Author’s note: I apologize for an error in last week’s column. I mistakenly deleted a part of a paragraph that explained the upper-class’ use of language, specifically the word “lady” to refer to an upper- or middle-class female who followed society’s rules for behavior and dress, and the use of the word “woman” to refer to a working-class female no matter how properly she behaved.

Chocolate chip cookies, the Slinky, Play-Doh, Post-It notes, and potato chips. The one thing they all have in common is this: They’re losers.