On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 01:51:53AM -0000, James wrote: > Who was buying that crap, George Bush Sr.? Wasn't he the Leader who > was fascinated by the amazing laser eye technology of the scanner, > which made anyone under 1000 unlikely to vote for him? I get > confused, all old white men look the same to me.
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/bushscan.htm Claim: During a photo opportunity at a 1988 grocers' convention, President George Bush was "amazed" at encountering supermarket scanners for the first time. Status: False. .... Moreover, Bush had good reason to express wonder: He wasn't being shown then-standard scanner technology, but a new type of scanner that could weigh groceries and read mangled and torn bar codes. .... aw ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/vzIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
