Chris;
Bruce McLaren is probably more well- known than Rutherford, at least to
non-physicists.
I guess all those old cans of Kiwi in my closet are now collector's
items!
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Harris [mailto:yesford@clear.net.nz]
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 8:23 PM
To: Albaugh, Neil; Dale H. Pulju; land speed
Subject: Re: Kiwi ?
Thanks for explaining it Neil.
As I said to others on the list who gave the same story.
Made me smile how "kiwi' is recognized as shoe polish and not as the
first
person to split the atom, Lord Ernest Rutherford.
Actually the old 'kiwi polish' is no longer on the market here, hasn't
been
for a longtime.
Cheers,
Chris H.
> Sorry to confuse you, Chris.
>
> "Kiwi" is a well- known brand of shoe polish (Polish-- polish) here in
> the US; its brand logo is a Kiwi bird. "Shinola" is another popular
> brand.
>
> There's an old phrase "He doesn't know sh*t from Shinola"--- that's
why
> you don't want that guy to shine your shoes. : )
>
> I knew I'd confuse you with that reference; it has nothing to do with
> NZ, mate.
>
> Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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