Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder

2002-01-09 Thread dick graham
Make that his daughter's nickname. DG At 03:48 PM 1/8/02 -0600, you wrote: >I believe Wendy was his granddaughter's nickname. > >DG > > >At 09:20 PM 1/8/02 +, you wrote: >> >That is sad. I never knew they guy, and never ate at his restaurants, >> >but I always enjoyed his light-hearted TV c

Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder

2002-01-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
He was adopted through a public adoption agency in New Jersey, and supported the agency with signs in his Wendy's franchises and elsewhere, bearing his picture and stating that he was adopted through the agency as a child and that many other children, some of whose pictures were on the posters, we

Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder <- off topic ???

2002-01-08 Thread Otis Wright, Jr.
s's family, but I just wonder what does > this do with pentax ??? > Andy > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of dick graham > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: D

Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder <- off topic ???

2002-01-08 Thread Len Paris
Some of us stop in at Wendy's for burgers when we are out using our Pentax cameras. Len --- > I really feel sympathy for Thomas's family, but I just wonder what does > this do with pentax ??? > Andy - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net

Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder

2002-01-08 Thread Aaron Reynolds
Hits home a bit over here, too... Dave was the owner of the Tim Horton's chain. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .

RE: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder <- off topic ???

2002-01-08 Thread Andy Vu
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RE: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder

2002-01-08 Thread Amita Guha
> Don't feel bad -- I didn't know either, and had > to look up an obit to > find that item. Here's an AP article about Dave: http://www.salon.com/people/wire/2002/01/08/wendys/index.htm l - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow t

Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder

2002-01-08 Thread dick graham
I believe Wendy was his granddaughter's nickname. DG At 09:20 PM 1/8/02 +, you wrote: > >That is sad. I never knew they guy, and never ate at his restaurants, > >but I always enjoyed his light-hearted TV commercials. There was one in > >which he said, after touting one of his hamburgers, "

Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder

2002-01-08 Thread Robert Harris
Cotty wrote: > Now I'm really confused. What has this poor departed chap got to do with > the delightful Wendy? In 1969, when he opened the first of what became a large chain of restaurants, he named it after his daughter -- Wendy. Don't feel bad -- I didn't know either, and had to look up a

Re: Dave Thomas -- Wendy's founder

2002-01-08 Thread Cotty
>That is sad. I never knew they guy, and never ate at his restaurants, >but I always enjoyed his light-hearted TV commercials. There was one in >which he said, after touting one of his hamburgers, "You want fiber? Eat >a sweater." Cracked me up. Did you know him, Collin? > >Collin Brendemuehl wr