iPad, iTampon...

[Jonathan Lighter]

>>some found the name questionable....

I can't stand it.

JL
On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM, Geoffrey S. Nathan <an6993 at wayne.edu>wrote:

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> Shortly after the announcement of the new Apple tablet, known officially as
> the iPad, CNN reported that some found the name questionable, and reported
> on the existence in blogs of the alternative name iTampon. Turns out there
> are about 19K ghits for iTampon, although I couldn't tell if all were making
> fun of the new Apple toy (which has been rumored for months, including its
> name...)
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