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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Question 564 e: If it's not up your alley, then it must be down your Avenue





X



Y
Identify.
Put funda.

PS: I don't believe this title is very useful. Oh well.




Answer:


Stratford-upon-Avon

Avon beauty products

Funda:

The beauty products are all manufatured by Avon Products which takes its name from Stratford-upon-Avon. David H. McConnell, the founder of the company renamed it to Avon from the California Perfume Company(original name) because he liked Stratford-upon-Avon that much.

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6 comments:

  1. Siddarth PaiMarch 17, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    the title would lead you to saks fifth avenue or madison avenue
    but the map gives you some hint atleast.
    Thats misleading girl, but hey, those aren't stores, & saks isn't known for beauty products, so touche
    also
    beauty products?
    smirk

    the connect is avon
    thats a map of strafford upo avon, where shakespeare was born supposedly
    & those are avon's products.

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  2. SaswatMarch 17, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    The connect is Avon.
    1st pic is of StratforduponAvon & the 2nd pic is of Avon cosmetics

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  3. Pi.R.SquareMarch 17, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    misleading title i should say.
    Avon is the connect, avon products.
    & Strattford upon avon, the home of Shakespeare & the origin of the name

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  4. manish hnMarch 18, 2011 at 6:57 AM

    x is an old map of stratford upon avon and y is avon cosmetic products thingy...logo
    connect is that the company was named after the town.

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  5. manish hnMarch 18, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    theme connect for 564:
    they are all fortune 500 companies ....red herring is parody of breakfast at tiffanys....unless of course the focus was on tiffanys...

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  6. ArchimondeMarch 18, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    Buzz Lightyear

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