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dr_pretentiousA friend traveling in Kazakhstan writes to say he has found his favorite laundry detergent again, one he first discovered in Uzbekistan. I've done a little searching online, and it turns out this stuff is manufactured in Iran, where its brand name means "snow." You can imagine laundry powder looking like snow, can't you? Much better than you can imagine laundry powder looking like, or made from...
Well, without further ado: Barf
I'm not making this up.
And I'm not the only one who suddenly regresses to fourth grade and comes up with a lot of goofy puns about it, either.
The manufacturers know the name sells their product to easily amused English-speaking travelers, so everyone wins.
I wanted to link to the manufacturer's own website, but no luck. Perhaps the Iranian government's crackdown on internet use extends to refusing foreigners the chance to mock their laundry detergent?
Well, without further ado: Barf
I'm not making this up.
And I'm not the only one who suddenly regresses to fourth grade and comes up with a lot of goofy puns about it, either.
The manufacturers know the name sells their product to easily amused English-speaking travelers, so everyone wins.
I wanted to link to the manufacturer's own website, but no luck. Perhaps the Iranian government's crackdown on internet use extends to refusing foreigners the chance to mock their laundry detergent?
