The Long Islanders are blaming the new popcorn brand for committing the basic sin of using inappropriate prepositions.
As native Long Islanders who are worth salt know, either a person is inhabited or “born” Long Island is grammatically, using a fork and knife to eat slices of pizza. He says that.
“On” is a standard preposition used every time an island is referenced.Born on Long Island“It's a simple target since it hits the store shelves in December.
“Because you are close, close, close, close, close, far, far away, far away, adjacent to Long Island.” Reddit users. “But you can never be on Long Island! Capesch?!”
“People live on the island. Bond villains live on the island,” another said.
“How to ensure that the target market never buys a product,” declared Reddit users.
For some people, this name is a smart way to sell snacks, costing between $5.99 and $8.99 for 5 ounces.
“It was a marketing strategy, a deliberate strategy,” Redditor said. “People started making rants on social media and pulled out pitchforks. Meanwhile, everyone wants popcorn now.”
Popcorn is manufactured Viviwoods, Inc.Westbury-based producer, an organic gluten-free food that submitted its name to a trademark last May.
Viviwoods did not respond to requests for comment.
