[AT] Names that have become generic

Larry D. Goss rlgoss at evansville.net
Wed Mar 31 20:58:58 PST 2004


"Deck us all with Boston Charlie,
Walla-Walla, Wash and Kalamazoo.
Nora's freezing on the trolley,
Swaller dollar cauliflower Alley-garoo!"

--The Pogo Songbook

Larry

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dean Vinson
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Subject: Re: [AT] Names that have become generic

George Willer wrote:

> Maybe you don't know about Fred Conden?  :-)  He's the guy who
discovered
> that you can indeed accumulate electricity in a capacitor, thus the
name.

Reminds me of Howland Owl, George.  Were you a fan of Walt Kelly?

Dean

Dean Vinson  --  Dayton Ohio
<http://my.voyager.net/~vinsond/>

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