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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-02-11 06:34 PM
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Allah Akbar Airlines
On the one hand, if somebody shouts "Allah Akbar" in an airport, there wouldn't be panic because people would assume that it's merely a case of brand loyalty.

On the other hand, when people do suicide bombings while shouting "Allah Akbar", some people might think that the company is sponsoring advertising that goes to an extreme level, and is simply in poor taste.
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JustABozoOnThisBus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-11 08:34 AM
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1. The CEO sez "business is booming" nt
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dr.strangelove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-11 01:24 PM
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2. This make me think of
Admiral Ackbar from the Star Wars films and universe.
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RedCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-11 03:37 PM
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3. Isn't Akbar the guy who fixes my PC from long distance?
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kayakjohnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-11 06:40 PM
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4. And on the third hand, they've got the advantage of being first in the yellow pages.
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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-03-11 07:01 PM
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5. Are you kidding?
Consider this:
http://www.aardvarkmedia.com/

Also, there's AAAAA: American Association Against Acronym Abuse. I presume that it's a non-profit organization. For-profit organizations are less easy-going and more extreme about the number of consecutive As, to get closer to the beginning of a directory.
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