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Hi guys,

Whilst in the shower this morning (the shower is where I have many of my Countdownish ponders) I realised that Pantene is an anagram of PENNATE, which a few people may remember for Eoin M getting it but deciding not to risk it on his first show. Then after, when I was brushing my teeth, I realised that Colgate was an anagram of GELCOAT. Can anyone think of any more?

List:
Pantene = PENNATE
Colgate = GELCOAT

Something like this has been discussed before

RESILIENT - Listerine
VOMIT - Vimto
NAIVE - Evian

Eoin Monaghan wrote:NAIVE - Evian

Also Nivea.

Eoin Monaghan wrote:NAIVE - Evian

Evian is a semordnilap of naive. If you don't know what that means, google is always a good place to start.

Eoin Monaghan wrote:Something like this has been discussed before

Also, I think this might have been discussed elsewhere. But this list will be bigger and better!

Current total: 6

Joseph Krol wrote:Also, I think this might have been discussed elsewhere. But this list will be bigger and better!

Wouldn't count on it.

Craig Beevers will like this one:

ABHORS= Hasbro
ARMS, RAMS, MARS= Mars
CLAMBAKES= Black Mesa

EVIAN is NAIVE backwards. If you don't know what that means, Google is always a good place to start.

TREBOR is Robert backwards.

Eoin Monaghan wrote:TREBOR is Robert backwards.

As stated on their packaging. AS IF WE DIDN'T ALREADY REALISE!!!!!!!!!

Sat in the hairdressers today whilst women drank cups of teas and chatted about whether they like Robbie are Gary better and I spotted a brand name anagram:

Indola = DOLINA/LADINO

We had a poster up in our canteen earlier saying how some food product made by a company called GranoVita was being recalled. I was like 'navigator' and everyone was all like wow that was amazing and I was like

Jon Corby wrote:We had a poster up in our canteen earlier saying how some food product made by a company called GranoVita was being recalled. I was like 'navigator' and everyone was all like wow that was amazing and I was like

Then all the fit girls had sex with you?

Not a brand name, but serving two women on box office the other night I said "That's in SCREEN TWO" and I was all like SWEETCORN! (just in my head. I don't just blurt anagrams at randoms)
Then they proceeded to head the wrong way to the screen, and I was gonna shout "OI BITCHES!" but that would be a breach of bioethics.

Persil = PLIERS
Sagem = GAMES
Aldi = LAID
Dyson = DYNOS
Renault = NEUTRAL

Eoin Monaghan wrote:TREBOR is Robert backwards.

When I was a kid, and spelt my entire name backwards, not just first and last names, I was convinced that Trebor sweets were produced just for me.

Howard Somerset wrote:

Eoin Monaghan wrote:TREBOR is Robert backwards.

When I was a kid, and spelt my entire name backwards, not just first and last names, I was convinced that Trebor sweets were produced just for me.

Tesremos Drawoh is an awesome name. Maybe I'll call my 3rd cat Tesremos (I already have names earmarked for the first 2).

Lemsip = simple.

I walked past a sign tonight that said PC REPAIRS and I was like SCRAPPIER and my mate was like "yeah but that don't get us a taxi".

Armatile = MATERIAL

PEPSI COLA = Episcopal

Garnier = REARING
Garnier eye roll on = ERR GENIALLY ON ORE (not very good)

BUMP

Also Cointreau = AUTOCRINE

Granini: RAINING
Lidl: DILL
Neutradol: OUTLANDER

Some VW ones
TOURAN - OUTRAN
TOUAREG - OUTRAGE

GREEN GIANT - GENERATING

Also, more directly linked to the title of this topic - BAD MANNERS

Lacoste = LACTOSE, ALECOST

Joseph Krol wrote:Lacoste = LACTOSE, ALECOST

Not to mention LOCATES.

Joseph Krol wrote:Lacoste = LACTOSE, ALECOST

And whilst you are sort of tennis then I've seen a lot of the players sponsored by Guinot.

No doubt anagrammatically minded employees of Bombardier are today ruefully reflecting that SIEMENS = NEMESIS.

Phil Reynolds wrote:No doubt anagrammatically minded employees of Bombardier are today ruefully reflecting that SIEMENS = NEMESIS.

And why the fuck can't anyone pronounce Bombardier properly?

Ian Volante wrote:

Phil Reynolds wrote:No doubt anagrammatically minded employees of Bombardier are today ruefully reflecting that SIEMENS = NEMESIS.

And why the fuck can't anyone pronounce Bombardier properly?

I was wondering this, as the way the news was talking about it was as though it was a British company. Turns out it's actually Canadian, so I'm guessing French Canadian. Paxo said it the British way the first time he said it on Newsnight last night and I thought he was making some sort of point, but then he reverted to the ooh-la-la pronunciation for the rest of the report, the pussy.

How is bombardier pronounced? I'd say BOMB-BUH-DEER, I'm guessing that's wrong?

Ryan Taylor wrote:How is bombardier pronounced? I'd say BOMB-BUH-DEER, I'm guessing that's wrong?

No, that's right (well, if you're pronouncing it the British way). This Bombardier seems to be pronounced BOM-BAH-DEE-AY.

JimBentley wrote:

Ryan Taylor wrote:How is bombardier pronounced? I'd say BOMB-BUH-DEER, I'm guessing that's wrong?

No, that's right (well, if you're pronouncing it the British way). This Bombardier seems to be pronounced BOM-BAH-DEE-AY.

I assumed it must have been the Canadian connection, but then there wasn't a consensus on the radio news either, so I was half assuming that the newsreaders were just being a bit thick, as they often can be.

Activia=VIATICA

Snackrite = CRANKIEST

OptiLaser EPILATORS

Sequin Art (random advert i've jUst seen) = QUANTISER

Not a brand name per se, but I was playing Smash Bros. Melee and was psyched to discover that DR. MARIO = MIRADOR.

Also, this is like the best subforum ever. Why is it dead?

All the trolls got bored I think. Oh wait, Corby posted the other day.