Unanswered questions

DJ_Spider

OK here are a few things I wonder if anyone can answer:

1) Why was Oil Of Ulay changed to Olay?
2) What IS a Ulay/Olay?
3) Why was Jif renamed Cif?
4) Why were Opal Fruits renamed Starbursts?
5) Why were Marathons renamed Snickers?
6) Why do we sing "Rock a bye baby" to lull our little ones to sleep when the song is about putting your baby in a tree and letting the wind crash the cradle to the ground?
7) Why do sleeping pills have warning labels that state :'Caution: May Cause Drowsiness?
8) Why is it written "May contain traces of nuts" on bags of peanuts ?
9) Why does it say 'wet hair' on shampoo bottles ?

Now this was actually on a barrel of Bitburger lager I bought:

The surgeon general has determined that women should not drink alcohol during pregnancy as it can cause birth defects.
Drinking alcohol can affect your ability to drive or operate machinery & cause drowsiness. :rolleyes:

Kold

Wow. Profound. You should totally paste this into an email and send it to everyone you know. Call it something like "fwd:fwd:fwd:fwd:Life's unanswerable questions that keep us humble in this world of Google which I refuse to ****ing use"

Ruu_Old

Most of the answers can be found on Wiki, for example;

Starburst were introduced by Mars in 1960[1] as Opal Fruits. The four original flavors were strawberry, lemon, orange, and lime. Opal Fruits were introduced in the United States in 1976[1] as Starburst. Though Starburst originally came in the same flavors as Opal Fruits, Cherry replaced Lime in the early 1980s; and the first variant, "Sunshine Flavors" Later renamed "Tropical Opal Fruits", was released. In Europe, lemon and lime were combined to become "lemon and lime" and to make room for a blackcurrant flavor. The brand Opal Fruits was phased out in the UK, followed by Ireland in 1998 in order to standardize the product in a globalized marketplace, though some lament the loss of brand identity, leaving many people in the UK still referring to Starburst as Opal Fruits despite the name change.

seamus

1) Why was Oil Of Ulay changed to Olay?
2) What IS a Ulay/Olay?

God bless Google. The name was changed after the company that owned Olay/Ulay was bought by P&G. They decided that a single name would suffice and changed almost everyone to Olay. Ulay was used in the UK & Ireland originally because it sounds better than Olay. Olay is play on the name of one of the ingredients in the oil.

3) Why was Jif renamed Cif?

1. EU Branding
2. Because that name was more popular as a lemon juice.

4) Why were Opal Fruits renamed Starbursts?
5) Why were Marathons renamed Snickers?

Again, international branding.

6) Why do we sing "Rock a bye baby" to lull our little ones to sleep when the song is about putting your baby in a tree and letting the wind crash the cradle to the ground?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_Baby

7) Why do sleeping pills have warning labels that state :'Caution: May Cause Drowsiness?
8) Why is it written "May contain traces of nuts" on bags of peanuts ?

Because people are idiots and solicitors have companies ****ting themselves.

9) Why does it say 'wet hair' on shampoo bottles ?

Some shampoo is "dry hair", i.e. you don't run your hair under the tap before applying it.

phasers

people like you are the reason I refuse to join myspace

Gordon

Bitburger is yummy!

1-5 = Global Standardisation.
6
7-8 = Stupid people that sue corporations if they burn their mouth on hot coffee or die from eating nuts when they know they have a nut allergy.
9 = Yore ma.

FruitLover

DJ_Spider wrote: »

7) Why do sleeping pills have warning labels that state :'Caution: May Cause Drowsiness?

Because of Americans.

DJ_Spider wrote: »

8) Why is it written "May contain traces of nuts" on bags of peanuts ?

See above.

Gordon wrote: »

Bitburger is yummy!

Correct, although much better on tap than in bottles (and for some reason the .5l bottles don't seem to taste as nice as the 33cl )

Gordon

FruitLover wrote: »

Correct, although much better on tap than in bottles

Oh yes.

monkeyfudge

You know how some plastic bags have warnings about how a child can suffocate in it?

Well I saw one once with a series of illustrations showing how a child would suffocate in the bag... It was almost like reading a step by step guide on how to murder a child.

Ruu_Old

I have a few storage tubs (plastic ones) that have something similar to this on the side.

Cabaal

phasers wrote: »

people like you are the reason I refuse to join myspace

there also the same people that forward chain mails!

Will

monkeyfudge: did you follow through? o.0

monkeyfudge

Wilburt wrote: »

monkeyfudge: did you follow through? o.0

No I didn't... and that child grew up to become the lead singer of the band INXS... I wonder what ever became of him in the end?

Will

boosh quote?
i think like so many other things your answer is in the form of a wikipedia page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INXS

Dudess

Kold wrote: »

Wow. Profound. You should totally paste this into an email and send it to everyone you know. Call it something like "fwd:fwd:fwd:fwd:Life's unanswerable questions that keep us humble in this world of Google which I refuse to ****ing use"

Kold: where is the love?

Karoma

Dudess wrote: »

Kold: where is the love?

in fwd:fwd:fwd:fwd:fwd:fwd:i love you



(May contain virus. As all expressions of love do. You filthy bastards.)

FruitLover

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Well I saw one once with a series of illustrations showing how a child would suffocate in the bag... It was almost like reading a step by step guide on how to murder a child.

Hmm, practical and educational!

Sir Oxman

Poor old DJ Spiral..always shot down.


I mean Spider.

wheres me jumpa

delah wrote: »

Poor old DJ Spiral..always shot down.


I mean Spider.

And theres another unaswered mystery, why was DJ Spiral not a success?

RxQueen

my question is " wheres me jumpa?"

Creamy Goodness

wheres me jumpa wrote: »

And theres another unaswered mystery, why was DJ Spiral not a success?

because he got caught by the special branch on his way to blanch'

Fremen

What are opal fruits made out of? It just occured to me that they bear no resemblance to any other food in existance.

....okay, okay, chewits, but you know what I mean.

Blush_01

In relation to Q.6: Lullabies were less to soothe children (as children weren't recognised as being really different to adults except in stature until Victorian times) than to ward off evil or danger. Old lullabies supposedly all have an element of menace in them in order to make it sound unfavourable to changelings or demonic forces to possess or displace a human child. Apparently.

mobby

Why does Bottled water that has been in the ground for 800 years have a best before date?

Creamy Goodness

because it's stored in plastic, and anything that stored in a container will have a best before date.

Nehpets

Why do some people act the way they do?

DJ_Spider

Why does sour cream have a sell by date? Ok I'll shut up now. I just thought would make the stale time between xmas & new year a bit interesting. It worked sort of, made some people google my questions! LOL

Sir Oxman

You and Andyie.general are lovers...I'm sure of it.

DJ_Spider

Nope I think he has had an adverse effect on me, I'm turning into him!

Sir Oxman

DJ_Spider wrote: »

Nope I think he has had an adverse effect on me, I'm turning into him!

God help ya man!:D

DJ_Spider

I know must book into the priory for rehab!

Fremen

Why do some people act the way they do?

Because if they didn't act the way they did, they wouldn't be acting the way they did.
Oh great, I tied my brain in a knot.

Fast_Mover

How come you can buy a can and a bottle of practically anything(Coke,orange,7up, lucozade, etc)..but you can only buy water in a bottle and not in a can?!!

tech77

Maybe thread title should be edited to "Answered questions"

seamus

Fast_Mover wrote: »

How come you can buy a can and a bottle of practically anything(Coke,orange,7up, lucozade, etc)..but you can only buy water in a bottle and not in a can?!!

Try it. The water takes on a distinctly tinnish taste. Soft drinks have a strong flavour to mask this.

RobbieTheRobber

tech77 wrote: »

Maybe thread title should be edited to "Answered questions"

or just "Stupid Questions i haven't searched the internet for answers to"

pid()

Why is The Redemption Song, sang by one of the actors in The Beach, not on The Beach Soundtrack?

RxQueen

^^ maybe it wasnt good enough;)

ronano

monkeyfudge wrote: »

No I didn't... and that child grew up to become the lead singer of the band INXS... I wonder what ever became of him in the end?

you are a bad but funny man!

pid()

emo!! wrote: »

^^ maybe it wasnt good enough;)

It was absolutely brilliant!

pd101

I thought Jif was renamed Cif because they cant pronounce Jif on the continent.

RxQueen

^^^ thats what i thought, also heard it a curse in that country and thats why they changed it:eek:

RobbieTheRobber

I heard they changed it because jif said backwards ten times in front of a mirror summons dead spirits. FACT

xOxSinéadxOx

3) Why was Jif renamed Cif?

cos they started selling it in a different country where they couldn't pronounce jif so it was renamed cif!

Why is your bottom called a bottom when it is, in fact, not in the bottom but in the middle?

Wow, that hurt my head.

longshanks

why dont trucks ever stop in films? someone loses control of their beebee, or falls into the road or some other manner of disaster, and all the trucks ever do is keep the foot down and blow the horn. nyyeeeeeoooooooooooooooooohhhmmmm phew close one

Jesus Wept

pid() wrote: »

Why is The Redemption Song, sang by one of the actors in The Beach, not on The Beach Soundtrack?

$

longshanks wrote: »

why dont trucks ever stop in films? someone loses control of their beebee, or falls into the road or some other manner of disaster, and all the trucks ever do is keep the foot down and blow the horn. nyyeeeeeoooooooooooooooooohhhmmmm phew close one

Deadlines.

Terry

What's the deal with airplane peanuts?

Riamfada

Yet Monkeyfudge dosnt come with a warning. The Mind Boggles

monkeyfudge

My nuts are all shriveled and harmless... don't worry.

Don't go near Lizardfudge's nuts though... they contain venom.