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		bluthru on Aug 7, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yahoo: Kicking off 30 days of change The exclamation point is iconic. What other brand gets away with an exclamation point in their name? And is "yahoo!" ever written without the exclamation point except for using it sarcastically? It's nearly integral to the spelling.

mysterywhiteboy on Aug 7, 2013 [–]

Wham! [1]

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wham!

parley on Aug 7, 2013 | | [–]

Never thought I'd be recommending the excellent band "Godspeed You! Black Emperor" in such a context. ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspeed_You!_Black_Emperor

justincormack on Aug 7, 2013 | | [–]

And two places, Westward Ho! [1] and St Louis-du-Ha! Ha! [2] [1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westward_Ho! [2] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Louis-du-Ha!_Ha!

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