X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,96dfa7b60eadfb12 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-04 18:07:17 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!feed.news.nacamar.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!212.75.92.6!not-for-mail From: "Joaquim G�ndara" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 350 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 03:06:49 +0100 Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.75.92.6 X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1046830034 61829557 212.75.92.6 (16 [102694]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:22138 "KIRARA" skrev i meddelandet news:aLa9a.30044$ZS4.693406@news1.rdc1.ky.home.ne.jp > > (;_;) <- vertical face mark,sweeping. > Don't sorrow at it, you can catch them somewhere > when their batteries run down. > I hope their batteries are not solar. :D > /.I don't understand maker-name"IKEA". > Just boorish to ask but I want to know about it. > Is this maker-name the symbol of something?/. It's a Swedish company that makes furniture. They're known for selling their products in parts and making the customer assemble the furniture. In this strip, I'm referring to a couple of old strips where the origin of the robot is explained. http://www.nerd-boy.net/nbbrowse.php?beg=80&end=81 Basically, she's a "build your own robot" kit, a combination of Japanese advanced technology and a Swedish business idea. -- OO Joaquim G�ndara .||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net bb jg