TheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkCBC: Kleenex maker says famous tissues to be wiped out of Canada soon, citing 'unique complexities'www.cbc.caTheTango@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It’s one of those weird Canadian-isms.
minus-squarezero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoYep, that’s why there’s so many things called hook and loop, to avoid the trademark.
I assume velcro is another one?
Yep, that’s why there’s so many things called hook and loop, to avoid the trademark.