Bill, I think you're wrong. The Naugas are a native animal of Connecticut. Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:37 AM, William Robb <war...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" > Subject: OT - No More Plane > > >> The other big celebrity death of the day, Mr. Roarke: >> >> >> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090114.wmontalban0114/BNStory/Entertainment/home >> >> I've read a few other obits and bios. None of them mention my most >> enduring memory of the man, shilling Chrysler Cordobas with seats of >> "Corinthian Leather". > > Well, the CBC just played the soundtrack to the Cordoba commercial and made > honorable mention of Khan. > Thankfully, they failed to mention Fantasy Island. > >> >> I was crushed when, years later, I discovered that there's no such >> thing as Corinthian Leather, that it was a plastic fake. My world has >> never been the same since... > > Corinthian Leather is not fake. It is taken from the hides of Naugas, which > are an animal related to the Gnu. > They are native to the Peloponnese area of Greece. Corinth is the nearest > center of habitation, and is where the hides of the Nauga were cured and > prepared for shipment. > > Now you know. > > William Robb > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
