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Merger Mania

With all the pairing off going on, the following is submitted for your amusement......

1. XEROX and WURLITZER (They're going to make reproductive organs)

2. FAIRCHILD ELECTRONICS and HONEYWELL COMPUTERS (The new company will be called Fairwell Honeychild)

3. POLYGRAM RECORDS, WARNER BROTHERS, and KEEBLER (The new company will be called Poly-Warner-Cracker)

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)

5. 3M and GOODYEAR (MMM Good)

6. JOHN DEERE and ABITIBI-PRICE (Deere Abi)

7. HONEYWELL, IMASCO, and HOME OIL (Honey, I'm Home)

8. DENISON MINES, ALLIANCE, and METAL MINING (Mine All Mine)

9. 3M, JC PENNEY, and THE METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY (3 Penney Opera)

10. ZIPPO MANUFACTURING, AUDI, DOFASCO, and DAKOTA MINING (Zip Audi Do-Da)

11. NETSCAPE and YAHOO (Net n' Yahoo)

-- Bozo (yuk yuk@Bozo.clown), January 26, 2000

Answers

Yesterday, I heard that Fed Ex and UPS were going to merge- they will call themselves Fed-Ups.

-- Jo Ann (MaJo@Michiana.com), January 26, 2000.

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