Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Skeletons into Memories
From: Mark Rabiner <mrabiner@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 02:03:29 -0800

Greg Locke wrote:
> 
> At 08:03 AM 18/01/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >Interesting article on the front page of today's(1/18/99) Wall Street
> >Journal titled "Who Knew Kodak Would Keep So Many Skeletons in Its
> >Closet?  Company Grinds Cow Remains But Has to Keep Its Costs Close to
> >the Bone to Survive" by Alec Kelein.
> 
> >The article is about(sorta) making gelatin for film.   Dale
> >---
> 
>         ...and where did people think that wonder gelatin for film cam from?
> "Rendered" animal fats are used in MANY,MANY products.
> 
> At one time Kodak, as one of its holdings, had one of the largest pig
> operations in the USA.  It made money and they used the "by-product" from
> your Kodachrome.
> 
> What's the big deal?
> 
I thought they came from Bunny's!
Mark Rabiner
And if they eat the grass from the sunny side of the hill your film will
be faster or slower!
Mark Rabiner