Thursday, November 30, 2023

Rawr!

 


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  1. Was a GM of an Exxon Jobber 30+ years ago. Asked the sales rep that handled our account why they changed from ESSO to Exxon. Answer "We got tired of explaining that ESSO stands for Eastern States Stanrad Oil and not "Every Sucker Stops Once".

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    1. 1974 was the year. After an exhaustive worldwide search in hundreds of languages and dialects, the conclusion that the double xx was safe. Exxon

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    2. And around that time, Atlantic Richfield Company became ARCO.

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  2. Buy a fill up and receive a tiger tail to hand on your gas cap.

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