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QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards ["Izanami"]

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Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards ["Izanami"]

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QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Oracle founder Larry Ellison named his 191-foot superyacht "Izanami," only to change his mind after finding out what it spelled backwards.
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    Yeah, coincidences can happen. This case, idk, maybe not?

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      I mean a tech bro being a little too into Japanese culture isn’t that out there

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        But it’s more likely he’s a Nazi

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