Comments on: A Naming Exercise

By: Robert - again

Robert - again — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:17:28 +0000

MG (car) – Morris Garages

By: HIQUE IQUEMAN

HIQUE IQUEMAN — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:19:42 +0000

WHAT ABOUT “F U B A R”?
F F____D
U UP
B BEYOND
A ALL
R RECOGNITION

By: Clay

Clay — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:47:10 +0000

GEICO = Government Employees Insurance Company

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:43:44 +0000

The Arby’s = “roast beef” assumption comes from an ad campaign they did in the late ’80s or early ’90s, where they said it stood for “American Roast Beef, Yes Sir.” It didn’t stick.

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:53:00 +0000

RCA – Radio Corporation of America
CBS – Columbia Broadcasting System
NBC – National Broadcasting Company
ABC – American Broadcasting Company

By: CropTillDawn

CropTillDawn — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:14:03 +0000

C & H Sugar Stands for California and Hawaii because the Sugarcane is grown in Hawaii and processed in California.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:24:19 +0000

Necco: New England Confectionary Company

By: Paul Ding

Paul Ding — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:10:13 +0000

DHL came from the names of Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn.

DHL originally carried bills of lading between Honolulu and California. AirBorne Express, originally was Airborne Flower Traffic Association of California, which hauled Hawaiian flowers to the mainland. In 2002, Deutsche Post World Net (the German post office) bought DHL and in 2003, bought AirBorne Express, merged them and repainted everything red and yellow.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:49:40 +0000

IHOP – International House of Pancakes
UPS – United Parcel Service

By: who's Tony?

who's Tony? — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:13:54 +0000

CVS: Consumer Value Stores
A&P: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company.