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From: bbarnett@factron.uucp (Bruce Barnett)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Esso/exxon joke (old)
Message-ID: <122@factron.uucp>
Date: Sun, 2-Mar-86 06:25:25 EST
Article-I.D.: factron.122
Posted: Sun Mar  2 06:25:25 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 4-Mar-86 03:36:22 EST
References: <766@cylixd.UUCP> <4294@ut-sally.UUCP>
Reply-To: bbarnett@factron.UUCP (Bruce Barnett)
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In article <4294@ut-sally.UUCP> ark@sally.UUCP (Arthur M. Keller) writes:
>I vaguely remember that Esso changed is name to Exxon because the name
>was a derogatory term in some language.  That's why the double X was
                               ^^^^^^^^
 including English
>chosen: it was assumed no language would have that construct.  Anybody
>else remember this or can supply more details?

What kind of insect flies around gas stations?

An Esso Bee.

		-Bruce Barnett