Baker’s Dozen III

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Brand Names That End In X

  1. Twenty Mule Team Borax
  2. Kleenex
  3. Xerox
  4. Clorox
  5. Hydrox
  6. Gas-X
  7. Hi-lex
  8. Desenex
  9. Rid-X
  10. Pentax
  11. Terex
  12. Rolex
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Brand Names That End In X

  1. Twenty Mule Team Borax
  2. Kleenex
  3. Xerox
  4. Clorox
  5. Hydrox
  6. Gas-X
  7. Hi-lex
  8. Desenex
  9. Rid-X
  10. Pentax
  11. Terex
  12. Rolex
  13. Blaw-Nox

From which the Penna. town takes its name: Blaw-Knox - Wikipedia

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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai

“Bringing you the future… tomorrow!”

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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird

Most notable there but with, if memory serves, lesser mentions in a couple other books. Now I have to go back and read them all to make sure.

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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
  6. Dytallix Mining Co. - Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
  6. Dytallix Mining Co. - Star Trek: The Next Generation
  7. Cyberdyne Systems - The Terminator franchise
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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
  6. Dytallix Mining Co. - Star Trek: The Next Generation
  7. Cyberdyne Systems - The Terminator franchise
  8. Red Apple Cigarettes - seen in most Tarantino movies

“Better drag, more flavor, less throat-burn.”

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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
  6. Dytallix Mining Co. - Star Trek: The Next Generation
  7. Cyberdyne Systems - The Terminator franchise
  8. Red Apple Cigarettes - seen in most Tarantino movies
  9. Duff Beer - From The Simpsons
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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
  6. Dytallix Mining Co. - Star Trek: The Next Generation
  7. Cyberdyne Systems - The Terminator franchise
  8. Red Apple Cigarettes - seen in most Tarantino movies
  9. Duff Beer - From The Simpsons
  10. National Institute for Co-Ordinated Experiments - That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis
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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
  6. Dytallix Mining Co. - Star Trek: The Next Generation
  7. Cyberdyne Systems - The Terminator franchise
  8. Red Apple Cigarettes - seen in most Tarantino movies
  9. Duff Beer - From The Simpsons
  10. National Institute for Co-Ordinated Experiments - That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis
  11. Goliath Corporation - Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series

If you’re a Jane Eyre fan and an alternate history fan who hasn’t discovered Fforde’s The Eyre Affair yet, you’re in for a treat.

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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
  6. Dytallix Mining Co. - Star Trek: The Next Generation
  7. Cyberdyne Systems - The Terminator franchise
  8. Red Apple Cigarettes - seen in most Tarantino movies
  9. Duff Beer - From The Simpsons
  10. National Institute for Co-Ordinated Experiments - That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis
  11. Goliath Corporation - Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series
  12. MomCorp - Futurama
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Fictional corporations and their origins

  1. Weyland-Yutani - the Alien movies
  2. Acme - Roadrunner cartoons
  3. Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems - Buckaroo Banzai
  4. The RAMJAC Corporation - Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird
  5. Sirius Cybernetics Corporation - Hitchhiker’s Guide series
  6. Dytallix Mining Co. - Star Trek: The Next Generation
  7. Cyberdyne Systems - The Terminator franchise
  8. Red Apple Cigarettes - seen in most Tarantino movies
  9. Duff Beer - From The Simpsons
  10. National Institute for Co-Ordinated Experiments - That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis
  11. Goliath Corporation - Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series
  12. MomCorp - Futurama
  13. The Daily Planet newspaper – Superman comics, TV shows, and movies

In The Shadows – secret organizations or agencies and their source

  1. The Kingsman Agency – Kingsman: The Secret Service

-“BB”-

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In The Shadows – secret organizations or agencies and their source

  1. The Kingsman Agency – Kingsman: The Secret Service
  2. Covert Information Apparatus - The Mission Earth series
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In The Shadows – secret organizations or agencies and their source

  1. The Kingsman Agency – Kingsman: The Secret Service
  2. Covert Information Apparatus - The Mission Earth series
  3. CONTROL - Get Smart

@Bicycle_Bill you mean fictional secret organizations or agencies, right?

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In The Shadows – secret organizations or agencies and their source

  1. The Kingsman Agency – Kingsman: The Secret Service
  2. Covert Information Apparatus - The Mission Earth series
  3. CONTROL - Get Smart
  4. Obsidian Order - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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In The Shadows – secret organizations or agencies and their source

  1. The Kingsman Agency – Kingsman: The Secret Service
  2. Covert Information Apparatus - The Mission Earth series
  3. CONTROL - Get Smart
  4. Obsidian Order - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  5. SPECTRE - James Bond 007 franchise
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Yes I did … should have made that clear.

-“BB”-

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In The Shadows – secret organizations or agencies and their source

  1. The Kingsman Agency – Kingsman: The Secret Service
  2. Covert Information Apparatus - The Mission Earth series
  3. CONTROL - Get Smart
  4. Obsidian Order - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  5. SPECTRE - James Bond 007 franchise
  6. ISIS - Archer TV show until a real life group co-opted the name