Anyone else find the name "Dubai Ports World" kind of

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funny? Or is it only me?

It's like something from the old Bob Newhart show, like Yogurt Culture World, or Luggage World, or Golf Supplies World.

[complain jane]

1. sounds like an amusement park

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5. Hehe. It does sound like an amusement park. n/t

[radio4progressives]

2. sounds kind of spooky to me...

but maybe because the whole business is filled with spooks... ;)

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6. I think it's the incongruity between the rather light sounding name,

and some of the less than upstanding associates and policies of the company and the nation that owns it.

That creeps me out.

[stillcool]

3. when I read Dubai...

I think Dubya...

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

7. LOL! Now THAT's Scary!! n/t

[LiberalEsto]

4. I hear they have an amusement ride

with small shipping containers going around on rollers while blasting a tinny version of "It's a Small World After All."

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8. How fun? Hmmm. n/t