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Kewpie · **Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 11:30 pm

Headline: "How Swede It Is"And so begins our four-day series on Ikea.

Phillip Blanchard · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 12:15 am

So where were you?
"How Swede It Is" is so widespread, using it is not only stupid, it's plagiaristic.

DominEditrix · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:32 am

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Kewpie:
Headline: "How Swede It Is"And so begins our four-day series on Ikea.<hr></blockquote>Some wag at the LA Times came up with the ever-so-witty "That Was Zen, This is Now" for an article about Jerry Brown's canning of longtime associate Jacques Barzaghi.At least IKEA has a connection to Sweden; Barzaghi's issues with sexual harassment and domestic violence have nothing to do with Zen philosophies.D.

jjmoney62 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 7:30 am

At the very least, keep Ikea lowercase.

DominEditrix · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 4:10 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by jjmoney62:
At the very least, keep Ikea lowercase.<hr></blockquote>
Why? The company consistently uses it upper case. It's a combination of the founder's initials and the first two letters of his childhood home, not unlike the brand name DKNY. I wouldn't write "Ibm" for the computer company.D.

jjmoney62 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 8:09 pm

Yes, and it's more than a bit of a stretch, D.Should we list all the companies that want their names all caps (or all lowercase)?It's not pronounced Eye Kay Ee Ay; nor do we say Dickney.Ikea it is.

DominEditrix · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 9:30 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by jjmoney62:
nor do we say Dickney.<hr></blockquote>*You* may not say Dickney, but you don't work in our local Macy's.And just try explaining to a sales assistant what BCBG stands for.D.

DominEditrix · **Posted:** Tue Jul 27, 2004 9:13 pm

Upon further rumination: OK, I'll concede Ikea, but I get to keep SAG, even tho' one can pronounce it.D.

jjmoney62 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:50 am

Kewpie · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:38 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by blanp:
So where were you?
"How Swede It Is" is so widespread, using it is not only stupid, it's plagiaristic.<hr></blockquote>That was generated by someone much higher up the corporate ladder. So I just groaned and rolled my eyes. Any protest would have been futile. Is it in poor taste to poke fun at things my newspaper does? Even when I have no ability to make changes?

BlindsideCzech · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:42 pm

Excuse me, but why is Ikea opening its first store in New England such a major event?Hundreds of businesses open their doors every week in New England and they're lucky to get a blurb in a Business briefcase.Does Ikea advertise heavily in newspapers?

SusanV · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2004 4:56 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by BlindsideCzech:
Excuse me, but why is Ikea opening its first store in New England such a major event?Hundreds of businesses open their doors every week in New England and they're lucky to get a blurb in a Business briefcase.Does Ikea advertise heavily in newspapers?<hr></blockquote>Don't know about the advertising, but the number of stores on the East Coast is fairly small overall. They're hardly a dime a dozen. Still, I don't know that it's worth four days' worth.

Jackie · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:46 pm

<blockquote>quote:<hr>Originally posted by Kewpie:

Is it in poor taste to poke fun at things my newspaper does? Even when I have no ability to make changes?<hr></blockquote>That I cannot say. But a bit of advice: Never name names.

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