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Date:         Mon, 24 Sep 2001 23:44:21 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@BANGORNEWS.INFI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@BANGORNEWS.INFI.NET>
Subject:      Re: cheap tools and old glory.
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I remember seeing , years ago, a silk banner saying, "Be American .... Buy American" ... with little letters at the bottom saying "Made in Japan"

Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jermide" <jermide@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 11:27 PM Subject: Re: cheap tools and old glory.

> I don't blame the Chinese (here or there or anywhere), but our own elected > officials for the import of US flags. I'd bet a dollar that over half the > flags we've seen in the past two weeks were made in China. Meanwhile, these > same "profiles in courage" on the hill scream about China's human rights > violations on a semi-annual basis for show. Don't burn those flags, either, > folks. Makes sense to me... > > News flash.....China admitted into WTO.... > > Jeremy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben T" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 9:16 PM > Subject: Re: cheap tools and old glory. > > > > In a message dated 9/24/01 11:37:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > JKrevnov@AOL.COM writes: > > > > << Thanks for the heads-up, but I really don't need a flag. You see, I > > already > > have 2 American flags which were once dustcovers on coffins. For the > rest of > > you, the next time you go to Wal-Mart to duck the falling prices and pick > up > > a flag, think of mine and be mindful that the Chinese would be all to > happy > > to also deliver you your own ICBM . . . if there is a profit in it. >> > > > > Yeah, sure but be SPECIFIC. There are countries full of Chinese who harbor > > the same feelings about Communist China that you probably do. Not all > Chinese > > live there FYI. > > > > Many Chinese I know are Americans first and Chinese second. Many are > behind > > the controls of American ICBMs, with American uniforms and on American > soil > > and/or vessels. My nephew just left for the Persian Gulf this morning of > your > > behalf. If you happen to be on foreign soil and a Navy SEAL named Tan > rescues > > your butt, tell him his uncle said hello. > > > > Vanagon content: He was driven to the airport so he can fly to his ship in > a > > 1987 Vanagon GL with an inline-4 Eurospec conversion. > > > > Benjamin Tan > > only part Chinese (my big toe & eyes) but insulted none-the-less > >


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