IBM does not stand for Irrational Bowel Movement, but instead International Business Machines Corporation.
that's not true, 'works' is perfectly OK in this context.
It's also called "motor works" because they were an airplane engine manufacturer back in the day.
Nope. Sibbie is right.
Nope. Sibbie is right
The same way FORD stands for Found On Road Dead, and BOAT stands for Bring Out Another Thousand
#17 an actual piece of information, hooray
#23 Germans just call them "Smart" not "Smart car" (or "Smart auto")