Gleemax = Enworld

[Hussar]

Kodak -> onomatopoeia of the sound a camera makes

Sorry, that answer is incorrect:

He and his mother devised the name Kodak with an anagram set. He said that there were three principal concepts he used in creating the name : it must be short, you can not mispronounce it, and it could not resemble anything or be associated with anything but Kodak.

So, Kodak is pretty much precisely what people are saying - a made up word that only means what we think now. Kind of like Exxon. Or Absolut. Or Kleenex. Or a bazillion other brand names that have pretty much nothing to do with the product they belong to.

I'm still wondering what a Mozilla is or how Apple relates to computers. Microsoft I would buy, but Turbine?

 

[Aeolius]

... a made up word that only means what we think now. Kind of like Exxon.

Exxon means "The company that used to be Esso"

 

[Mercule]

Gleemax fails though in one respect. We can derive meanings from the name Glee and Max to give us a poor disposition. wtc should have gone with something more vague.

This is more where I'm coming from. Even more, the jokes that come out of "glee" and "max" tend toward being a bit blue.

 

[Nifft]

Exxon means "The company that used to be Esso"

And it also means "legally distinct from anything recognizable as Standard Oil". Esso = SO.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Maggan]

So, Kodak is pretty much precisely what people are saying - a made up word that only means what we think now. Kind of like Exxon. Or Absolut. Or Kleenex. Or a bazillion other brand names that have pretty much nothing to do with the product they belong to.

While I totally agree with your post, "Absolut" is not a made up word. It's the Swedish word for "absolute", and the brand Absolut Vodka originated from Sweden.

Just a nitpick, really.

/M

 

[Klaus]

Sorry, that answer is incorrect:



So, Kodak is pretty much precisely what people are saying - a made up word that only means what we think now. Kind of like Exxon. Or Absolut. Or Kleenex. Or a bazillion other brand names that have pretty much nothing to do with the product they belong to.

I'm still wondering what a Mozilla is or how Apple relates to computers. Microsoft I would buy, but Turbine?

Apple Macintosh -> Macintosh type of apples.

My version of Kodak was taught to me in college by a photography professor with 30 years of experience. I think I'll take his word over Wikipedia.

 

[Hussar]

Apple Macintosh -> Macintosh type of apples.

True. Thank you for that. But, what exactly does a Macintosh have to do with computing?

Heh, did a bit of digging. No offense to your prof, but, the Kodak site says the following:

Today, company advertising appears around the world and the trademark "Kodak," coined by Eastman himself, is familiar to nearly everyone.

The word "Kodak" was first registered as a trademark in 1888. There has been some fanciful speculation, from time to time, on how the name was originated. But the plain truth is that Eastman invented it out of thin air.

He explained: "I devised the name myself. The letter "K" had been a favorite with me -- it seems a strong, incisive sort of letter. It became a question of trying out a great number of combinations of letters that made words starting and ending with 'K.' The word 'Kodak' is the result." Kodak's distinctive yellow trade dress, which Eastman selected, is widely known throughout the world and is one of the company's more valued assets.

From http://www.kodak.com/global/en/corp/historyOfKodak/eastmanTheMan.jhtml

 

[crazy_monkey1956]

Just thought I'd pipe in with...

Gleemax has new forums up, including a general games discussion forum. One of the first threads is one started by Mike about under-rated RPGs.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Beat me too it.

Thanks Mike, Randy, and other WotC folks for listening.

 

[Mike_Lescault]

Thanks Mike, Randy, and other WotC folks for listening.

We also just updated gleemax.com with more information based on the feedback we received from folks in various places, including this thread. So thanks again.