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Oops. Woolworths stops selling its Lolita bed, designed for young girls, after parents point out how inappropriate the name is. Via Light Reading. There's still a photo of the offending bed online, at least right now.
Other possible products for Woolworth's to sell:
1) the Madame Bovary wedding dress
2) a line of Medea maternity wear
3) the Desdemona necklace
4) Lady Macbeth gloves (available in red)
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oh my god.
um, the Titus Andronicus cookbook?
Posted by: babelbabe | February 01, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Josef Mengele science kit?
Posted by: Nela | February 01, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Hester Prynne monogrammed frock?
Posted by: Pete | February 01, 2008 at 02:43 PM
Astyages's Quick and Easy Meals You Can Cook with Your Kids!
Posted by: Levi Stahl | February 01, 2008 at 04:54 PM
Lady Chatterley gardening tools.
A line of Madame Defarge yarn.
Posted by: babelbabe | February 01, 2008 at 05:13 PM
The Bartleby workplace motivational poster.
Posted by: Lisa | February 01, 2008 at 07:49 PM
Sylvia ovens.
Posted by: Emily Lloyd | February 02, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Socrates barware and drinks guide.
Posted by: Kaethe | February 02, 2008 at 10:04 PM
A copy of "Just Be Yourself," Hamlet's little-read self-help guide.
Posted by: Sean Carman | February 02, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Funny. I suggest Ku Klux Klan bedsheets. Why limit ourselves to literature when an ignorance of it is probably related to little memory of history overall? The branding opportunities are immense! What's a bit frightening in all of this is that much of the consumer reaction to the story has been smug, snippy celebration of ignorance, as in "so it's a word, what's the big deal?" I've written a bit about the brand marketing implications of this situation at DIM BULB, if you'd like to check it out: http://dimbulb.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/doomed-to-repea.html
Posted by: Jonathan | February 04, 2008 at 08:51 AM
Funny. I suggest Ku Klux Klan bedsheets. Why limit ourselves to literature when an ignorance of it is probably related to little memory of history overall? The branding opportunities are immense! What's a bit frightening in all of this is that much of the consumer reaction to the story has been smug, snippy celebration of ignorance, as in "so it's a word, what's the big deal?" I've written a bit about the brand marketing implications of this situation at DIM BULB, if you'd like to check it out: http://dimbulb.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/02/doomed-to-repea.html
Posted by: Jonathan | February 04, 2008 at 08:51 AM
Miss Havisham snack cakes.
Posted by: Pamela | February 04, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Fairy wings by Daedalus Corp.?
Dripless candles by Psyche?
Hermione anti-frizz hair serum?
Posted by: kittenpie | February 05, 2008 at 06:47 PM