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Mar.27
10:35 AM ET
Thursday, 27 Mar 2008
WaMu's "Whoo-Hoo": Not "Woo-Hoo" As That's Homer Simpson
Posted By:Jane Wells
Topics:Television | Movies & Film Studios
Sectors:Media
Companies:Washington Mutual Inc
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Even aside from the question of what it means ("You're upside down in your mortgage? Whoo-hoo!" "Our stock dove nearly 10 percent yesterday? Whoo-hoo!"), many bloggers have told the Seattle P.I. that it's spelled wrong. It should be "Woo-hoo!"
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AP Homer Simpson |
] gets around that. "We didn't want something that somebody else is using," a bank spokeswoman told the paper. Oh. And, in fact, the P.I. says "Whoo-hoo!" has been trademarked by WaMu.
Tim Bueneman of McAdams Wright Ragen says the billboards have him scratching his head. His Seattle-based firm has no rating on the bank's stock, though its cheaper price is starting to look interesting.
But do you really want to put your money in a bank that reminds you of Homer Simpson? Doh!
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