--- In [email protected], Aaron Weintraub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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. > ....
You're KIDDING me. I remember seeing videotape of this event, and it sure looked like Bush I was awed by a regular scanner to me. But Snopes is pretty damn reliable. Aaron, you have just caused a major shift in my view of the world. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/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/
