G&L's Placentia, the worst name for a product line ever?

[ndcaster]

This is the Beavis and Butthead thread. Hee hee hee — he said placentia— hee hee hee. Really?

yeah man, really

 

[jman72]

Well, Suzuki named a motorcycle “Volusia”, so there’s that. I wonder if anyone who rides a Volusia plays a Placentia?

Well, I live in Volusia County, FL, so probably a lot of folks around here (lotta bikers in Volusia County).

 

[jman72]

Oh oh… there’s worse place names in Newfoundland. Starts with “D.”

Looked it up, found it, but won't post it here. They're probably big Steely Dan fans there, if I'm right.

 

[koen]

 

[Cosmic Cowboy]

Looking for a worse name that's actually been given to a line of products. I'm drawing a blank, but I'm sure they're out there. Anyone?

I do get that it's the name of a city, but c'mon. If you were building your guitars in Mudd Butt, South Dakota you don't need to name them Mudd Butt Guitars.

Another challenge -- set the scene for the marketing discussion where they agreed "Placentia" worked.

Placentia is one of those words they should use for a drunk test. If you can say it.... you're free to go. If you're liquored up...there's no way that's coming out right.

 

[aging_rocker]

Oh oh… there’s worse place names in Newfoundland. Starts with “D.”

The Orkney Islands also have an interesting place name:

 

[gb Custom Shop]

Coors Light had the “Turn It Loose” campaign years ago. Whoever translated the ads for Mexico led potential customers to believe that the beer caused diarrhea.

It was pretty funny when Coors released the Coors Light Iced Tea...for the acronym it represents...

 

[gb Custom Shop]

Regina, Saskatchewan also seems to get a good laugh from people not familiar with the Prairie's. Wouldn't want to name a Flying V after that town!

 

[Dan German]

Regina, Saskatchewan also seems to get a good laugh from people not familiar with the Prairie's. Wouldn't want to name a Flying V after that town!

The city that rhymes with fun!!

 

[fenderchamp]

Looking for a worse name that's actually been given to a line of products. I'm drawing a blank, but I'm sure they're out there. Anyone?

I do get that it's the name of a city, but c'mon. If you were building your guitars in Mudd Butt, South Dakota you don't need to name them Mudd Butt Guitars.

Another challenge -- set the scene for the marketing discussion where they agreed "Placentia" worked.

poo-pourri

 

[notmyusualuserid]

+1 . . . I thought the same thing the first time I saw one (and I'm a veteran).

It's not the name of a car, it's the name of the South Korean company that makes the cars. They probably aren't too fashed about Western TLAs.

 

[richiek65]

Citroën automobiles, and their brand name, always cracked me up.

(Citroën means "lemon" in Dutch.)

Funny.

Did your part of the world get the Mitsubishi Starion? Apparently, they wanted a model name along the lines of the Colt they produced. One of the Anglo marketing team members suggested "Stallion", which by the time it had got thru the rest of the team, mainly locals, it was being referred to by their pronunciation.. And no one bothered to check the correct spelling

 

[eddiewagner]

Harley Benton „Dullaham“ is not too bad.

 

[LGOberean]

Naming your guitar brand after a bad town name? Oh, you could have fun with this concept in Texas!

For a guitar brand, some small Texas town names would actually be cool, like "Cool." Or even "Loco."

And speaking of toponyms derived from languages other than English, there's "Quitaque." Story goes that it was perceived as an expression in some Indian dialect meaning "end of the trail," but the Spanish speaker in me wants to pronounce that like ¡Quita que! ("Remove that!")

Other Texas toponyms might not only be awkward, but downright controversial in certain circles, like "Gun Barrel City."

A definite contender for the worst name for a guitar brand is "Notrees." What guitar builder would want a name that sounds like they used the last tree to make their guitars? (Maybe if they were making carbon fiber guitars, this name might be okay.)

And I guess the winner is...wait for it...

Nameless.

 

[rsclosson]

If I ever get the skills (and the courage) to start building guitars, I will move to Intercourse PA. (Right down the road from Virginville)

 

[getbent]

Citroën automobiles, and their brand name, always cracked me up.

(Citroën means "lemon" in Dutch.)

Funny.

yeah, well, KIA is not exactly the news you want to hear either... but, it is just a name and just a car.

 

[posttoastie]

 

[posttoastie]

yeah, well, KIA is not exactly the news you want to hear either... but, it is just a name and just a car.

Yeah just a name and just a car with a horrible logo.

 

[pippoman]

If I was building guitars in Mudd Butt, South Dakota I would absolutely call them Mudd Butt Guitars... so maybe I'm not the best person to comment on this.

That’s exactly what I was thinking. With a name like Mudd Butt, it would have to be good!

I agree for the most part... But just imagine if it was called "Placenta", that would be another degree of cringe worthiness.. Yikes.

Tomato, tamato, potato, patato, tader, mader...

It’s already dangerously close to that. A buddy of mine from Oregon told me there was a girl in his high school named Virginia. You can imagine what some guys called her and she would always correct them “It’s Virginia.” I dig the name personally and would never try to humiliate someone over their name. But I like Mudd Butt, so what do I know?

 

[Fiesta Red]

A guy I worked with named Pussay.
He claimed his name was pronounced poo-say.
Poor guy.