for a facial tissue or do you ask for a Kleenex? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/smarter-living/how-a-brand-name-becomes-generic.html
Hellnugget19 t1_ixvd5gt wrote
I ask for a Kleenex Ham.
LadyBug_0570 t1_ixvixpb wrote
I love you!
Hellnugget19 t1_ixvmgag wrote
Thanks! I think.
NJtoTheBay t1_ixvw0gc wrote
This is the dumbest argument because the issue isn’t the word “Taylor”, it’s the word “Ham” which it cannot legally be called.
It is called Pork Roll, and if it is the brand Taylor it is Taylor Pork Roll.
Calling it Taylor Ham is objectively incorrect.
Also, I call them tissues.
LetterCanHe t1_ixwp9bc wrote
It’s also the dumbest argument because Kleenex says Kleenex on the box. No where does it say Taylor Ham on the box. Because it’s Pork roll.
Callous_Mat t1_ixw8kud wrote
The OG name is Taylor Ham. It had to be changed after 50 frickin years because the gub'ment came in and said it's no longer considered ham. It got renamed and the whole world (of NJ) was allowed to make whatever pig rubbish they wanted, pack it into a canvas sack and sell it as... blegh... pork roll.
Etherius t1_ixwqtwd wrote
What about bandaids?
NJtoTheBay t1_ixwvf6r wrote
It says band-aid on the box of that brand. The word Ham does not appear on any pork roll packaging. Why is this so hard to understand? Adhesive bandages of all brands are basically the same thing so people call them all band-aids, same with kleenex & tissues. Pork roll is a processed meat, ham is a specific cut of a pig. Calling pork roll ham is the same thing as calling bologna ham. It doesn’t make sense. You wouldn’t call a gauze pad a band-aid & you wouldn’t call a paper towel a tissue.
Etherius t1_ixwvkf8 wrote
You sound like one of those people that pronounces “gif” with a hard g
NJtoTheBay t1_ixx2a2x wrote
The first word is “graphics” which is pronounced with a hard ‘g’ so... yeah, I do.
Etherius t1_ixx31u1 wrote
Ewww… do you also pronounce SCUBA like “Skuh-ba” since there’s a short “U” in “Underwater”?
howd_he_get_here t1_ixw1yw2 wrote
I ask for a Kleenex, because that's what it says on the fucking box
Callous_Mat t1_ixw97v6 wrote
"Ooh.. look at me. I never use colloquial or 'nick' names. Don't have Band-aids? Then give me an adhesive bandage, or whatever is on the fucking box. I'd love to tell you that my wallet has a Velcro enclosure, but I don't know if it was licensed by 3M... yes, quite."
That's you. That's what you sound like.
howd_he_get_here t1_ixwc57v wrote
Callous_Mat t1_ixwdlxz wrote
Number one: /r/whoosh
Number B: Taylor Ham box
howd_he_get_here t1_ixwwquq wrote
How about linking to one that I can buy today like I linked to? Surely no problem, right?
Also what do you think whoosh means out of curiosity?? Do you think it's a cure-all for losing an argument?
Callous_Mat t1_ixwzbsv wrote
The entire point that was being made, you pork eating mook, is that people use colloquial terms for common use items everyday. Not every roll of bubble wrap is Bubble Wrap. Need a Dumpster? Can't. They're not called that anymore, the trademark ran out... I seriously doubt when you have a small scrape you go, "Ree! Mommy! Get me an adhesive bandage! IT'S WHAT'S ON THE FUCKING BOX!"
The fact that Taylor Ham had to be changed because some beaurocratic bullshit is ridiculous, the product remains unchanged. Whatever you and your overlords decide to put "on the fucking box," it's Taylor Ham.
Hellnugget19 t1_ixxa2b9 wrote
> The fact that Taylor Ham had to be changed because some beaurocratic bullshit is ridiculous
Yeah, how dare the government say "you can't call something what it's not."
Callous_Mat t1_ixxb748 wrote
No, the government said, "We've changed what this is, now you can't call it what we say it's not." Man had a product and a name brand. US government steps in and fucks with man's livelihood.
Hellnugget19 t1_ixxy84b wrote
Ham is a specific cut of pork, taken from a pig. If inclined, you can take any ham and point to exactly where it came from. The best you can do with pork roll is gesture vaguely towards the pens. Man called it "prepared ham" to try and be a weasel and got called out because it's not ham. And now a hundred plus years later people are still simping for the poor poor businessman that couldn't just lie to everyone for profit without the big bad gubmint stepping in.
Cry me a river.
howd_he_get_here t1_ixx26vk wrote
Damn... that "on the fucking box" comment really sent you into a mental tailspin, huh? You've quoted it like three times.
Sorry your product doesn't exist :c
Callous_Mat t1_ixx42ea wrote
Well it stood out. You took the time to make it bold. It really showed your anger and your passion about this asinine subject.
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