Re: [gardeners] OT - Company mergers ?
Billie (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:26:46 -0400
on 7/29/02 1:08 PM, Margaret Lauterbach at melauter@earthlink.net wrote:
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>> Because of current economic conditions, many companies are now
>> contemplating mergers and acquisitions. Here are a few to keep an eye
>> on:
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>> 1. XEROX and WURLITZER.
>> (They're going to make reproductive organs)
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>> 2. FAIRCHILD ELECTRONICS and HONEYWELL COMPUTERS.
>> (The new company will be called Fairwell Honeychild)
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>> 3. POLYGRAM RECORDS, WARNER BROTHERS and KEEBLER.
>> (The new company will be called Poly-Warner-Cracker)
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>> 4. W.R.GRACE CO., FULLER BRUSH CO., MARY KAY COSMETICS, and HALE
>> BUSINESS
>> SYSTEMS.
>> (The new company will be called Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace)
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>> 5. 3M and GOODYEAR.
>> (The new company will be called MMM Good)
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>> 6. JOHN DEERE and ABITIBI-PRICE.
>> (The new company will be called Deere Abi)
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>> 7. HONEYWELL, IMASCO and HOME OIL.
>> (The new company will be called Honey Im Home)
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>> 8. DENISON MINES, ALLIANCE and METAL MINING.
>> (The new company will be called Mine All Mine)
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>> 9. GREY POUPON and DOCKERS PANTS.
>> (The new company will be called Poupon Pants)
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>> 10. KNOTT'S BERRY FARM and THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN.
>> (The new company will be called Knott NOW)
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>> 11. ZIPPO MANUFACTURING, AUDI, DOFASCO and DAKOTA MINING.
>> (The new company will be called Zip Audi Do-Da)
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>> 12. MOTOROLA and ENRON.
>> (The new company will be called MORON) >>
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LOL! Thanks for the chuckle...:)
billie