"Robert Coe" <bob@1776.COM> wrote in message
news:ur6ep295m3ikjhgs3cnfspv3pgtodfqolh@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:03:13 -0600, karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> : On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:19:23 -0600, decaturtxcowboy
> : <nope_none_@nowayspam.com> wrote:
> :
> : >Industry trade journals say the global name recognition of AT&T is
> worth
> : >the change.
> :
> :
> : 99% of Cingular's business is stateside.
>
> "Cingular" was a sappy name from the beginning. But amongst those of a
> certain
> age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark memories of the hated "Ma Bell".
> It's as
> though George W. Bush tried to refurbish his reputation by calling himself
> "Richard Milhous Cheney".
>
> Anyway, the natural progression from "Cingular", now that they've
> swallowed
> another company, would be "Doubular".
>
> Bob


>> But amongst those of a certain age, the name "AT&T" conjures up dark
>> memories of the hated "Ma Bell". <<

Hated "Ma Bell"? What would that certain age be that hated "Ma Bell"?


Bob