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From: sterling@cbmvax.commodore.com (Rick Sterling - PA)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A new Amiga from Japan?
Message-ID: <9359@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 17 Jan 90 00:42:26 GMT
References: <1317@corpane.UUCP> <9351@cbmvax.commodore.com> <40684@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
Reply-To: sterling@cbmvax.commodore.com (Rick Sterling - PA)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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>In article 
><40684@ames.arc.nasa.gov> mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick) writes:
> 
> The Japanese are crazy about English sounding words and syllables (sp?).
> So alot of Japanese goods are named with nonsense words. A Sony computer
> was called the "HitBit", and the new Sega machine is named "MegaDisk" in
> Japan. Also I saw a soft-drink named "Sweat", hmmmm, sounds appetizing
> huh?                                 
> 

 I think that was ``Pocari Sweat'' you saw. Freaked me out the first time I
 found it in my hotel room fridge. Immediate impression was canned wild hog
 sweat. sheesh! I understand it's actually something akin to ``Gatorade''.

>                                                       *** mike smithwick ***
> 
> "Never trust a surgeon with shaving cuts. . ."
> [disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]

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