RE: "S" in MZ-S

2001-11-29 Thread Mick Maguire
ds, /\/\ick... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Lon Williamson Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 8:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: "S" in MZ-S Mick Maguire wrote: > Seriously I think that the epithets given to most p

Re: "S" in MZ-S

2001-11-29 Thread Lon Williamson
Mick Maguire wrote: > Seriously I think that the epithets given to most products these days are > purely designed by marketing to tap into consumer perceptions: like adding > GTI or GTE or X to a car name, it's not so much what it stands for (eg. GTI > was supposed to mean Grand Tourer Injection),

Re: OT RE: "S" in MZ-S

2001-11-27 Thread Anthony Farr
So true :) Regards, Anthony Farr - Original Message - From: "Mick Maguire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You are right in thinking it came from "Morris Garages" (the Morris > dealership that started to produce their own Morris based sports cars), but > Cecil Kimber (the managing director until

OT RE: "S" in MZ-S

2001-11-27 Thread Mick Maguire
ing. I feel this is true with almost all initials on any product now including the MZ-S. Regards, /\/\ick... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anthony Farr Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 7:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: "

Re: "S" in MZ-S

2001-11-26 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
It's a thinly disguised dollar sign! Chris Brogden wrote: > On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 25/11/01 11:25:38 GMT Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > << Perhaps it means: > > 1. Standard > > 2. Small > > 3. Super > > > > Anybody really k

Re: "S" in MZ-S

2001-11-26 Thread Chris Brogden
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 25/11/01 11:25:38 GMT Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << Perhaps it means: > 1. Standard > 2. Small > 3. Super > > Anybody really know? Just curious. >> > 4. Sexy 5. Sassy chris - This message is from the P

RE: "S" in MZ-S

2001-11-26 Thread Mick Maguire
can I proffer "superfluous"? ;o) Seriously I think that the epithets given to most products these days are purely designed by marketing to tap into consumer perceptions: like adding GTI or GTE or X to a car name, it's not so much what it stands for (eg. GTI was supposed to mean Grand Tourer Injec

Re: "S" in MZ-S

2001-11-26 Thread Camdir
In a message dated 25/11/01 11:25:38 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Perhaps it means: 1. Standard 2. Small 3. Super Anybody really know? Just curious. >> 4. Sexy Kind regards Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdm