#73675 - 09/23/06 10:12 PM
Re: Now, That's a survival tool!
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Looks kindasorta interesting, but, knowing what FUBAR really means, I am naturally afraid of spending my hard earned money on one...
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#73676 - 09/24/06 12:57 AM
Re: Now, That's a survival tool!
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Loc: Ohio
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of course, Stanley is just using their own version of Fubar -- functional utility bar <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
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#73677 - 09/24/06 01:50 AM
Re: Now, That's a survival tool!
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Registered: 03/11/06
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Loc: So. California
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Is the slot on the backside too big to turn a gas cutoff valve? Otherwise it looks like a poormans' halligan tool
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#73678 - 09/24/06 09:24 AM
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I wonder if the people at stanley know what the WW II acronym is for FUBAR....
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#73679 - 09/24/06 03:54 PM
Re: Now, That's a survival tool!
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We have a set rules for creating acronyms in our deparment.
1. If it looks like a word look it up in dictionaries for a given set of languages.
2. Look for in in at least two search engines (this may be cut to one if the result is unpleasing)
3. If the one of the steps turns up a negative meaning, find a new one and start over.
As the steps are easy to perform and the first few hits at Google show the meaning there is no excuse for the marketing guys. This is especially true because the people who might want to buy it could be expected to know it.
If the marketing campain is fouled up the product may be too.
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#73680 - 09/24/06 04:07 PM
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Registered: 09/05/01
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Loc: Colorado Springs, CO
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I would imagine that the "FUBAR" name was not unknown to them. It was probably even intentional. Personally, I think that the name is kind of cute, and I would not let that from stopping me.
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#73681 - 09/24/06 10:02 PM
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Registered: 04/13/06
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Oh, I am pretty sure they do. And that's what this thing does -- let's you FUBAR anything you need to. I keep one in my trunk, too.
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#73682 - 09/25/06 03:46 AM
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Oh, THAT's what it means...
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