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From: mrm@datagen.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Sarcastic Airlines
Message-ID: <56@datagen.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Jan-84 13:04:41 EST
Article-I.D.: datagen.56
Posted: Mon Jan 30 13:04:41 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 2-Feb-84 01:09:05 EST
Organization: Data General Dist. Systems, Westborough, MA
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I had heard that a few years ago, ALLEGANY (sp?) airlines had fairly
rotten service and was known as AGONY airlines.  They conducted a survey
asking what airline had the best and worst service.  In addition to the
normal airlines (TWA, NW, PAN-AM, etc.), and themselves,  the airline
included US-AIR (which didn't exist at the time).  People listed US-AIR
as having better service than ALLEGANY.  So the corporation changed it's
name to US-AIR, thinking that nobody would come up with another sarcastic
name.  The airline is now known as USELESS-AIR.

	Michael Meissner
	Data General Corporation
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