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| From | Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster |
| Date | 2016-08-02 20:42 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <e0cet5FdhdiU10@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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On Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:21:53 -0300, Mike Spencer wrote:
> Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> writes:
>
>> Another example was that Rolls Royce had planned on following the
>> Silver Dawn and Silver Cloud models with one called Silver Mist.
>
> Ha. I hadn't heard about that one.
>
>> Mist is German for manure. Once it was pointed out to them, RR gave
>> that model the name Silver Shadow.
>
> Not to mention the {popu,hi}larity of the Chevy Nova in Spanish-speaking
> venues.
http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp
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Re: The chip card transition in the US has been a disaster Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-08-01 20:21 +0000
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