We all knew him as Gerald R. Ford, Jr., the 38th President of the United States.
Some of you also knew that he was named Leslie L. King, Jr. at birth.
Therefore, he was a King before becoming a President!
But that's a story for later.
As to the other name changes,
BackRub is now known as Google.
Computing Tabulating et al is IBM Corporation.
Brad's Drink is Pepsi.
(Which reminds me of one of this year's best Super Bowl ads.)
Xe, pronounced ZEE, is Blackwater.
Jerry's Guide is now Yahoo.
Consignia is the UK's absurd new name for Royal Mail.
And speaking of absurd, Chicago's tallest building, the Sears Tower, is now the Willis Tower. Go figure.
Until next time...
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