Talk:Trojan (brand)

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You all should think about coming out with a flavored condom Christina1973 (talk) 04:55, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Companies Importance

I believe that it would be beneficial to upgrade the stance of the article's importance in regard to the "WikiProject Companies" as this brand of condoms is the largest brand of its kind in the United States. It is not difficult to assume that many Americans interested in learning either more about the brand itself, or about this form of contraception, would find this page through research. DigitalDaiquiri (talk) 05:28, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

naming - Meaning For "Trojan"

• Does anybody know why the condoms are so named? For me, "Trojan" conjures an image of a package full of little men waiting to burst out, so it doesn't seem that apt for the product. -- Twinxor

• I never thought of it that way. XD Acetic Acid 07:25, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
• That's always the first thing that came to my mind when I first heard of the brand (I'm not american). Any idea anyone? -- 82.76.30.78 22:05, 2 January 2006
• I've been wondering about this for years. Did the creators have a really twisted sense of humor? -Hawk 05:24, 7 February 2006
• maybe it is resembling the wooden horse that the greeks used to capture Troy, in the Iliad, by homer- User:Fgouzios11:03, 8 March 2006

• The Trojan Warriors were the elite phalanxes or spearmen of some of the Greek armies in ancient times. They were used to protect vital positions such as cities and strategic locations on the battle-field and were known to hold an impenetrable line of defence against all types of attackers e.g. swordsmen, cavalry etc. The product is so named because the makers want to imply that their brand of condom offers a form of protection as good as the Greek Trojan Warriors did. -- 82.40.117.168 03:48, 21 August 2006

• Thats not quite right all Greeks used the Phalanx formation which is a group of Greek hoplites. And the Spartans were better known for their skill in that style of fighting. There are two explanations for the name. First Merle Leland Youngs the founder of Trojan favored packaging emblazoned with nothing but a Trojan helmet, a symbol meant to connote protection and virility. The other reason is explained in a quote from Slate.com that came later ..."was the same reason as many schools are Trojans: Troy had the strongest defense ever seen in the ancient world. Its walls could not be destroyed. It was a huge city that survived against one of the largest onslaughts for over 10 years without any problems. The only way it could be destroyed was through subterfuge. In terms of protection, Troy had the best." Hope this helps some -- Trey 03:06, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Has anyone from Trojan given an official answer? To anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of mythology, it seems a very stupid name with no explanation... Turkeyphan^t 22:53, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

It's because Troy was impenetrable — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:602:9881:5C88:F5EA:86CF:BC82:EC14 (talk) 07:23, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

By-word

Someone asserted that "Trojan" can be used as slang to refer to any condom. If you can provide a source or a notable example, feel free to add it back. Isopropyl 05:45, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Trojan Tales

If anyone can find better, more specific information on the site they launched, I'll be very appreciative. Madoom 03:55, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Possible Plagiarism

Seems like the sentence concerning 70.5% market shares is word-for-word from http://www.slate.com/id/2150552/ . Perhaps it should be restructured? Or am I just overreacting? 129.237.90.15 (talk) 06:06, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

If it's that bad, remove it. I just came across another article with 90% copyvio. I would say, IMO, just remove it and leave a message on the talk page so other eyes can see it. Good catch. Restructuring from a single source, in academia still = plagiarism. You are correct in calling this out. ^{XF Law} _{talk at me} 06:27, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Update: I went ahead and quoted it - you were right. I think now quoted, it should be OK, however a refactor would really be much better than such a large quote, IMO. ^{XF Law} _{talk at me} 06:34, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

owned by the catholic church

this girl at my work says that trojan is owned by the catholic church, is that true?220.130.130.142 (talk) 00:37, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

no.Trey (talk) 01:19, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Trojan Man?

Curious that there's no mention of the "Trojan Man" mascot and advertising campaign, as it appears regularly on TV programming. What sort of reference would be needed for a short section? Enigmatic2k3 (talk) 16:23, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

University of Southern California?

What has USC got to do with Trojan condoms? If there was some controversy surrounding Trojan and USC, the original author should explain it, along with appropriate citations. I've removed the section for the mean time. Simoncpu (talk) 06:14, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

National Debate Tournament

What does that advertising campaign have to do with the National Debate Tournament? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.206.161.54 (talk) 04:14, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

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