What brand are you?

Cianos · 21-08-2005 9:43pm #1

Had this discussion with some friends recently. If you were to be a brand, what brand would you be? What brand do you think most accurately reflects your person? And why?

Squirrel · 21-08-2005 9:46pm

Depends in what context the brand is, I'd be the one always there but never noticed

foxybrowne · 21-08-2005 9:46pm

I'd be Hellman's Real Mayonaisse, cos I'm the real deal.

miss_gonzo · 21-08-2005 9:48pm

no corporate made brand represents me

Cianos · 21-08-2005 9:50pm

miss_gonzo wrote:

no corporate made brand represents me

But even if you are one who rejects "brands", you still fall into just another category - so you go for the "non-brand" brands.

qz · 21-08-2005 9:53pm

Cianos wrote:

But even if you are one who rejects "brands", you still fall into just another category - so you go for the "non-brand" brands.

Like Tesco Value

miss_gonzo · 21-08-2005 9:53pm

Cianos wrote:

But even if you are one who rejects "brands", you still fall into just another category - so you go for the "non-brand" brands.

this is true

even those who reject the mainstream, become the mainstream somehow

ShreddedHumans · 21-08-2005 9:55pm

I'd be CAT
Shoes and JCBs you can't go wrong

Naos · 21-08-2005 9:56pm

miss_gonzo wrote:

this is true

even those who reject the mainstream, become the mainstream somehow

this is false

those who reject the mainstream, do not become the mainstream

miss_gonzo · 21-08-2005 9:58pm

Mear wrote:

this is false

those who reject the mainstream, do not become the mainstream

well i think in the long term they do
it becomes the 'new and cool thing to do'

example=punk movement

not so punk anymore
all you see are these try hard kids that believe that are rejecting society when theyve got their ipods in their pockets and are all trying to dress the same.

MrJoeSoap · 21-08-2005 9:59pm

miss_gonzo wrote:

this is true

even those who reject the mainstream, become the mainstream somehow

Green Day (the ultimate corporate brand)

I cant think of a witty brand suitable pour moi as of yet.

miss_gonzo · 21-08-2005 10:01pm

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Green Day (the ultimate corporate brand)

I cant think of a witty brand suitable pour moi as of yet.

oddly enough, they are usually the first to come to mind for me as well.

Naos · 21-08-2005 10:03pm

miss_gonzo wrote:

well i think in the long term they do
it becomes the 'new and cool thing to do'

example=punk movement

not so punk anymore
all you see are these try hard kids that believe that are rejecting society when theyve got their ipods in their pockets and are all trying to dress the same.

Do you understand the concept of mainstream?

And how can something which is "New and a cool thing to do" be related to Long term? Defeats the purpose of it being a "fad" ..

miss_gonzo · 21-08-2005 10:05pm

Mear wrote:

Do you understand the concept of mainstream?

And how can something which is "New and a cool thing to do" be related to Long term? Defeats the purpose of it being a "fad" ..

i most certainly understand the concept of mainstream

i guess what i was getting at is that certain movements that try to avoid the mainstream become it eventually, straying from its original purpose. the masses catch on and it inevitable becomes the 'new and cool thing to do.'

Naos · 21-08-2005 10:08pm

Such as?

ShreddedHumans · 21-08-2005 10:10pm

I think my suggestion is the best so far.

Zaph · 21-08-2005 10:12pm

I'd be Coca Cola, because I'm bubbly. And too much of me makes people sick.

miss_gonzo · 21-08-2005 10:13pm

well, speaking from what ive seen where i live, i'd say the punk and hippie style (not going to call it a movement because it mostly is just the adaption of a style that stemmed from movements)
and, this being more specific, the many who were che guavara's image as if he were an accessory not even aware of his historical significane. it seems as though its no longer a statment to were his image, its just a popularly consumed now.

its just an irony i've noticed, generally speaking, it seems that fighting the mainstream eventually results in joining it.

Sparky · 21-08-2005 10:15pm

you know this is the hardest question ive been asked.
and i cant answer it

Naos · 21-08-2005 10:16pm

Your post was quite difficult to read. And understand.

So my response shall be: Yes.

MrJoeSoap · 21-08-2005 10:16pm

zaph wrote:

I'd be Coca Cola, because I'm bubbly. And too much of me makes people sick.

And because you "allegedly" maintain open relations with murderous death squads in corrupt South American nations as part of a program to intimidate and on occasion, murder, trade union leaders?

[/Rant]

PS - I'm only joking!!

miss_gonzo · 21-08-2005 10:18pm

Mear wrote:

Your post was quite difficult to read. And understand.

So my response shall be: Yes.

haha

well it was exactly a yes or no question

but i think we would have had to agree to disagree anyways

shanethemofo · 21-08-2005 10:18pm

id be lidl chocolate... cheap as fcuk but omg i do taste good

Zaph · 21-08-2005 10:18pm

MrJoeSoap wrote:

And because you "allegedly" maintain open relations with murderous death squads as part of a program to intimidate and on occasion, murder, trade union leaders?

[/Rant]

You're not supposed to know about that. Expect a knock on your door any moment from my "associates"...

Scraggs · 21-08-2005 10:33pm

I'd be a cross between mr kipling [because i make exceedingly good cakes]
Stella Artois [reasuringly expensive] and adidas [impossible is nothing]

or eBay Buy ME Sell ME Love ME...but is ebay a brand???

i'm waiting for somebody to say m&m's coz i melt in your mouth not in your hands!!

r3boot · 21-08-2005 10:42pm

I'd really like to be Apple, but I'd probably be Hienz Baked Beans

grimloch · 21-08-2005 10:53pm

HP brown sauce or summat.

ShreddedHumans · 21-08-2005 10:55pm

m&m's coz i melt in your mouth not in your hands!!

Scraggs · 21-08-2005 11:04pm

round of applause^^^^^

you should be guinness-genius

Dinner · 21-08-2005 11:08pm

I'd probably be some "evil" corporation who everyone blasts as greedy money making fatcats but most people use the product because humans are hypocrites by nature.

weemcd · 21-08-2005 11:12pm

vagisil

p~b · 21-08-2005 11:17pm

durex because i like being inside women

Tar.Aldarion · 22-08-2005 3:39am

chef brown sauce.

Oriel · 22-08-2005 8:57am

Apple

Kermitt · 22-08-2005 9:17am

Volkswagen - Built tough (mentally anyway) and slowly and quietly infiltrate others and eventually take over the world!

ok maybe that won't happen...they tried that back in the 40's....

pickarooney · 22-08-2005 5:34pm

I'd be that car company that made the Nicole/Papa ads. Everyone remembers it but has no idea what was going on.

pwd · 22-08-2005 5:44pm

http://www.pwdcomputers.com/About%20Us.htm

pwd computers.
because I am pwd and am using a computer.

alantc · 22-08-2005 5:52pm

Ryanair, because I'm cheap and don't give a s**t about you.

Nightwish · 22-08-2005 6:02pm

Probably Cadbury's Dairy Milk or Creme Egg cos I eat so so much of them that I think Ill turn into a lump of chocolate

I LOVE CHOCOLATE

*sings the Agustus Gloop song*

Squirrel · 22-08-2005 6:07pm

I'd be rally as opposed to Formula 1, much better, just not as popular

Catsmokinpot · 22-08-2005 6:34pm

id be dr pepper cause im often misunderstood. partly because im so good at being sarcastic that people actually believe me :cool:

qz · 22-08-2005 6:43pm

This is a actually a really difficult question, and I've been trying to think but I haven't been able to come up with anything.

Here goes: Me brand = WD40, because I like to, you know, oil stuff.