Comments on: Doing the Crandango http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/ Tells you what makes names tick. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:06:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Darryl http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/comment-page-1/#comment-72879 Darryl Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:26:19 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/#comment-72879 Don't forget Handango - software for handheld computers and cell phone PDAs... Don’t forget Handango – software for handheld computers and cell phone PDAs…

]]> By: nerd http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/comment-page-1/#comment-12689 nerd Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:58:26 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/#comment-12689 -ology is another. The former CCO at the promotions agency I work for can't get enough. Every brainstorm she'd pitch "the art of mixology" or drinkology or dancology or mobilology or mall-ology. I thought she hated me - she certainly hated my ideas, until I submitted a list of headlines where 5 of the 6 contained different -ology words (i was frustrated and being sarcastic). "These are great! Fantastic job!" More proof that I have sold my soul... -ology is another. The former CCO at the promotions agency I work for can’t get enough. Every brainstorm she’d pitch “the art of mixology” or drinkology or dancology or mobilology or mall-ology. I thought she hated me – she certainly hated my ideas, until I submitted a list of headlines where 5 of the 6 contained different -ology words (i was frustrated and being sarcastic). “These are great! Fantastic job!” More proof that I have sold my soul…

]]> By: Eli! http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/comment-page-1/#comment-12423 Eli! Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:52:06 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/#comment-12423 I can't speak for everyone, but my Comcast receiver performs horribly. It locks up for long periods of time, specifically. When it happens my wife and I describe the experience as 'Comcastic'. Also, I've been faking my Comcasms for years now. I can’t speak for everyone, but my Comcast receiver performs horribly. It locks up for long periods of time, specifically.

When it happens my wife and I describe the experience as ‘Comcastic’.

Also, I’ve been faking my Comcasms for years now.

]]> By: Stacey http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/comment-page-1/#comment-11983 Stacey Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:42:57 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/#comment-11983 I work for Fandango....or should I say I am employdango there, and found your post amusing... We were recently acquired by Comcast, the cable company, and they have a slogan they use in advertising called "Comcastic"....meaning "fantastic" I presume. What is the linguistic relevance / categorization of that turn of phrase, oh wise one? I work for Fandango….or should I say I am employdango there, and found your post amusing…

We were recently acquired by Comcast, the cable company, and they have a slogan they use in advertising called “Comcastic”….meaning “fantastic” I presume. What is the linguistic relevance / categorization of that turn of phrase, oh wise one?

]]> By: Bob Gladstein http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/comment-page-1/#comment-11960 Bob Gladstein Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:14:02 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/#comment-11960 Considering its uses, I suppose "dango" is more or less an equivalent of "a-go-go." Considering its uses, I suppose “dango” is more or less an equivalent of “a-go-go.”

]]> By: Steve Woodruff http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/comment-page-1/#comment-11954 Steve Woodruff Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:12:07 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/#comment-11954 Thanks for the explandango! Thanks for the explandango!

]]> By: erike http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/comment-page-1/#comment-11953 erike Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:03:12 +0000 http://www.thenameinspector.com/doing-the-crandango/#comment-11953 GodDango sounds a bit like a curse word..."god dang it" GodDango sounds a bit like a curse word…”god dang it”

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