Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]geez is that political? or maybe religious? On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@gmail.com> wrote: > In Louisiana, we eschew those labels and distrust them. We have an agency > that "Certifies Cajun" so you know the crawfish don't speak Mandarin. > > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jayanand@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I think all these are in the realms of urban legend, and each country has >> its own take on this. Here in India it was a mythical society called >> "Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association" which was deemed responsible for all the >> fake "Made in USA" stuff.... >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net >> >wrote: >> >> > Seth, >> > >> > Yes, your dad was right. >> > >> > Len >> > >> > >> > On Feb 5, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Seth Rosner wrote: >> > >> > Oh you're THAT old Larry? ;-) >> >> >> >> I recall, as a kid, my dad telling me - and I don't know to this day if >> it >> >> is/was fact or apocryphal - that before WWII there was a Japanese town >> >> called Usa where much manufacture was done, so that they could mark >> >> products: "made in Usa" >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" < >> >> lrzeitlin@optonline.net> >> >> To: <lug@leica-users.org> >> >> Cc: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> >> >> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:42 AM >> >> Subject: [Leica] Re: China, Japan, Thailand, etc. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Feb 5, 2009, at 11:06 AM, Chris wrote: >> >>> >> >>> The "pro" >> >>>> gear is still "Made in Japan". >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> When I was a kid,"Made in Japan" had a pejorative ring to it. Only >> >>> cheap stuff was made in Japan. >> >>> >> >>> Larry Z >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Leica Users Group. >> >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> >> Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.17/1934 - Release Date: >> 02/04/09 >> >> 08:24:00 >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > USA > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA