Imipolex

[Mikko Olavi Keskinen]

On Sun, 1 Oct 1995, Jeffrey L. Meikle wrote:

> A further thought on the meaning of Imipolex.  Given that ol' Tom is a
> sucker for a bad pun, and that Imipolex is the world's first erectile
> plastic, how about Imipolex = imitation pole?  Might also be derived from
> Mipolam, which was a real IG Farben trade name for vinyl--an often
> fetishistic material.
> 
> --Jeff Meikle

Speaking of suckers and bad puns: in the Finnish language, _imi_ means 
'sucked.'

Mikko