There is a
laundry detergent in many countries that is called
Colon. I've seen it at least in
Kenya and in
Israel. Maybe it's a
world known brand name.
This has always disturbed me a great deal. When I hear the words "colon", and "laundry" together, I do not think "clean". I do not think "punctuation mark" either, for that matter. As Webster 1913 put it:
1. Anat
Much like my old pal Webbie, my first association is of the human anatomy. Colon? I'm not going to wash my laundry in THAT.