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Roach Motel

An American brand of a roach bait device designed to catch cockroaches. Although the term is the subject of a trademark registration by the insect control brand Black Flag,

Roach Motel is United States federal trademark No. 1,059,314, for which Black Flag claims a date of earliest use of May 7, 1976

by SPrice1980 April 27, 2023

Koo Koo Roo

an American fast casual restaurant chain specializing in charbroiled chicken founded in 1988 by Los Angeles-based restaurateurs Mike and Ray Badalian

After a series of expansions and ownership changes, in which Koo Koo Roo struggled for profitability throughout the 1990s, the last location in Santa Monica, California, closed in 2014

by SPrice1980 May 25, 2023

Captain's Wafers

an American brand of crackers that is made by Lance Inc.

According to David Beard, the director of training at Lance, Inc., the name of the Captain's Wafers came from the idea that "on a ship, the captains always had the best of everything when it came to meals.

by SPrice1980 May 8, 2023

GlaxoSmithKline

A British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with global headquarters in London, England

GlaxoSmithKline was formed by the merger of GlaxoWellcome (formed from the mergers of Burroughs Wellcome & Company and Glaxo Laboratories), and SmithKline Beecham (from Beecham, and SmithKline Beckman).

by SPrice1980 April 27, 2023

Can This Marriage Be Saved?

in which each half of a couple in a troubled marriage explains the problem, and a marriage counselor explains the solutions offered in counseling and the outcome

A long-running Ladies' Home Journal column that started in 1953, called "Can This Marriage Be Saved?," features real-life couples and the

by SPrice1980 April 22, 2023

Holcomb Garden Center

A florist that closed its doors

Holcomb Garden Center closing after 52 years as new shopping centers planned for Hixson, Fort Oglethorpe sites

by SPrice1980 May 7, 2023

Charlie Chalk

A British stop motion animation series produced in 1987 in the United Kingdom by Woodland Animations, who also produced the children's television programmes Postman Pat, Gran, and Bertha. Reception to the show was mostly positive

Charlie Chalk is the worst show on the planet

by SPrice1980 April 27, 2022