tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post4775957022131922938..comments2024-02-19T09:05:53.444-08:00Comments on Akit's Complaint Department: Suggest a Better Name for Clipper (TransLink)Akithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905273274257369338noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-76362319605492542382010-02-15T10:53:01.011-08:002010-02-15T10:53:01.011-08:00yes, i've changed my mind.
i'm going to ...yes, i've changed my mind. <br /><br />i'm going to have to re-comment since my first one was knee jerk.<br /><br />clipper may work. it's not very cute though. i can imagine the card being an image of an ocean bound clipper ship. maybe add a mermaid to it.<br /><br />translink is embedded in everyone's minds, and no one wants a new change foisted on them. <br /><br />but really, translink is a TERRIBLE name.<br /><br />transportation link.<br /><br />c'mon now. the best names are not DESCRIPTIVE. what a waste of a name.<br /><br />best computer company name, pick one:<br />digital equipment corporation, international business machines, packard bell, apple. hm.<br /><br />best airline name, pick one:<br />transcontinental airlines, united airlines, american airlines, southwest airlines, virign. hm.<br /><br />best database company name, pick one:<br />siebel, peoplesoft, filemaker, oracle. hm.<br /><br /><br />SEE? :) So I wouldn't have come up with Clipper probably, but it's more catchy than TransLink and more fun to say. you can make all kinds of JOKES with clipper! :Pbrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417238313152900550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-45512236565287366872010-02-12T15:47:59.467-08:002010-02-12T15:47:59.467-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.brellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02417238313152900550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-79494745788742943022010-02-12T00:55:54.643-08:002010-02-12T00:55:54.643-08:00I was thinking of the Crab Card, but it would remi...I was thinking of the Crab Card, but it would remind people of STDs. Eeew.<br /><br />Sea Lion Card?Akithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905273274257369338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-51925207726407856942010-02-12T00:52:54.673-08:002010-02-12T00:52:54.673-08:00Thanks for mentioning my thought, and for followin...Thanks for mentioning my thought, and for following this from the beginning.<br /><br />On KTVU, MTC spokesman Randy Rentschler said that other cities have cute card names: Seattle's is Orca, London named it Oyster, and Hong Kong's has Octopus. Notice a pattern? Maybe the Bay Area should adopt the Otter Card.dto510http://futureoaklandblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4714426597280694490.post-33446597873632594292010-02-12T00:28:27.945-08:002010-02-12T00:28:27.945-08:00TranslinkTranslinkPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319342837525619844noreply@blogger.com