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    12/03/08

    In reply to China's CCTV Headquarters Trying to Shake "Hemorrhoids" Nickname
    It does sorta look like a caganer doesn't it?
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    12/03/08

    In reply to China's CCTV Headquarters Trying to Shake "Hemorrhoids" Nickname
    They could call it something more like "Popping a Squat", since there's really nothing toilet bowlish under the building.
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    11/11/08

    In reply to How Famous Tech Products Got Their Unforgettable Names
    the slim difference between firefox and firedog makes me rather uncomfortable
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    11/11/08

    In reply to How Famous Tech Products Got Their Unforgettable Names
    still don't like android, sounds boring.
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    11/11/08

    @phryed: Brain the size of a planet...
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    11/11/08

    In reply to How Famous Tech Products Got Their Unforgettable Names
    I always heard that Mozilla was from the dev team at Netscape whose first competitor was Mosaic, the first true web browser.


    Mozilla: Mosaic + Godzilla

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    11/11/08

    @OMG! Ponies!: Pretty close, but it was actually supposed to be Mosaic Killer (or "killa").
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    11/12/08

    @SoloSalsa: Precisely. Mosaic + Godzilla = dead Mosaic. Just like Tokyo + Godzilla=dead Tokyo.
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    11/11/08

    In reply to How Famous Tech Products Got Their Unforgettable Names
    What about my namesake, Pwnage?
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    11/11/08

    @Pwnage: I think it's been done before it's still ok.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/11/08

    @Pwnage: If it makes you feel any better, I stole mine from /.
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    11/11/08

    @OMG! Ponies!: Mine's heavily borrowed as well, part of it anyways...
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    11/11/08

    @OMG! Ponies!: Mine is based on the fact that I love my collection of sexy, way-too-high heels.... they are beautiful, but agony for me to wear for any considerable length of time.


    Unfortunately people tend to assume I'm either goth, or full of myself, or both... based on the name. Oh well. :) And btw, I *love* the name OMG! Ponies! it has made me chuckle ever since I saw your first comments here! :D

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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/11/08

    In reply to How Famous Tech Products Got Their Unforgettable Names
    I used to call fire fox my the name of it's maker, Mozilla. Unfortunatly it took me a while to realize it wasn't pronounced 'Mot-zilla' so most people though I was talking about cheese or my hero Godzrilla.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/11/08

    @shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog ★★★...: Mozilla Godzilla..


    We've got a Godzilla for sale

    Mozilla Godzilla for sale.

    Won't you buy him,

    Take him home and try him,

    Godzilla for sale.


    Don't you want a little Godzilla you can call your own,

    A Godzilla who'll be with ya when you're all alone?


    Spoken: How much is that Godzilla in the window?


    Take our advice,

    At any price,

    A Godzilla like Mozilla is mighty nice.

    Godzilla, Mozilla Godzilla for sale.

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