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Bad Idea Dept

'Nigaz' Venture Stirs Debate

You're an executive for the Russian oil conglomerate, Gazprom. You're starting a new venture in Nigeria. What to name it? "Nigaz." Meant to be pronounce "nye-gaz," it can be read another way. Bloggers and Facebook denizens have begun to protest but Russian officials have already agreed to spend $2.5 billion on the new poorly-named project.

Posted at 3:04 PM, Jul 2, 2009
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squiggy

Maybe they would like "gangsta" better! LOL

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3:32 pm, Jul 2, 2009

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n--Y--charles116
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8:12 pm, Jul 2, 2009

AiriqS

Like the Chevy Nova in Latin American - rough translation of No Va is "it doesn't go". Sales in Mexico were dismal. I wonder why?

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4:39 pm, Jul 2, 2009

VinnyB

That's whack! Know what I'm sayin?

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5:09 pm, Jul 2, 2009

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5:49 pm, Jul 2, 2009

guiltybystander

reminds me of when Jackson Pollock changed the pronunciation of his last name

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8:52 pm, Jul 2, 2009

rapierwits

Oh good. An incredibly corrupt government
with a horrible record on environmentalism
is teaming up with a company run by a nation with

(wait for it)

an incredibly corrupt government
with a horrible environmental
AND human rights record.

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11:38 pm, Jul 2, 2009
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