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Acme

Postby Perry » Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:39 pm

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Acme
noun: the highest level or degree attainable (Example: "His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty")
noun: the highest point (of something)
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acme
1570, from Gk. akme "(highest) point," from PIE base *ak- "sharp" (see acrid). Written in Gk. letters until c.1620.
Like so many that grew up with Warner Brothers, Looney Tunes and the Fleischman Brothers cartoons, I always think of Acme as the all purpose company name.
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Postby skinem » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:56 pm

Based on the outcome and questionable quality of Wile E.'s purchases, I'd say the company name was a form of false advertising as it was the nadir!
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Postby Stargzer » Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:40 am

Acme markets are purveyors of fine groceries, not harebrained inventions.
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Postby gailr » Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:11 am

Express yourself with the Acme Heart Maker. "All your candy are belong to us."

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ps: gailr has loved that Church Sign Generator for a long, long time... :lol:
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Postby sluggo » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:14 am

Acme markets are purveyors of fine groceries, not harebrained inventions.
Indeed, and around the Philadelphia area commonly pronounced in three syllables (AK-a-me). Presumably an Irishism(?)
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Postby Slava » Sat May 29, 2010 6:22 pm

Express yourself with the Acme Heart Maker. "All your candy are belong to us."

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ps: gailr has loved that Church Sign Generator for a long, long time... :lol:
Gotta love it! "All your candy are belong to us". And, yes, that's still the way it's written on the site.

Here's a link to the Church Sign Generator mentioned above.

Silly stuff, to be sure, but fun nonetheless.
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