Rejected Names for Running Shoes
Last month we listed
a few rejected shoe names (below) and asked our readers to send us their
own, offering those chosen a T-shirt.
Well, here they are!
Elvis and the Nike JordanAirs
(by Tony Barrio, Chicago, IL)
Adidas Achilles Strainer
Reuben Reina in the Competition
(by Jonathan Mathews, Bloomington,
IN)
Thanks guys, your T-shirts are in the mail.
So what's in a shoe name?
Well, derision, mockery, headlines, and ulcers for starters.
But inappropriate as the Incubus name was, TRL figured there had to have
beenother names which shoe companies have considered in the past, then
rejected. You be the judge. Inappropriate?
Nike Airhead
Brooks Bulemic Racer
Fila Turbo Flatulence
Reebok Succubus Pronator
Kempainen Marathon Barfer
Avia Varicose
Puma Winless
Adidas Cross Dresser
Etonic Debillitator
Mizuno Misanthrope
Converse Compulsive Obsessor
Saucony PMS Lady Trainer
Diadora Geek Gladiator
LA Gear Jackson Youth Trainer
Reebok Ruiz Subway Racer
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