BOC Week 6

Pic-O-Pay

-Context clues suggest that “Pic-O-Pay” refers to teeth.

Fluoristan

-Fluoristan is the white powder used in various toothpaste products(first used by Crest) to fluoridate them.

Hexachlorophene

-Hexachlorophene is an antibacterial skin cleanser, used in Baby Magic Bath.

GL-70

-A 50’s brand of toothpaste called “Gleem” used this secret ingredient.

Dermasil

-Dermasil is a hypo-allergenic skin lotion brand.

Vitrol-D

Vitrol-D is a type of hair gel.

Lanolin wave

-Lanolin was an ingredient in Johnson’s Shampoo.  Therefore, a lanolin wave is hair treated with this shampoo.

Boo-boop

Context suggests that Boo-boop is a razor brand.

Tufsyn

-Tufsyn is a type of synthetic rubber used by Goodyear in its tires.

Retsyn

-Retsyn is an ingredient in Certs mints, composed of oil, copper sugar, and flavorings.

Acrylan

-Acrylan is a detergent brand commonly used in wet wipes.

Marfac

-Marfac was a gym in the 1950’s.

Melmac

-A popular brand of plastic dinnerware in the 1950’s was Melmac.

Orlon

-Orlon is a crease-resistance textile, originally used in clothing by Du Pont to prevent wrinkles.

Korlan

-Korlan refers to a tree found in tropical regions, particularly southeast Asia, used in the PAN cooking spray.

Accutron

-Accutron was a popular brand of watches.

Teflon

-Teflon is an incredibly slippery substance often used in making “non-stick” pans for the kitchen.  It also refers to the brand Teflon, which uses this substance in its products.

Ban-Lon

-Ban-Lon was a brand of bulky synthetic yarn.

Blue Magic whitener

-Blue Magic whitener was a brand of laundry detergent marketed to make your whites whiter.

Fastback

-Style of car body popular in American cars, most notably the Mustang.

Wide-Track

-Wide-track was an automotive feature introduced by Pontiac.

Autronic Eye

-Light dimmer originally installed on cars by General Motors.

Platformate

-Platformate is an additive to petroleum, introduced by Shell.

it goes two miles more

-A Shell advertisement used this.

Nasograph

-Nasographs measure nose shapes.

Naugahyde

-Naugahyde was a vynil-covered fabric brand, or “Pleather,” used in upholstery.

The giant who lives in my washing machine

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jolly and green

-The “Jolly Green Giant” was a mascot for various canned vegetables, most notably green beans.

tiger who causes my gas tank to flood

-American Esco commercials used this mascot.

handsome white knight

-This refers to an Ajax laundry detergent ad campaign.

man with the eyepatch

-Hathaway shirts ad campaigns used this man.

that nut who flies into the front seat for Hertz

-This refers to a popular Hertz ad campaign.