On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:10:34 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:

And he is correct.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicodendron_vernicifluum aka "Chinese
Lacquer Tree".

Interesting. I was thinking of the obsolete use of "lacquer" to mean
shellac, or at least the red pigment derived from it.

But the jeopardy reference pertained to the floating puppets of Vietnam.
Your reference talks about a substance used in "China, Korea and Japan"
while mine referenced India. Neither mentioned Vietnam.

But since Vietnam is a lot closer to China, I suspect your reference is
the applicable one. I stand corrected.

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