Meaningless product descriptions

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GregP Dec 2018 8:34pm, 7 Dec 2018 109,669 posts	0 GregP That’s extraordinary. Have they got anything else in the range? Mountain varnish perhaps? Field wax? Tributary softener?
Carpathius Dec 2018 10:02pm, 7 Dec 2018 15,985 posts	0 Carpathius Rainforest matches?
ChrisHB Dec 2018 10:33pm, 10 Dec 2018 17,530 posts	0 ChrisHB Lost Property Office is the lost property office
jacdaw Dec 2018 10:59pm, 10 Dec 2018 2,178 posts	0 jacdaw "The One Drink is made up of a very refined composition of complex ingredients each of the highest quality. Being Swiss made, the product complies with the demanding standards that Switzerland is known for..."
Dvorak Dec 2018 11:23pm, 10 Dec 2018 16,986 posts	0 Dvorak Presumably, in line with those standards, what is actually in it is a secret. Although it tastes of Rucola, with a hint of chocolate. And is twice as expensive as similar drinks from Germany.
Sam Jelfs Dec 2018 6:51am, 11 Dec 2018 118 posts	0 Sam Jelfs Seems to contain water, sugar, honey, green tea (Matcha) and alpha-ketoglutaric acid. The latter some people seem to believe helps athletic performance, but without any scientific evidence to back it up. Not really the most complex ingredients!
Carpathius Dec 2018 11:37am, 11 Dec 2018 16,013 posts	0 Carpathius Water, sugar, green tea, and honey are not exactly complex ingredients either.
Carpathius Dec 2018 11:37am, 11 Dec 2018 16,014 posts	0 Carpathius Oh - I completely missed Sam's post! Eeejit.
GlennR Dec 2018 12:30pm, 11 Dec 2018 39,758 posts	0 GlennR [A pedant writes: matcha is not green tea, although describing it as such is a good way of winding up ones Argentinian in-laws.]
GlennR Dec 2018 12:54pm, 11 Dec 2018 39,760 posts	0 GlennR This is more pseuds corner than strictly meaningless: 'Similarly to Borges, Klekh’s essays blur the boundaries between genres and styles. Most of Klekh’s essays in the section “Cultural Dictionary of East Slavic Food” are about one particular food taken in its totality: in all the complexity of the word’s semantic meanings, its phonetic sound, and the visual image the name of the food denotes. Klekh explains this seeming postmodernist paradox by the significance that food and its preparation play in the cultural formation of all nations: “The kitchen is one of the most ancient performance theaters, especially in the case of fundamental dishes prepared with a minimum of means: flour, water, fire”' Klekh, Igor. Adventures in the Slavic Kitchen: A book of Essays with Recipes (Kindle Locations 110-115). Glagoslav Publications. Kindle Edition.