# ­xkcd thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [May 28, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2020-05-28T00:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6103
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/6103 "2026-07-09T10:51:53Z")
Wow: check out this premonitory recent thread about companies that make seemingly wackily unrelated products. > [@What are some companies that are known for two or more disparate products? (Better explained in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-companies-that-are-known-for-two-or-more-disparate-products-better-explained-in-op/1030927): > > Michelin is known for tires and … promotion of fine dining. (Yes I know their promotion of fine dining was to inspire travel and thus, the sale of more Michelin tires.) Yamaha is known for motorcycles and watercraft and such … and fine pianos. What are some others? (Let’s exclude holding companies and such.) Who knew that Randall Munroe posted here under the name @HeyHomie? Not I. 🤪 Darn shame that thread got drowned out by examples of plain old merger and acquisition activity. Which IMO was not the OP’s intent. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574)._