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Image: 4 panels organized in a rectangle following a sequential order like a comic strip. The first panel is of a man with a very serious face stating, "Hey man, got any diphenhydramine?" The second panel is a grainy picture of the actor Robert Downey Jr. with a slightly inquisitive face and saying, "What's that?" The third panel is an identical copy of the first image and saying, "Benadryl the allergy medicine." The fourth and final panel is a grainy picture of Bobby rolling his eyes and taking a deep breath.

Edit: Tony Start -> Robert Downey Jr. I didn't know that Tony Stark was a character Robert Downey Jr. played ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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[โ€“] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean, Americans call facial tissue "Kleenex" we're pretty bad at accepting corporate brands as a stand-in for "the standard."

[โ€“] DriftinGrifter@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean even nos capsules are called whippets and ZIP and stick is velcro

[โ€“] Gabu@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nah, velcro is called velcro - the inventor of "loop and hook fasteners" called them velcro strips. The fact that the brand wanted full control of the name after the fact is irrelevant.

[โ€“] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I think genericide should be more common in today's world. And everyone can work together to achieve it