that's nothing new, for many years, some people put their advertisements to run 
upside down
Since it's not the norm, it draws your attention....as well as billboards.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:u2-users-
> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Romanow
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 10:03 AM
> To: U2 Users List
> Subject: Re: [U2] [SPAM?]Re: silly company names
> 
> We have a silly marketing ploy in my town that tweaks me every time I
> drive by.  A local security company has their sign on the pole upside
> down.  Been that way for 3 years now.  I have no idea why they have
> not made them flip it over, but it certainly draws the eye.  Grrrr.
> 
> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Steve Romanow <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > I am  not in marketing by any means, but isnt the chore for branding
> > to make something that "sticks" whether it is a word or not?  Sony is
> > not a real word, but a great company name.
> >
> > The source for Ubuntu's name is pretty well known and documented on
> their site.
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Steve Romanow <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> Or the Gnu version, Gawk King.  Had to go there.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Kevin King <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>> Ah how I miss the caveman days when you could name your kids "awk",
> "grep",
> >>> and "sed" and people wouldn't stare...
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