Renaming an institution like the Dow Jones Industrial Average and getting people to use its new name is a pretty difficult task. It’s doubtful that either residents or tourists living near or travelling to Auschwitz-Birkenau will take the extra effort to say “Former Nazi German Concentration Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau,” though Poland is hoping we’re wrong (it’s happened). Still, it seems like there’s a chance that Rupert Murdoch suddenly get all egomaniacal upon acquiring Dow Jones, and want to brand his territory.
Thestreet.com took a shot today and came up with: “The Fox Dow Jones Industrial Average,” “The Fox Business Network Average” and “The Rupert and Wendi Murdoch Industrial Average,” submissions that don’t want to call “awful” but maybe “not good.” Definitely “not funny.” Unfortunately, it’s easier to call out other people’s shoddy ideas than come up with your own, which is our way of saying, “we’ve got nothing.” (Carney nixed Asians Keep You Young Industrial Average). So, let us know if you’ve got anything.
Ready for the Fox Dow Jones Industrials? [thestreet.com]
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i owne you industrial average
The Fair Value and Market Cap Balanced Industial Average?
Are You Smarter Than the Average, Average?
Rupert calls it the “FU Industrial Average”. Good on ya.
I heard he’s got 2 in mind
Days it closes higher
“Fox’s Happy Happy Joy Joy Avg”
and days when it closes lower
“THE Avg formerly known as DJIA”
Don’t ask him about days it closes even…he gets curt with you.
Dow.com.com
why why why. first myspace, now dow jones? Can I not spend a nickel without a penny going into ruperts spoiled kids’ trust funds?
Stop the madness.
The Jowl Jones Industrial Average
At least the Chinese didn’t buy it and rename it the Mao Jones Industriar Average.
The best damn average your money can buy me average.