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Summer rule (files.catbox.moe)
submitted 3 years ago* by to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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[–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

When I was a kid we were all perfectly aware of the Popsicle brand, and we still called these things popsicles. Like how every tissue is a Kleenex, or every adhesive bandage is a Band-Aid.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    That's interesting! I assumed it was just going to be a hyper-local thing for that one commenter.

    Popsicle never made a product like this, so the Kleenex/tissue, Band-Aid/bandage, Sharpie/permanent marker thing doesn't really apply here.

    I wonder where it comes from.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    It's still flavored liquid that's been frozen. The stick doesn't make a huge difference to a ten year old. In some ways this is better because it doesn't drip all over.

    If Kleenex never made a tissue with infused lotion, or only with infused lotion, people would almost certainly still use the term for the other kind too.

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