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products that changed name?

26-04-2010 5:58pm

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silent gav

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can you think of any that products that have had a name change

Few off the top of my head

Marathon - snickers
Opal fruits - starburst
Jif - Cif
Charmin - cushelle

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The teachings of Jesus (be nice to each other, etc) -> Institutionalised Child Rape

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Now my therapist told me not to talk about this, but im still very annoyed over that whole Jif - Cif matter.

And the judge was wrong in his findings.

Not a loony...

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daft.ie - boa...

eh. nevermind

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although i prefered bounty - "the super soaker-upper....BOUNTY!!

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#9 26-04-2010 6:06pm

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#10 26-04-2010 6:06pm

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silent gav wrote: »

Opal fruits - starburst

Possibly the worst thing to happen to mankind. No, wait... definitely the worst thing to happen to mankind.

God bless Opal Fruits

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#11 26-04-2010 6:08pm

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kiss -> make out -> shift -> roide -> got off with -> meet -> mackin

can be interpeted in any order, lord only knows what the kids are calling it these days

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MitchKoobski wrote: »

can be interpeted in any order, lord only knows what the kids are calling it these days

fcuking.

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sorry could you repeat that -> what -> wat -> wut -> lolwut -> TITS OR GTFO

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rebranded_products

there we go then.;)

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Michael Jackson - Janet Jackson.

La Toya Jackson - Michael Jackson - Janet Jackson

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