Cheat Sheet
The Best In Brief
THANK YOU
Your feedback has been sent!
'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.
COPYRIGHT © 2008-09 RTST, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Partner Sites: Expedia| Hotels| Hotwire| Urbanspoon| Vimeo
Maybe they would like "gangsta" better! LOL
This user is no longer registered.
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?
That's whack! Know what I'm sayin?
This comment has been removed by The Daily Beast's editors.
This user is no longer registered.
reminds me of when Jackson Pollock changed the pronunciation of his last name
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.
Thank you.
As a first time user, your comment has been submitted for review. It can take anywhere from a few hours to a day or two for your comment to be reviewed, depending on the time of week and the volume of comments we receive.
Please log in to leave comments.