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Category: Just Plain Silly...
Posted Friday, November 17, 2006 at 08:01 AM [GMT-6]

From the Department of Confusing Nomenclature, News Release Division:

COLORADO - Williams and Williams Partners L.P. announced that Williams Partners has agreed to acquire the remaining 74.9% interest in Williams Four Corners LLC that it does not own from Williams for $1.223 billion. Williams Partners previously acquired a 25.1% interest in Four Corners from Williams for $360MM in June 2006.

According to reliable sources, Ted Williams had no comment.

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We need a bill to prevent this from ever happening again.

Thankyouthankyouthankyou. I'll be doing four shows this weekend.

Posted by: Bret at November 17, 2006 08:06 AM

Your comment is an obvious smokescreen intended to obfuscate the real issue: will yams replace sweet potatoes at Thanksgiving?

Posted by: Eric at November 17, 2006 08:09 AM

Dang! Been scooped by the Fire Ant Gazette! Was just about to post that to our website, L.P.! Dang! Been scooped by the Fire Ant Gazette! Was just about to post that to our website, L.L.C.! Dang! Been scooped by the Fire Ant Gazette! Was just about to post that to our website, INC.!

Posted by: Jeff at November 17, 2006 10:57 AM

You forgot LTD. ;-)

[Not to imply that you're limited in any manner whatsoever, mind you.]

Posted by: Eric at November 17, 2006 11:08 AM

A potato by any other name would not be as sweet.

I yam what I yam, and can't stand the things. Give me my potatoes mashed, with carmelized onions and a hint of garlic. And a bigger hint of butter.

Posted by: Bret at November 17, 2006 01:42 PM

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