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QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Not The OnionEnglish · 5 days 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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Tech Billionaire Forced to Rename Humongous Yacht After Realizing It Spelled Something Horrible Backwards
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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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    That’s why I named my yacht “Dawyaglatotami” as to avoid things like this.

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      Gaywad?

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        Yes?

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