As a result of the “Rand” portion of the logo, this air compressor only supplies compressed air to rich industrialists. The poor people will just have to settle for regular air. That is, until the capitalists buy that, too.
medussa
I don’t get it either, and I don’t think I’m usually slow…
JT
don’t get it either… feelin’ dumb…
Pseudonym
Why should a father object to your inventing a better air compressor than he had?
Aj
Ingersoll and Rand are sirnames of atheists.
medussa
thx. Is that common knowledge?
AcornHunter
Meh, it’d be nice if that meant something.
The Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Company and the Rand Drill Company merged in 1905 to form Ingersoll Rand. (Ayn Rand was born 1905)
Wouldn’t “Rand” be a ma’amname instead of a sirname?
Brody
There could be something to it. I had a good friend I grew up with, both of us being quite fundamentalist Christian at the time. His first job out of college was with Ingersoll Rand. Though I’ve lost contact with him since, I believe he is an atheist now.
It was a joke, kids. Not meant to be taken as a serious post. Come on, let’s not perpetuate the stereotype that we’re a bunch of overly serious stiffs. 🙂
I’m glad that I wasn’t the only one who made the connection!
bigjohn756
The only reason that anyone is excited by this is because of limited exposure to general information. There is a big, wide world out there some of which is well known to only a few observant people. Generally, the older one is the more general knowledge one accumulates. The Ingersoll-Rand brand is ubiquitous in industry, but, not as well known in general. As such, I dealt with the brand for decades without ever associating it with any philosophers.
Michael
I didn’t get it either, but I went to college in a small town that housed one of Ingersoll-Rand’s executive headquarters and drove past their offices frequently. The company name is as common to me as “Coca-Cola.”
