You can begin to feel overwhelmed when every time you turn on the TV or open the newspaper, you are bombarded with more bad news. So I decided to look for things that make me smile instead. I ran across an article at http://www.alphadictionary.com/ that did just that.
Several new company mergers have been suggested based on all of those currently taking place, particularly in the financial industry. For instance:
1. Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W.R. Grace Co merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace
2. Polygram Records, Warner Brothers, and Zesta Crackers join forces and become: Poly, Warner Cracker
3. 3M will merge with Goodyear and issue forth as: MMM-Good
4. Zippos Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge and become: ZipAudiDoDa
5. FedEx is expected to join its major competitor, UPS, and become: FedUP