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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (22010)	1/10/2002 5:15:45 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62558

Back in the 1800s the Tates Watch Company of Massachusetts wanted to produce other products and, since they already made the cases for pocket watches, decided to market compasses for the pioneers traveling West. It turned out that although their watches were of finest quality, their 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 Tates is lost!" A thief broke into the local police station and stole all urinals. A spokesperson was quoted as saying, "We have absolutely nothing to go on." Leif Erikson returned home after a long voyage and found his name missing from the town register. His wife, Inga, complained to an official who said: "I'm sorry. I must have taken Leif off my census"