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Date Posted: 19:46:42 09/26/12 Wed
Author: George
Subject: Re: Hey, Lois Re: tinfoil
In reply to: Lois 's message, "Re: Hey, Lois Re: tinfoil" on 01:52:06 09/26/12 Wed

>>>Lois, you've been quiet about this.
>>>
>>>Have you ever seen tinfoil in your entire life?
>>>
>>>I thought it was replaced by aluminum foil shortly
>>>after World War II, but I can't be sure of the date.
>>>
>>>George
>>
>>
>>Here is what Wikipedia says:
>>
>>
>>
>>This article is about the foil made from the
>>element Tin. For the common misnomer referring to foil
>>made from Aluminium, see Aluminium foil. For the fish,
>>see Barbonymus.
>>
>>Tin foil, also spelled tinfoil, is a thin foil made of
>>tin. Actual tin foil was superseded by cheaper and
>>more durable[citation needed] aluminium foil after
>>World War II, and aluminium foil is sometimes CONFUSED
>>with "tin foil" because of its similarity to the
>>former material.

>>
>>Apparently John is confused, or things in Canada
>>haven't progressed as much as I heretofore had
>thought.
>>
>>George
>
>If I need to protect my head from alien transmissions
>I use aluminum foil. Aluminum foil also comes in nice
>colors. Certain colors protect one from specified
>frequencies of the alien transmissions. The color I
>find works best for me is pink. I think regular
>(silver color) aluminum foil protects one from the
>grays.
>
>Maybe john is the TinMan looking for a heart.
>
>Lois

Yeah, I guess if the story is updated, it will have to be an Aluminum Man. I tried to watch the adult version of Oz, called "Tin Man," but the excuse for the story was that the "Tin Man" was a person in Oz with a badge.

No can do.

George

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  • Re: Hey, Lois Re: tinfoil -- john, 17:50:07 10/09/12 Tue
  • Re: Hey, Lois Re: tinfoil -- George, 15:44:28 10/12/12 Fri
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