Products Entitled Nincompoopedly In Society

Good lord! It's Tuesday already? Where did the week go. If only I could say that. But I can't. So there.

I learned something interesting yesterday. "Canola" is from an abbreviation. This explains the lack of a "canola tree" or anything of that type where the oil comes from. The full name for it is "Canadian Oil Low Acid," which is meant to promote its good qualities. So why exactly don't they just name it after the plant? You might ask. Well, there's pretty good reason for it.

If a product name
Makes it sound illegal, you
Should rethink your plan


The reason that canola oil isn't named after its plant, is because the plant is called the "rape plant," which grows from a "rape seed." Which means that the oil would be called "rape oil," which probably would not sell too well, if I had to guess (I can think of a number of possible misconstrued meanings for that). So there's a couple morals to this story. First of all, don't name a plant after something that would make people not want to plant it (keep that plant away from kids!), no matter how innocent your intentions may have been. Second, try to do the same with products. So, if you're gonna make a type of energy drink, I would recommend not calling it "Reinvigorating And Propelling Energy Drink."

And no, there's no hidden irony in my title.

10 Things I Hate About Football

Yesterday was the Superbowl, not that I really cared (the Saints won though! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!). I didn't even watch it, although I peaked in on the common room at a few points, and saw the final couple of minutes, as well as the halftime show (which was decidedly inepic (unepic?)). I'm not a huge fan of football. That's not to say that I don't enjoy watching the Patriots go undefeated (and then blow it), or that I don't hate it when they suck. I have plenty of team spirit, it's just not my favorite sport. Why's that, you ask? Well, I know that football is supposed to be very action packed, but truth be told? It's not.


It's like romantic
Comedies: Lots of drama
And little action


A recent study found that the average football game has 11 minutes of action. The rest of it? People standing around, sticking their hands between another grown man's legs; judges arguing with coaches; replays; and commercials. Come to think of it, football is the perfect television event for commercials.

This is how it goes usually:
"Alright, let's watch this game... wow, what a great kick. Oh, commercials." Imagine if baseball were more like football: "And there's the pitch. Strike! Commercial break!"

I mean really, no wonder the Superbowl is known for commercials, that's all the game is. They should replace all of the standing around with commercials. People would probably like that more.

In any case, I still enjoy the occasional football game, but I'll never think it the most enjoyable sport to watch (although I do enjoy the pig-piles).

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406.html