A Taurus is a bull, can a car really be a bull? /me runs away snickering
-----Original Message----- From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 2:25 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: because I'm a nit picker The Ford Taurus is really a rebadged Five Hundred, is it really a Taurus? On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > The Ford Taurus is made in Mexico, is it an 'American Car'? > > This brings up a good question about what some would consider > 'American' product. > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Scott Stewart <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Toyotas are made in the US, are they "American Cars" >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 1:01 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: because I'm a nit picker >> >> >> If it's made in America, would it not be an 'American Beer'? >> >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Scott Stewart <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I did the tour at Busch Gardens - Williamsburg (before they decided to >>> become more "family friendly") The facility is indeed huge. >>> >>> I think they need to change the slogan to "Budweiser - an American Style >>> Lager". >>> >>> Because I'm that anal about beer.. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:55 PM >>> To: cf-community >>> Subject: Re: because I'm a nit picker >>> >>> >>> I was in St Louis in the fall (2009) and did the Anheuser-Busch >>> brewery tour. I don't actually remember them mentioning InBev once >>> during the tour. They might have, but I don't remember it. They even >>> has Stella Artois and other InBev beers posted as "Anheuser-Busch" >>> brands. >>> >>> Still, it is smart to keep an American image of Anheuser-Busch in the >>> US. I suspect they will sell ALOT more beer (domestically) that way. >>> Also - it does still have a very long history in America. Budweiser's >>> still made in St Louis. I think you could easily consider it an >>> American beer. If a US beermaker bought a Belgian Brewer for example, >>> I would still consider it a Belgian Beer. >>> >>> The Anheuser-Busch tour is fun and worth going to BTW. Man they have >>> some HUGE facilities. >>> >>> -Cameron >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Scott Stewart >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I saw a delivery truck the other day with "Budweiser, The American Beer" >>> on >>>> it.. >>>> >>>> As anyone who follows the beer industry closely knows, Anheuser -Busch, >>> the >>>> makers of Budweiser merged with InBev a very large conglomerate >>>> >>>> Based in Belgium. The resulting company Anheuser-Busch InBev is also >> based >>>> in Belgium. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Could this be construed as false advertising? :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Scott Stewart >>>> >>>> IT Consultant/ColdFusion Developer >>>> >>>> 4405 Oakshyre Way >>>> >>>> Raleigh, NC 27616 >>>> >>>> (919) 874-6229 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309952 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
