29 Jun
2009
29 Jun
'09
2:25 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of David Griffith
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 2:08 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: OT Names was Re: chiclassiccomp.org was Re: Mysterious
website
On Mon, 29 Jun 2009, Marvin Johnston wrote:
Anyone remember the eBay marketing promotion, "Do It eBay"? I still love
it
While Nixon's 'Committee to RE-Elect the President' (CREEP) is an oldie but
goodie, my personal favorite comes from my time at Microsoft. The internal technology
group (known for many years as ITG) decided they needed a spiffy new name. Some Clever
Young Person came up with Global Operations and Technology: GOAT. I think that lasted for
about two weeks.... They went through several more name changes but when I left last
year, pretty much everyone still called them ITG. -- Ian
>> > Happens more often than you'd
think. ?Long ago, a friend decided
to
>> > call his company "Tripas"
(a variant spelling of "Tri-pass").
?After
>> > the corporate name had been
registered, the janitorial crew
informed
> him that they thought it was funny--apparently
it's Spanish ?for
> entriails ?(tripe).
Up here in Canada, the Reform party briefly renamed itself the
"Conservative Reform Alliance" Party: CRAP
That lasted all of two days, IIRC. ... Do It eBay, short for DIE!
Some years ago a shoe company came out with a shoe they named "The
Incubus". Said shoes were in the stores before management realized
what
an incubus is. Now for something more modern, have any of you noticed
the
rash of suggestive fast food adverts?
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu