# "Time Warner" reflects poorly on "AOL" -- Riiight.

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**Created:** [August 11, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-warner-reflects-poorly-on-aol-riiight/194475 "2003-08-11T20:26:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-warner-reflects-poorly-on-aol-riiight/194475/1 "2003-08-11T20:26:48Z")

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[News from another dimension:](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/2042012)

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> America Online is asking AOL Time Warner Inc. to drop “AOL” from its name, concerned that negative publicity about the parent company is hurting the online service’s efforts to right itself…

Hmmm. [AOL](http://www.googlism.com/index.htm?ism=AOL&type=2) vs [Time-Warner](http://www.googlism.com/index.htm?ism=Time+Warner&type=2).

It’s like Carrot Top being embarrassed to be seen in public with Cameron Diaz.

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**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-warner-reflects-poorly-on-aol-riiight/194475/2 "2003-08-11T20:51:53Z")

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While they’re at it, maybe they could drop the “America” part, too.

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**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-warner-reflects-poorly-on-aol-riiight/194475/3 "2003-08-11T23:14:26Z")

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I’ve seen news reports on some of the financial news shows that the company might spinoff or sell off the online unit (AOL) of the company because of falling revenues and online subscribers finding other internet providers. So why bother to drop part of the name unless they go ahead with those plans?