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To: trisham; FReepers
Back in the 1800's the Tate's Watch Company of Massachusetts
wanted to produce other products, and since they already made the
cases for watches, they used them to produce compasses. The
new compasses were so bad that people often ended up in Canada
or Mexico rather than California . This, of course, is the origin
of the expression -- "He who has a Tate's is lost!"

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94 posted on 07/07/2013 2:47:27 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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95 posted on 07/07/2013 2:49:48 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Gun-free zones are playgrounds for felons.)
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