Stronger than Dirt

[rain_gryphon]

So, it only took my dumb ass about 50 years to realize why Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners are named that. Satan is "the adversary" in Hebrew, and vacuum cleaners are, of course, the adversary of dirt.

Comments

True, but -

[nodrog]

Nothing so erudite, I'm afraid.  It's a play on “dust devil,” a wind that picks up dust.  This wind picks up dirt, y’ see.

Re: True, but -

[rain_gryphon]

Well, fie. I thought I had a good working hypothesis there.

Re: True, but -

[frith]

That's what I thought too.

Re: True, but -

[nodrog]

From a marketing perspective, you don’t want your product to appear dangerous, even spiritually!

Re: True, but -

[rain_gryphon]

Don't go shopping for fireworks much, do you?

[thewayne]

"The only time that Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck is if they ever get in to vacuum cleaners."

:-)

[rain_gryphon]

I really did like my Microsoft mouse. The button contacts finally started to go dodgy after five years or so of service.

[thewayne]

I love their wireless mice, though that new folding one is just weird.  I've never found a mouse that I liked as much as the MS mice.  I used to always use their ergonomic keyboard, but I've been using a flat keyboard on a PC at work since June and I don't think it's made my shoulder problems any worse.