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Pedantic nitpicking: The A in AIM stands for AOL. The A in AOL stands for America.

• philwelch 9y ago
  The A in AOL used to stand for America, but now AOL doesn't stand for anything, much like the K in KFC used to stand for Kentucky.
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  • zimpenfish 9y ago
    > much like the K in KFC used to stand for Kentucky. It always did (they just weren't going to pay Kentucky for their fraudulent trademark) and still does - https://www.snopes.com/lost/kfc.asp https://www.snopes.com/lost/kfc.asp > In November 2006, KFC and the State of Kentucky finally reached an undisclosed settlement over the former’s use of the trademarked word “Kentucky,” and the restaurant chain announced it would be resuming its former name of “Kentucky Fried Chicken.”
    • nksadakk 9y ago
      From the "More information about this page" link at the bottom of that Snopes page: > You’ve just had an encounter with False Authority Syndrome. > Everything in this section is a spoof.... As for Mississippi’s doing away with teaching fractions and decimals in its school systems because kids find them too hard to master, that’s no more true than Kentucky’s imposing a licensing fee on uses of its name
      • zimpenfish 9y ago
        Well, damn. I (correctly) feel a right old fool now. Thanks! (Sadly I can no longer edit the original otherwise I would add a Mea Culpa.)