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Titius, Gaius, Sempronius are probably more equivalent to "Tom, Dick, and Harry" than "John Doe" don't you think?
Who is Daniel Latson? Google comes up with squat. Are we sure this isn't a case of someone creeping in to mention their own (unknown) stuff? The paragraph on it here doesn't mention that this Acme is ever in any published works. -- Tarquin 20:17 Oct 5, 2002 (UTC)
- It was added by a regular contributor (Fonzy), and it seems an unlikely thing to add if it was unknown (even if it is virtually unknown you would expect some mention of it to be on the web even if it was just the guy's homepage). So as a result I suspect that there is a typo in the name and that is why you can't find him. --Imran
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- Well, Fonzy seems to make a lot of typos. (I don't mind, it means there's someone who makes more than me!) -- so that's plausible. I guess I'm in a suspicious mood because we've had quite a few people add things they've made up lately. I'll ask Fonzy to clarify -- Tarquin
I'm confused myself. I never wrote that. :-s. All i can think of is that one my freidns must have doen it when they were at my house, dot kow why. - fonzy
- In that case I'll move it here until someone can confirm.
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- * the fictitious country of Acme is a fictitious country invented by Daniel Latson in 1950. He came up with a whole fictitious history of the country. It is still continued by his descendants.
I found this information a while ago and stupidly did not write back, and now i lost the URL to where I found it:
| Crastonium Emperors of Acme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 115-157 | Hevwod | ||
| 157-180 | Fawick | ||
| 180-209 | Baldwerd | ||
| 209-237 | Gorlac I | ||
| 237-245 | Osmald I | ||
| 245-277 | Aswald I | ||
| 277-320 | Masmick I | ||
| 320-358 | Bernven | ||
| 358-370 | Aacthen | ||
| 370-392 | Karkwern | ||
| 392-399 | Masmick II | ||
| 399-432 | Swozthord | ||
| 432-469 | Aswald II | ||
| 469 | Osmald II | ||
| 469-482 | Owock | ||
| 482-509 | Gorlac II | ||
| 509-517 | Andec | ||
| 517-537 | Gorlac III | ||
| 537-579 | Gorlac IV | ||
| 579-592 | Yekbet I | ||
| 592-639 | Hiah | ||
| 639 | Gorbin | ||
| 639-640 | Yekbet II | ||
| 640-654 | Osmald III | ||
| Barbarian Kings of Acme | |||
| 654-660 | Ologrod | ||
| 660-677 | Asmut I | ||
| 677-690 | Kaktos | ||
| 690 | Asmut II | ||
| 690-702 | Fawreck | ||
| 702-714 | Plaword | ||
| Kings of Acme | |||
| 714-732 | Kongston | ||
| 732-760 | Alfred | ||
| 760-770 | Algon | ||
| 770-795 | Elsbic I | ||
| 795-813 | Eldwin | ||
| 813-849 | Elsbic II | ||
| 849-850 | Aldwin | ||
| 850-874 | Osgon I | ||
| 874-878 | Osgon II | ||
| 878-899 | Pogtod I | ||
| 899-917 | Elsbic III | ||
| 917-931 | Ardwin | ||
| 931-957 | David I | ||
| 957-966 | Pogtod II | ||
| 966-968 | Fredrick I | ||
| 968-979 | David II | ||
| 979-982 | Ponin | ||
| 982-1001 | Edward I | ||
| 1001-1045 | Arthur I | ||
| 1045-1066 | David III | ||
| 1066-1070 | David IV | ||
| 1070-1071 | William I | ||
| 1071-1087 | Anastia | ||
| 1087-1105 | Arthur II | ||
| 1105-1167 | Edward II | ||
| 1167-1180 | Richardon | ||
| 1180-1190 | Osmon | ||
| 1190-1213 | Arthur III | ||
| 1213-1221 | Edwarden I | ||
| 1221-1240 | Edwarden II | ||
| 1240-1249 | Arthur IV | ||
| 1249-1269 | Arthur V | ||
| 1269-1284 | William II | ||
| 1284-1297 | David V | ||
| 1297-1320 | Samond | ||
| 1320-1321 | Edwarden III | ||
| 1321-1359 | Arthur VI | ||
| Kings of North Acme | Kings of South Acme | ||
| 1359-1372 | Constants I | 1359-1386 | Marcos |
| 1372-1380 | Arthur VII | 1386-1396 | John I |
| 1380-1405 | Edwarden IV | 1396-1403 | Daniel I |
| 1405-1439 | Paul | 1403-1452 | William III |
| 1439-1472 | Mary | 1452-1457 | David VI |
| 1472-1502 | Constants II | 1457-1470 | William IV |
| 1502-1520 | Arthur VIII | 1470-1505 | John II |
| 1505-1520 | William V | ||
| Kings of Acme | |||
| 1520-1558 | Daniel II | ||
| 1558-1590 | Constants II | ||
| 1590-1594 | Edward III | ||
| Kings of North Acme | Kings of South Acme | ||
| 1594-1600 | Arthur IX | 1594-1602 | Daniel III |
| 1600-1607 | Anne | 1602-1607 | Fredrick II |
| Kings of Acme | |||
| 1607-1639 | Anne & Fredrick II | ||
| 1639-1670 | Henry I | ||
| 1670-1671 | Edward IV | ||
| 1671-1690 | David VII | ||
| Kings of North Acme | Kings of South Acme | ||
| 1690-1730 | Henry II | 1690-1696 | Andrew |
| 1696-1730 | William VI | ||
| Temporary Ministers of Acme | |||
| 1730-1733 | Paul Andrews | ||
| 1733-1736 | Mark Peel | ||
| 1736-1739 | Robert Ducan | ||
| 1739-1742 | Henry Rivert | ||
| 1742-1745 | John Sanding | ||
| 1745-1748 | Robert Hassing | ||
| 1748-1751 | Daniel Malcom | ||
| 1751-1754 | Anne Greenfield | ||
| Kings of North Acme | Ministers of South Acme | ||
| 1754-1779 | Daniel IV | 1754-1766 | David Fredton |
| 1779-1820 | Aruthur X | 1766-1778 | George Stevens |
| 1820-1833 | Harold | 1778-1790 | George Jackston |
| 1833-1834 | John III | 1790-1802 | Thomas Hill |
| Ministers of North Acme | 1802-1814 | Edward Kings | |
| 1834-1840 | Fredrick Cook | 1814-1826 | David Lilstone |
| 1840-1846 | Simon Willis | 1826-1838 | Andrew Aling |
| 1846-1852 | Arthur Smith | 1838-1850 | Henry Tompson |
| 1852-1858 | Mary Adent | 1850-1862 | Robert Jilson |
| 1858-1864 | Paul Balto | 1862-1868 | Fredrick Sinford |
| 1864-1870 | Daniel Mills | 1868-1874 | Martin Bendep |
| 1870-1876 | George Missle | 1874-1880 | Robert Farthink |
| 1876-1882 | Peter Frogstill | 1880-1886 | John Redhill |
| 1882-1888 | William Potter | 1886-1892 | Thomas Lough |
| 1888-1894 | James Carton | 1892-1898 | William Hill |
| 1894-1900 | Charles Smitton | 1898-1904 | Anne Queenstant |
| 1900-1906 | Andrew Sykes | 1904-1910 | Alexander Patson |
| 1906-1912 | George Coope | 1910-1916 | Henry Jolts |
| 1912-1918 | Elizabeth Coope | 1916-1922 | Benjamin Daniels |
| 1918-1924 | Arthur Laston | 1922-1928 | John Sykes |
| 1924-1930 | Alan Martins | 1928-1930 | Richard Oakwood |
| Head Ministers of Acme | |||
| 1930-1935 | James Beepred | ||
| 1935-1940 | Stephen Arnolds | ||
| 1940-1945 | Edward Peel | ||
| 1945-1950 | Edward Nocktons | ||
| 1950-1955 | Peter Southwood | ||
| 1955-1960 | Nicholas Vinton | ||
| 1960-1965 | Martin Hews | ||
| 1965-1970 | Richard Balistone | ||
| 1970-1975 | Paul Jaferson | ||
| 1975-1980 | William Kranat | ||
| 1980-1985 | Edward Balistone | ||
| 1985-1990 | Tony Longstern | ||
| 1990-1995 | Sarah Martins | ||
| 1995-1997 | Thomas Cloudfern | ||
| Head of North Acme | Head of South Acme | ||
| 1997-2002 | Mark Richards | 1997-2002 | George Jolts |
| UNU Ministers of Acme | |||
| 2002 | Michael Ironfield | ||
hmmm well do you know what seacrh engien you used?
- I'm still getting only this page on google for "acme Daniel Latson". The names in the above table I've tried produce no results. Who put this table in anyway? Whoever you are, rather than tell us about the things within this fiction, please tell us where this Acme appears -- in which books / films / television series etc. If it only exists in the imagination of a single person, it doesn't belong in Wikipedia. -- Tarquin 20:43 Dec 9, 2002 (UTC)
My this is confusing Wiz!
[edit] Acronym
I was surprised to see "American Corporation Making Everything" as the expansion of the acronym, never having heard that before. Google has 4 results for this. The standard expansion, "A Company that Makes Everything," shows up 150 times. --Yath 12:44, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)
A joke. I've substituted
- "The origins of the term are obscure, but if not the Latin word acme meaning high point or best, it would probably be derived from an acronym. The most common is "A Company that Makes Everything."
for this
- "The origins of the term are the Latin word acme "high point" or "best."'
No problems, I hope. Wetman 01:29, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
I do not think that John Doe is the 'usual' name in English speaking countries. Indeed, http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/John-Doe lists 5 English speaking countries, and only the USA uses John Doe.
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What about the people who own acme.com?
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Erm it now appears to say that ACME has been given the backronym mentioned above, but that the backronym is in question. I'm not sure how a backronym can be in question, as by using it on this page it is now a backronym that is in use. Triangl 16:57, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
