On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:34:47 GMT, Ralph wrote:


Have to agree with you Mac. Remember when "J.A.Pan & Co." meant junk or
popcorn toys (must be dating myself there). Their first cars into North
America were a joke, but they did their homework and now they are
forerunners in industry. It seems that China may be following the same
route.

That brought back a dim memory... when I was a kid, I got some kind of little
toy out of a gumball machine and it broke.. I asked my dad if he could fix it
and he said "nope, it's potmetal.. must be made in Japan"..
Not sure if there really is something called pot metal, but I've always
remembered him saying that..


mac

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