47 Comments:

• Jig-A-Loo: Apply Directly to the Forehead!
  Jig-A-Loo: Apply Directly to the Forehead!
  Jig-A-Loo: Apply Directly to the Forehead!
  Jig-A-Loo: Apply Directly to the Forehead!

  By  MrBaliHai, at 10/27/2006 04:09:00 AM  

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• How can it be both odorless and possess a "wonderful aroma"?

  By  Howlin' Hobbit, at 10/27/2006 10:16:00 AM  

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• I see Jay-Z buying a case of this. And maybe also stock in the company.

  By  deus|diabolus, at 11/12/2006 02:41:00 PM  

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• As an African-American, I resent the name of this lubricant: it is just too close to "jigaboo" to be just a coincidence. I will not shop where this crap is sold!

  By  Anonymous, at 11/15/2006 10:21:00 AM  

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• As a racist I will buy this product and will shop wherever it is sold!

  By  Anonymous, at 12/15/2006 10:46:00 AM  

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• I want to buy this product simply because of its name! Oh, when are they coming out with "cracker" spray lube?

  By  Anonymous, at 12/18/2006 07:38:00 PM  

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• With a name like "Jig-a-loo" shouldnt the can be in handcuffs?

  By  Anonymous, at 12/19/2006 04:30:00 PM  

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• O.o what were they thinking? EW! here this will say it the best" Bigalo male gigalo" See? reminds me way to much of gigalo. *heaves* bad product name.

  By  Anonymous, at 4/12/2007 09:32:00 PM  

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• In the U K the name might translate to toilet fishing.
  Jig a loo

  By  Anonymous, at 4/20/2007 10:39:00 AM  

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• When I first seen the commercial I thought it was a joke, after all if its invisible and odorless but has a pleaseant aroma.
  "I hate your commercials but I love your product"

  By  Anonymous, at 4/20/2007 10:42:00 AM  

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• The name "Jig-A-Loo" can be traced all the way back to 1958, when the product inventor finally came up with the right formula and exclaimed, "Ti-gi-dou!"
  
  A common Canadian expression used when someone finds a solution to a problem, "ti-gi-dou" loosely translates to "I've got it!" It's also sometimes used as salutation at the end of phone conversations.

  By  John, at 4/22/2007 07:54:00 PM  

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• The name "Jig-A-Loo" can be traced all the way back to 1958, when the product inventor finally came up with the right formula and exclaimed, "Ti-gi-dou!"
  
  A common Canadian expression used when someone finds a solution to a problem, "ti-gi-dou" loosely translates to "I've got it!" It's also sometimes used as salutation at the end of phone conversations.

  By  John, at 4/22/2007 07:57:00 PM  

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• That ad was not a spoof? I think that TV ad only works for an audience that is
  1) completely familiar with the product
  2) completely UNfamiliar with the racial slur "jigaboo"
  
  I bet the Canadians who are bringing this product to the US are just cluelessly unaware of how embarrasing and offensive the product name is in the US. The thing that is REALLY embarrasing and offensive is that there is still so much shame and mistrust over race-related civil rights and social justice issues that this product name is a problem for us. And that so many of us feel the need to comment anonymously. But that is a topic for a different blog.
  
  Maybe they need to do some marketting studies, rename the product, and re-launch.

  By  Anonymous, at 4/30/2007 07:13:00 AM  

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• This is a great product. For those who think the name is racist please educate yourselves.
  
  The name "Jig-A-Loo" can be traced all the way back to 1958, when the product inventor finally came up with the right formula and exclaimed, "Ti-gi-dou!"
  
  A common Canadian expression used when someone finds a solution to a problem, "ti-gi-dou" loosely translates to "I've got it!" It's also sometimes used as salutation at the end of phone conversations.

  By  Anonymous, at 5/01/2007 11:58:00 AM  

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• How did they go from Ti gi dou to ji ga loo ?

  By  zonbi, at 5/10/2007 07:09:00 PM  

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• If a "jigaboo" uses "jig-a-loo", does that make him a jigaboogaloo?

  By  Anonymous, at 5/19/2007 10:56:00 PM  

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• Taken from the products website:
  
  WARNING
  
  This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
  
  
  Still think it's a wonder product?

  By  Anonymous, at 5/20/2007 08:17:00 PM  

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• From what I have seen, everything in California causes cancer.

  By  Anonymous, at 5/23/2007 06:15:00 AM  

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• especially paris hilton

  By  Anonymous, at 5/24/2007 08:00:00 AM  

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• In fact, in every Hilton in California there is the same sign - everything used to clean anything contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer.
  I saw a funny newspaper ad in the paper today railing the paparazi - in fact it was an ad for this stuff. Quite clever.
  I have no idea if it is better then WD 40 - in fact, I don't know how it will do what WD 40 does to un-stick rusty bolts but as far as windows and other things it sounds good.
  As for jig-a-boo; this is one of those words my kids wouldn't recognize as its just old and stupid. Let it go; I see no correlation

  By  Anonymous, at 5/27/2007 06:41:00 AM  

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• Our company was asked to test this product. It does waterproof and has some industrial applications...but it is the most flammable product ever tested; it contains chlorine ethylene,which will be banned in the US next year. It does not do a great job stopping squeaks...contains no teflon. Be careful, not recommended.

  By  Automotive Technical Council, at 5/29/2007 07:27:00 PM  

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• Being a Canadian, I can tell you there is no such expression as ti-gi-dou. Get real. They are trying to justify the name. What a joke.

  By  Anonymous, at 5/29/2007 08:28:00 PM  

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• My tummy hurts.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/12/2007 02:06:00 AM  

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• Jeez.... Get over it already !!! That racisist crap is getting old...If you want it to stop, Quit keeping it your call word !!!

  By  MMcD, at 6/12/2007 12:16:00 PM  

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• As they try to sell this stuff, I suspect that they will get a good lesson in how niggerish we can get down in the USA. It is blatantly obvious that the name comes from jigaboo.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/26/2007 08:58:00 AM  

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• This product was first created in the province of Quebec (Canada). Yes the expression "Ti-Gi-Dou" is used in Quebec, and it really does mean what is described higher in these comments. No, they did not invent this for being racist, it really is a pure coincidence. We do not use the word Jigaboo in Canada and before reading this page I had no idea what it meant, so stop thinking negative about this product!

  By  Anonymous, at 6/27/2007 08:23:00 PM  

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• Just goes to show how stupid and racist many people really are. I never even gave a thought to the correlation between the product name and the aforementioned and obviously outdated racial slur. Guess I'm not one of 'them' and glad of that. The whole thing makes my head hurt and my stomach turn. Can't wait to get my hands on the product and I'm not afraid to post MY name. Wake up all you cowards hiding under your white hoods.

  By  Linda, at 6/28/2007 09:47:00 AM  

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• thanks folks i haven't laughed so much since bush got elected. aaaahhhaaa. good job with the comments (or all the funny ones are from just one person? hmm.....)
  
  as for the racial undercurrent of this product - brothers just calm your ass down.

  By  fakeer, at 6/29/2007 08:51:00 PM  

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• I don't see the correlation!?! The correlations are everywhere babe, and it is so very obvious that this is another "Male Enhancement" solution. I am sooo tired of hearing guys spray WD40 on themselves that this Jiggie-Awoo-Loo thang will only become more annoying come late night commercial breaks of my favorite late night shows. Along with those girl gone wild vids and Maxoderma man lotions ....I tell ya it's all a joke. Besides I would NEVER EVER spary my lady pleaser with anything flamable!! Let's take a breath and be real folks the stuff belongs anywhere but in the US!!

  By  Anonymous, at 7/11/2007 11:54:00 AM  

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• As a French Canadian outside Quebec, I can confirm that I have never heard of the expression ti-gi-dou but I have always used the term jig-a-loo to mean something that is really good/handy. Those who think that it is a play on a racial slur because it is one letter off should enter an over-sensitivity re-hab program immediately. Does that mean we should stop using the words "bigger" in advertising or attack the Winnie the Pooh franchise for its blatant portrayal of African Americans in the "Tigger" character. Come on people, get serious...and I've never even bought this product!!!

  By  Dan, at 7/25/2007 09:08:00 PM  

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• To me the term jig-a-loo resembles what the product can do: jiggle loose. Say it fast a couple of times and then drop the 's'... Seems like the simplest, and thus the best, explanation.

  By  Anonymous, at 8/01/2007 12:10:00 AM  

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• I just thought it was short for jig a loose, since that's what the product is for. It has been really entertaining to read some of these comments. And somewhat educational, too, although I'm hardpressed to believe that someone sprays WD40 on their tool when there are some many other products out there.
  
  I really wonder about these comments/beliefs that we see on the Internet; some of them have got to be made up by people with nothing better to do.

  By  Anonymous, at 8/07/2007 09:10:00 AM  

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• Am I the only one who at first thought it was a sexual lubricant? I wonder if it works there as well?
  
  I bet my racist pecker would love the stuff!

  By  Anonymous, at 8/22/2007 12:45:00 PM  

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• Oy, the people who are trying to make some sort of racist connection with this product are freakin' stupid. "Jig-a-loo" is a Canadian expression akin to "Eureka!". NOT a damn thing racist about it, quit being so f**king paranoid and reactionary.

  By  Anonymous, at 9/04/2007 02:11:00 PM  

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• I come from the province of Quebec in eastern Canada and I use the "tigidou" word here and there, it's fairly common. Someone would say "i'll pick you up at 8, is that okay with you?" and the answer would be "tigidou! see ya".
  
  This product was invented in Quebec, so the product manufacturer's story sounds accurate.
  
  Heck, I don't even know what Jigaboo is. What the hell is it? What's it all about?

  By  Anonymous, at 9/05/2007 05:42:00 PM  

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• Jigaloo can be found in the "offensive product" aisle, next to the Cheese Nips, and the Scotch Buy discount orange juice/

  By  Anonymous, at 9/28/2007 11:57:00 PM  

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• The stuff works great, but, jeez, I'm as white as a loaf of Wonder Bread and I was startled at the insensitivity. Maybe Canadians are insufficiently acculturated in the wacky byways of American racism. No matter what it means "in Canadian" it needs a new name in the U.S. How about "canuck-grease," because in "American" it means "can of grease"? ;-)

  By  Anonymous, at 1/18/2008 05:29:00 AM  

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• The ignorance of americans sometimes astonishes me (and yes, I am as american as they come). It's a freckin name people. To find offense in a name because it is merely "similar" to something that may be considered offensive is trully looking for reasons to cause conflict. Get over the "victim" stance and try the product; you'll realize that whatever you want to call it, it works. I grew up on WD-40 but I would never trade my can of Jig-A-Loo for it now, I dont care how you choose to pronounce it.

  By  Anonymous, at 3/03/2008 05:55:00 PM  

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• Nothing, I repeat, NOTHING replaces WD 40!! Products have come out (Like Jig-A-Loo) with the cure for all that is not well in your life. For some things, Jig-A-Loo is great, for others, white lithium is good and for some, silicone will fix them. But for all of those and many more, WD 40 is your answer.
  Cheers, Jerry

  By  Anonymous, at 3/21/2008 02:47:00 PM  

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• Its terrible how everything is racist here. Can't say fried chicken without being accused. Stop bitchin over nothin and live your life. Jigaloo-Jigaboo get a life. Guess we cant say nigeria either. Spooky is out of the question. Do we bitch when black comedians make fun of whites? No we don't???? So racism only works 1 way....majority against minority, and not in reverse.

  By  alan, at 3/23/2008 03:53:00 PM  

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• So many funny comments! LOL
  The first association that came to me was "gigolo".
  
  1. A man who has a continuing sexual relationship with and receives financial support from a woman.
  2. A man who is hired as an escort or a dancing partner for a woman.
  [French, perhaps from gigolette, dancing girl, prostitute, from giguer, to dance, from gigue, fiddle, from Old French; see gigot.]
  
  The source: www.thefreedictionary.com/gigolo
  
  The name works for Canada just fine, but I agree, if some people in the US associate "Jig-A-Loo" with racism the product should be marketed under another name in the US.

  By  Anonymous, at 4/06/2008 09:26:00 AM  

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• Thank you, Anonymous. As a professional escort for hire, it's obvious to me that this name is too close to "gigolo" to be a coincidence. And you can't even use the stuff as a sexual lubricant - how those Quebecois must hate us! I will scrawl rude words in unpleasant substances on the walls of any retailer too stupid to understand that it's always about me.
  (Give my regards to cousin Anonymous. See you at the family reunion.)

  By  Anonymous, at 4/20/2008 11:28:00 AM  

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• 42 lively comments on this product, I'm going to try a can, and I'm emailing this URL to all my friends who are either mechanically inclined, or would just get a laugh out of the comments (i.e. practically everyone I know).
  
  Yeah, when it comes to product names, those Canadians sure are dumb about marketing in the US...

  By  Anonymous, at 4/20/2008 11:50:00 AM  

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• This is to respond to the reply by the Automotive Council. I read the ingredients, and no where does it say that it contains chlorine ethylene. Please check your information, or show us where you saw it. If not you are misleading consumers.

  By  Anonymous, at 5/10/2008 10:36:00 PM  

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• I think I see this on "COPS" every Saturday night.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/23/2008 07:53:00 AM  

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• I'm a Canadian transplant to the South, and EVERTYHING is about race here. I am a manager in our regional office here and am amazed by it. I can't even talk about "wild monkeys attacking people in India" (did you read that story?) without black employees going to HR. So I just stopped talking casually with my team and only give direction now. Then I'm accused of ignoring them because they are black and treating them like servants. Very self-conscious individuals. And too bad - they are intelligent and could do well if they could free their grasps of their heavy race cards for a while. Wait a minute...was I looking for a way to waterproof fabric? I forget. And yes, cousin, I first thought of "Gigolo" as well.

  By  Anonymous, at 6/27/2008 06:14:00 AM  

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• Tried using this on my squeeky car door hinges but it doesn't help. I then used white lithium grease and that did the job.

  By  Anonymous, at 8/25/2008 06:30:00 AM  

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