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Singer = Brand of Sewing machine ![]() |
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E as on e-reader ![]() ![]() |
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Precise as in, uh, well just that... ![]() |
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Dwayne --> Dibbley Red Dwarf. ;-) :-) TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
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Danger Ranger - either a cartoon series or co-founder of Burningman, your pick... ![]() |
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Robot --> B-9 Lost in Space. :-) |
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Probably very few people know, that the name of the Whittier College athletic teams is the Poets. |
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Are they? They're still in Louisville. ![]() |
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Plenty of them over here, though they were never connected in any way to those North American stores. Cheers. |
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I don't know what the K stands for over here. Is it Koala over there? ;~) ![]() |
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I always thought that Kmart here was originally started by Coles, but I just learnt that it was started in partnership with Kresge, though Coles did buy eventually Kresge out. Now days both Coles and Kmart are owned by Wesfarmers. Kmart Australia Limited Cheers. |
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Mergers and acquisitions over the years have been crazy for everybody, not to mention "re-branding" and marketing. I still get annoyed about KFC. It's Kentucky Fried Chicken, but the bucket and the finger lickin' good slogan are gone. ![]() |
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Over here, in the US, K-Mart is now owned by Sears; has been for several years, now. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
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What? No one came up with celt! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Admiral Gloval ![]() Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 21771 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 ![]() |
City Hunter -- title of a Japanese manga. ![]() ![]() |
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Olsen -> municipality in western Germany |
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