Author: margolies,marc
Date: 22:07:03 12/21/03
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the former 'standard oil of new jersey' (now called Exxon-Mobil)is still called Esso (pronouned S.O.) in Italy and in Canada (national subsidiaries), at least it was the last time I pumped my gas in those two places. I never heard this Japanese story before; could you cite a reference, please? How many american gas stations are there in Japan? On December 21, 2003 at 19:44:51, Mike Hood wrote: >On December 21, 2003 at 18:38:13, margolies,marc wrote: > >>sune, you are absolutely right! I trust the moderators on this, that they have >>checked the matter out. He was not banned instantly by an angry >>'trigger-finger.' >> >>On December 21, 2003 at 18:35:39, Sune Fischer wrote: >> >>>On December 21, 2003 at 18:24:20, margolies,marc wrote: >>> >>>>-To our european friends: >>>>-negger does not equal 'nigga' in the USA. While some of you acquaint our >>>>linguistic culture with a loss of freedom, we americans feel assured that we are >>>>protecting the human rights of decent people in enforcing this rule. our charter >>>>suggests that all <<races>> are welcome here equally-- and our forum should be >>>>about computer chess. >>>>( i use the word 'race' in quotes because it is a common fallacy that there are >>>>races- gens una summis) >>> >>>If you are really sure the name is made up then of course I support the banning, >>>but if the name is for real you have be tolerant no matter what it sounds like >>>to an american. >>> >>>-S. > >The oil company Esso changed its name to Exxon, because "Esso" means something >vulgar in Japanese. (Are there any Japanese forum members who can tell me what >it means?) > >Also, when the first James Bond films came out, in France they changed Sean >Connery's name to "Sean Donovan". (I know what "connerie" means in French).
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