Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mmm.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!mmm!mrgofor
From: mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (MKR)
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Subject: Re: 3M revealed
Message-ID: <487@mmm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 17:41:51 EST
Article-I.D.: mmm.487
Posted: Mon Feb 10 17:41:51 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Feb-86 06:36:37 EST
References: <1616@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP>
Reply-To: mrgofor@mmm.UUCP (MKR)
Organization: none
Lines: 22
Summary: 

In article <1616@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP> ant3@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Butch Anton) writes:
>OK...It appears that the meaning of 3M is not trivial, as
>I have gotten at least three responses that included the
>phrase "what's so tough about that?"  Anyhow, 3M stands
>for Minnesota Minning and Manufacturing.  However, noone
>was able to come up with some history behind the name change,
>and I know nothing of the sort.  Therefore, if anyone out there
>can shed some light on the name change, plese do so.
>
>(General appreciatory remarks follow concerning all those
> who submitted answers to this not-so-trivial question)...
>
>
>-- 
>Butch Anton

Name change? What name change? I didn't see the original posting, so
I missed the start of this, but "3M" still stands for Minnesota Mining
and Manufacturing, although there isn't much mining going on around
here anymore. Some 3M employees refer to the company as "the mining".

--MKR