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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 04-11-2003 08:59 AM

History of Kodak:

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/aboutKodak/kodakHistory/kodakHistory.shtml

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Today, company advertising appears around the world and the trademark "Kodak," coined by Eastman himself, is familiar to nearly everyone.

It was in 1888 that the word "Kodak" was first registered as a trademark. There has been some fanciful speculation, from time to time, on how the name was originated. But the plain truth is that Eastman invented it out of thin air.

He explained: "I devised the name myself. The letter "K" had been a favorite with me - it seems a strong, incisive sort of letter. It became a question of trying out a great number of combinations of letters that made words starting and ending with 'K.' The word 'Kodak' is the result." Kodak's distinctive yellow trade dress, which Eastman selected, is widely known throughout the world and is one of the company's more valued assets.

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Joe Beres
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posted 04-11-2003 09:37 AM

I once met an orthopedist named Dr. Bonebreak. [Smile]

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John Pytlak
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posted 04-11-2003 09:43 AM

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Under "Just Plain Cool Names": Les Moore

Leslie Moore is the Program Manager developing the Kodak Digital Cinema projectors. [Cool]

To add to the list: Doctor Stopp is a retired surgeon who specialized in vasectomies in Rochester NY. [Smile]

http://educ.ahsl.arizona.edu/mla/doctor.htm

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Bernard Tonks
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posted 04-11-2003 10:02 AM

Hows this for memory from 51 years ago, but I have seen it since.

Credits: "HIGH NOON"

Sound Engineer.....................Jean Speak.

I think that entry deserves a free Film-Tech T shirt. [Big Grin]

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Michael Schaffer
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posted 04-11-2003 10:05 AM

I thought there was some kind of bear called Kodak that the company was named after!

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I once met an orthopedist named Dr. Bonebreak.

Mr Beres, I think you just made that up!

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Randy Stankey
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posted 04-11-2003 10:54 AM

Kodiak bear.

Kodak Bear.

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John Pytlak
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posted 04-11-2003 11:28 AM

I'd rather meet the Kodak bear rather than the Kodiak bear during a walk in the woods. [Eek!]

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Michael Schaffer
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posted 04-11-2003 11:36 AM

Oh! That is very confusing for me!
Still, better meeting the Kodiak bear than the Zodiac killer in the woods!

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 04-11-2003 11:46 AM

But if you met the Zodiac killer in the woods you could always slow him down by kicking him with your Kodiak Boots.

I had an electricity teacher named Mr. Henry.

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David Stambaugh
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posted 04-11-2003 11:49 AM

Kodiak Bear:

Zodiac Killer:

This may be a rare Google error, but doing an image search on "kodak bear" brings up this:

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John Pytlak
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posted 04-11-2003 12:09 PM

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I had an electricity teacher named Mr. Henry.

Did he "choke up" in front of the class? Did you give him alot of "resistance"? Did he have any other "capacity" at your school? [Big Grin]

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Randy Stankey
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posted 04-11-2003 12:10 PM

Inflatable ZODIAK.

Was your teacher's reasoning inductive?

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Daryl C. W. O'Shea
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posted 04-11-2003 12:46 PM

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Did he "choke up" in front of the class? Did you give him alot of "resistance"? Did he have any other "capacity" at your school?

Actually he was also the stage band conductor.

He was slow getting started in the morning, but we didn't give him a hard time.

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Tony Ratcliff
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From: Madison, IN, USA
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posted 04-11-2003 12:54 PM

My Grandmother had a couple of doctors with appropriate names:

Chiropractor - Dr. Pain

Family Doctor - Dr. Slaughter

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Joe Beres
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posted 04-12-2003 09:04 AM

Michael Schaffer,
I did not make it up. I did have the spelling wrong though. It is Dr. Bonebrake, and here is a link to a worker's comp claim on which he is named: click here

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