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I guess it’s better than “Soy Boy”

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With its roots deepening in the Chicago economy, Google on Thursday officially opened its second office in the city’s Fulton Market area and announced a partnership with City Hall to bring digital skills to neighborhood-based businesses.

The company hosted Gov. J.B. Pritzker for its celebration. A leading funder of tech companies before getting elected, Pritzker offered a unique endorsement of the tech giant. “I’d like heretofore to be known as Gov. Google,” he said.

Headline explained here.

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:23 pm

Comments

Dunno if the brand “Google” is the best thingy to embrace today?

I’m also not worth multiple billions, so I better leave the branding to the Guv and folks like Diana Rauner, the brand aficionado.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:29 pm
I like Soy Boy better.

Comment by Boone's is Back Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:31 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnTwTazfLWE

Comment by Soccermom Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:37 pm
Pretty sure it’s against the rules to give yourself a nickname.

Comment by Bruce (no not him) Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:39 pm
I scrolled through the comments looking for anything by Wordslinger and found two comments. He didn’t disappoint.

Comment by Nick Name Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:44 pm
Bruce —

Don’t tell us, tell John “Streets” Kass.

Comment by Soccermom Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 4:44 pm
Soy Boy is indeed better

Comment by GreatPlainser Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 5:14 pm
It’s better than Gov Gas Tax.

Comment by Blue Dog Dem Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 5:15 pm
It’s ok if he changes his first name to Barney.

Comment by A drop in Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 5:21 pm
Will the Google “G” be soft and squeezable–just like our old friend Squeezy?

Comment by Leatherneck Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 5:38 pm
It does sound better than “Governor Le Treen Du Urenell”…

Comment by Stuntman Bob's Brother Thursday, Nov 7, 19 @ 7:56 pm
“Soy Boy” is an incel/alt-right insult term, actually. Nobody told Quinn that before he read that moniker from some commenter and ran with it. Without going into detail, it is an insinuation that a person is effeminate and not “manly”, due to ingesting female hormones concentrated in soy milk. I didn’t say it had to make sense, but there you go.

You could… you know… google it.:-)

Comment by no it isn't Friday, Nov 8, 19 @ 7:40 am
I’d be careful with this headline, Rich. “Soy boy” is a term used by the alt-right to disparage left-leaning men, because they believe all the soy milk being drank is turning them into biological females.

Comment by Anonymous Friday, Nov 8, 19 @ 8:47 am
Illinois is number one in soybean production. Hemp title is up for grabs! Weed king.

Comment by Rural Survivor Friday, Nov 8, 19 @ 4:07 pm

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