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Ted (8/6/2022)

peeeot (8/5/2022)

I am not familiar with Jerry Christenson. Any ideas why “scrub” is the word he picked? I don’t understand the reference beyond a certain pop/r&b song by TLC, which uses the term derogatorily.
I have also heard scruby referred to as Brand X. I take it to be a sort of “we shall not speak of that here” playful negging of other brands more so than actual disdain for them. scruby forums often refer to Ford as “Ferd.” There are probably other terms used. Not sure about Mopar! Maybe they stay out of it Smile

My wife has been in the medical profession most of her life so I’m well acquainted with the term ‘scrubs’. I would take a good guess that the term scrubs being used to describe a particular GM product originated from the ‘throw away’ or simple clothing worn by the medical personnel. Those uniforms (scrubs) have since evolved into daily wear but they were originally designed to be economically discarded after being soiled or used around infectious diseases. Considering what the Ford products have been called by the opposing side over the years, the scrubs term is really not too bad.

I always assumed the ‘hospital supplied’ scrubs were called that, since originally the surgical staff were the only ones who wore them (doctors always ‘scrubbed-up’ before operating). Surgery is a messy business, and physicians didn’t want their thousand-dollar suits stained with blood (nor nurses their traditional all-white uniforms). Centralized industrial severe/HD laundering process usually prevented any need for discarding surgical garb, regardless the source of contamination/staining, and especially before surgical gowns/drapes were made of disposable paper.

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peeeot	Posted 3 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Year Posts: 357, Visits: 25.5K	Here and other Ford-related forums, some users refer to scruby products as “scrubs” or “scruby.” It seems pretty common, but I have never found an explanation of the origin of this term. Does anyone know where it came from? 1954 Crestline Victoria 312 4-bbl, 3-speed overdrive
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DANIEL TINDER	Posted 3 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: 9 hours ago Posts: 1.7K, Visits: 153.1K	Ted (8/6/2022) peeeot (8/5/2022) I am not familiar with Jerry Christenson. Any ideas why “scrub” is the word he picked? I don’t understand the reference beyond a certain pop/r&b song by TLC, which uses the term derogatorily. I have also heard scruby referred to as Brand X. I take it to be a sort of “we shall not speak of that here” playful negging of other brands more so than actual disdain for them. scruby forums often refer to Ford as “Ferd.” There are probably other terms used. Not sure about Mopar! Maybe they stay out of it My wife has been in the medical profession most of her life so I’m well acquainted with the term ‘scrubs’. I would take a good guess that the term scrubs being used to describe a particular GM product originated from the ‘throw away’ or simple clothing worn by the medical personnel. Those uniforms (scrubs) have since evolved into daily wear but they were originally designed to be economically discarded after being soiled or used around infectious diseases. Considering what the Ford products have been called by the opposing side over the years, the scrubs term is really not too bad. I always assumed the ‘hospital supplied’ scrubs were called that, since originally the surgical staff were the only ones who wore them (doctors always ‘scrubbed-up’ before operating). Surgery is a messy business, and physicians didn’t want their thousand-dollar suits stained with blood (nor nurses their traditional all-white uniforms). Centralized industrial severe/HD laundering process usually prevented any need for discarding surgical garb, regardless the source of contamination/staining, and especially before surgical gowns/drapes were made of disposable paper. 6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA
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