Hiatus.

 On hiatus for a while.

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Laundromat 

Before I married—laundromat!

My home away from my wee home—

Apartment (or, preferred?) a flat—

Where there was little space to roam.

 

I saved my quarters—priceless things

That paid to clean both smudge and stain

And stuff unpleasant (gnarly things)—

I hope I don’t need to explain!

*expired as trademark in 1952

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Kerosene 

A word we’ve used for many years—

A word that sometimes flames—

A word now used so generally—

Has had so many names.

* trademarked in 1854--though I'm not sure it still is

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Jacuzzi

Jacuzzi? Yes, but I have tried

Just one time, I recall.

It was, I think, in winter—no, 

Not summer, spring, nor fall.

I felt self-conscious in that tub—

That’s all that I recall.

I won’t repeat that episode—

On, no, one time is all!

*Jacuzzi Brands, LLC

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Onesies

I know not much of onesies—I

Have never put one on.

Well not, at least, since infancy—

But those days long are gone.

Okay, I wrestled long ago—

And didn’t have much luck.

Oh, not because of onesies—but

At some sports I just suck.

*trademark: Gerber Children'swear, LLC

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Bubble Wrap

I never would have guessed this term

Was not a plain generic one—

Like bug or bee or duck or worm—

It seems so long ago begun.

But so it is, I just now learned.

It’s trademarked—has a history—

A history unknown to me.

(In ways, I guess, I’ve just been burned!)

*trademarked by Sealed Air Corporation

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Jet Ski

Who would have ever thought it?

That jet ski is a brand?

Jet skiers would—well, of course they would—

But all across the land

And waters all around the world,

The name now is applied

To all devices similar—

And not all certified!*

*Kawasaki's brand name