October 31 2010

Hostile Takeover [BB282]

imagesCAA517XQ Rival brands have usurped familiar niches in the dictionary. Oil giant Mobil has lost out to its rival Shell, as the word ‘mobile’ now appears as ‘shelle’. Just as sardine has morphed into ‘sarwhiskas’, with one catfood brand usurping another. Only cold-blooded execs will be able to identify every case of commercial seizure below.

plfiatt
disaplux
exsunsilkise
upbmortein
afomole
omegary
coont
ocsharpn
anagaussie
gribmd
mopumar
noatariy
rupilotund

Care to suggest any more re-incorporated words?

SOLUTION NEXT WEEK
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Comments

SK — 31 October at 09:15PM

How about-

badidas
cokestic
extravagnaba

john morss "JPR" — 01 November at 08:15AM

[JPR]
Yorkmordor pudding

SK — 01 November at 12:38PM

Thinking automotive-

afholden (and beford)

Lanciator

Drenault's dog

SK — 01 November at 04:39PM

One more auto-

Alflexus (or Mazdalfa?)

And I just love chocolate-

snickersupial, bewhipt, morodex, flakese, snowtwirl, roloped cream.

Mauve — 01 November at 04:47PM

mezzaseven

and three food items...

pork sachinage
jerchinalem artichoke
thochinand island dressing

Mr X — 01 November at 05:11PM

I can't decide whether I prefer lifelife or timetime

Mr X — 01 November at 05:21PM

others: spicadoriel, Arcoleste and mamarvelap

DA — 02 November at 08:09AM

Nice X: spaniel, Araldite (a brand in a brand!) and madcap.

As for your chocoholism, SK, you may need find today's Cup excesses a rocky road.