[DOC] [TLE] A. Melin, 77; Introduced Frisbee and Hula Hoop - latimes [PAR] Jun 30, 2002 ... When Melin and Knerr started their company in 1948, they named it for the sound 
made by their top product--a slingshot hitting its target. [DOC] [TLE] Wham-O - Wikipedia [PAR] Wham-O Inc. is an American toy company in Woodland Hills, California, United 
States. ... Their first product was the Wham-O slingshot, made of ash wood, which 
Knerr and ... "Wham-O" was based on the sound of the slingshot's shot hitting the 
target. ... foam disc with plastic center for spinning of disc on top or bottom of disc)
. [DOC] [TLE] Richard Knerr; toymaker gave US Hula Hoop, Frisbee - The Boston ... [PAR] Jan 18, 2008 ... Richard Knerr (right) and Arthur 'Spud' Melin, up to their torsos ... "Spud" Melin, 
Mr. Knerr started the company in 1948 in Pasadena. They named the enterprise "
Wham-O" for the sound their first product, a slingshot, made when it hit its target. 
A treasure chest of toys followed that often bore playful names:... [DOC] [TLE] Wham-O History | Wham-O's heritage and over 70 products ... [PAR] Just think about how any boy in the 1950s could have grown up without a WHAM
-O Slingshot. That was the product that gave the company, founded in 1948, its 
distinctive name. When the missile hit its target, it made the sound "WHAM-O"! ... 
A building inspector named Fred Morrison puttered with and refined a plastic 
flying... [DOC] [TLE] Wham-O, Inc. | Marketing Contacts | Names and Emails - Hoovers [PAR] The Wham-O slingshot has scored more hits in its time than the Beatles. ... Its 
more than 70 products are sold in toy and sporting goods stores ... Wham-O was 
named for the sound made by slingshots hitting their marks. ... Top Industries for 
Wham-O, Inc. ... Select key company statistics to target your marketing resources. [DOC] [TLE] Wham-O's famous fads still have fans - Archives - CCHeadliner [PAR] Mar 14, 2008 ... Together with his childhood friend Arthur "Spud" Melin, he founded the firm in 
Pasadena, Calif., in 1948. ... sound that their first product, a slingshot, made when 
it hit its target. ... and started throwing it, also yelling the name of the pie company.
) ... The Hula-Hoop, sometimes called the biggest fad in history,... [DOC] [TLE] Social Studies | Dolly Dozier . . Children's Author [PAR] Knerr and Melin started the Wham-O company from their Los Angeles ... This 
slingshot was named Wham-O because of the sound it made when it hit the 
target. ... Their first product was the Wham-O slingshot, made of ash wood, which 
Knerr ... in the US Army, and is often ranked as one of the top ten American 
Presidents. [DOC] [TLE] Morning Buzz, February 20, 2003 - SportsBusiness Daily ... [PAR] Feb 20, 2003 ... category was Company Names. This company was named for the sound made 
by its top product  a slingshot hitting its target.... [DOC] [TLE] Richard Knerr: Toymaker behind the Hula Hoop | The Independent [PAR] Jan 17, 2008 ... Like many start-up companies before and since, Wham-O began life in a ... the 
sound that its first product, a slingshot, made when it hit its target. ... been 
developed by a former air force pilot named Fred Morrison, ... Top that? [DOC] [TLE] Featured Articles about Wham - Page 4 - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Kal Daniels hit a two-run homer off loser Mike Bielecki (7-4) to make the score ... 
and Lionel Richie, who hit the top in November, 1983, with his "Can`t Slow Down
" ... With his boyhood best friend, Arthur "Spud" Melin, Mr. Knerr started the 
company in ... for the sound their first product, a slingshot, made when it hit

Question: This company was named for the sound made by its top product -- a slingshot hitting its target
Answer: Wham-O