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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 09:56 AM
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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/13189578.htm

Texas town adopts corporate name

MATT SLAGLE

Associated Press


DISH, Texas - Back in the 1950s, Hot Springs, N.M., was renamed Truth or Consequences, N.M., after a popular quiz show. During the dot-com boom of 2000, Halfway, Ore., agreed to become Half.com for a year.

This week, Clark, Texas, morphed into DISH in exchange for a decade of free satellite television from the DISH Network for the town's 55 homes. Residents in Santa, Idaho, meanwhile, are weighing the pros and cons of changing to Secretsanta.com, Idaho.

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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/13189578.htm
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 10:06 AM
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1. What kind of a deal did Intercourse, PA enter in to? ..... n/t



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Tesha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 10:08 AM
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2. They did it before it became popular and, as a result, got screwed. (NT)
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 10:14 AM
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3. "Worst Pun of the Week" award coming up!
"Enter into"????? We have a winner!

Here's your pie:
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hallc Donating Member (231 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 10:17 AM
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4. i live near there, and i still laugh every time i hear it
But there are plenty more...
Bird-in-Hand
Blue Ball
Virginville

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TheDebbieDee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 10:37 AM
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5. A local radio station here in Kansas City.......
got a small town in Montana to change its name to Joe when the Great One came to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-17-05 10:42 AM
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6. Isn't that east of West Middlesex?
I hear that's a little right of center . . .
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