Re: Why do they keep calling it "unleaded"?

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From: ameijers
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 02:09

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"223rem" <223rem@sbcglobal.com> wrote in message
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> That's so stupid. Like we still have leaded gasoline or
> something. I wonder if these reporters actually know what "unleaded"
> means.

For the same reason they still call stick-shifts 'standard' transmissions,
and we still 'dial' a telephone.

aem sends...

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