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Tue Feb-17-09 09:06 PM
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| 107. We make high fructose corn syrup, toxic chemicals, frankenfoods, & weapons. |
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We are a light unto the world.
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| -Does the United States make anything anymore? |
superconnected |
Feb-16-09 09:36 PM |
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We make plastic swimming pools, plastic pool toys, and plastic outdoor furniture |
Orrex |
Feb-16-09 09:37 PM |
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Weapons |
AndyTiedye |
Feb-16-09 09:39 PM |
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Yep. We're number one in weapons. |
mmonk |
Feb-17-09 07:43 AM |
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it still makes plenty of repuke assholes |
Skittles |
Feb-16-09 09:39 PM |
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hmmm, they're counting cars and defense |
Muttocracy |
Feb-16-09 09:40 PM |
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Hewlett-Packard ... |
daggahead |
Feb-17-09 07:06 AM |
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No, I worked for them until our whole department was outsourced |
Greyhound |
Feb-17-09 10:03 AM |
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HPQ still designs some software in Marlboro, Massachusetts. (NT) |
Tesha |
Feb-17-09 10:12 AM |
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I'm convinced that the whole out-sourcing debacle is the prime reason the software gets worse |
Greyhound |
Feb-17-09 02:31 PM |
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Mounting my soapbox... |
Tesha |
Feb-17-09 06:41 PM |
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Absolutely correct. |
Greyhound |
Feb-17-09 09:00 PM |
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Thanks! (NT) |
Tesha |
Feb-18-09 08:55 AM |
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I worked there until recently as well |
IDemo |
Feb-17-09 10:42 AM |
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Customer support is pretty amusing. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Feb-17-09 03:13 PM |
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You forgot "Deepa" and "Sangeetha". ;-) |
Tesha |
Feb-17-09 04:32 PM |
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my officemate a few years ago had a very long call with "Bob" at Dell |
Muttocracy |
Feb-17-09 06:49 PM |
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Babies. |
Jackpine Radical |
Feb-16-09 09:42 PM |
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We make lots of people destitute. |
HughBeaumont |
Feb-16-09 09:43 PM |
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Lot'sa f*cking guns (n/t) |
ProudDad |
Feb-16-09 09:44 PM |
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Carmex. |
Ellipsis |
Feb-16-09 09:44 PM |
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That's the only stuff |
Karenina |
Feb-17-09 02:49 AM |
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We surely lead the world in idiot production. |
BlooInBloo |
Feb-16-09 09:45 PM |
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Not to mention snarky a**hole production..... |
marmar |
Feb-16-09 10:42 PM |
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Agreed. n/t |
OhioChick |
Feb-16-09 10:44 PM |
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... and their spokesperson has spoken! n/t |
ChromeFoundry |
Feb-16-09 10:46 PM |
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Porn n/m |
El Supremo |
Feb-16-09 09:46 PM |
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Prisons do a lot of manufacturing.. |
stillcool |
Feb-16-09 09:51 PM |
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pretty silly responses |
Pavulon |
Feb-16-09 10:00 PM |
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Stuff like that, okay. But virtually NO consumer goods anymore. |
kath |
Feb-18-09 09:04 AM |
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Not so sure about that. |
pampango |
Feb-18-09 09:44 AM |
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Well, on a lot of things, they're very sneaky. The label will say "Distributed by XYZ Corp,, |
kath |
Feb-18-09 02:49 PM |
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Prisoners. n/t |
tuckessee |
Feb-16-09 10:02 PM |
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Burgers and shakes |
pitchforksandtorches |
Feb-16-09 10:03 PM |
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It looks like we will be printing a lot of money soon. (n/t) |
spin |
Feb-16-09 10:06 PM |
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Trouble ..... we make trouble |
Stinky The Clown |
Feb-16-09 10:08 PM |
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When I read the headline, you r answer was what came to mind, |
yy4me |
Feb-17-09 10:17 AM |
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Exactly. To create a market for the weapons that we make |
treestar |
Feb-17-09 10:22 AM |
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Beer and Porn. |
Angleae |
Feb-16-09 10:10 PM |
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The Ukraine has taken over the Porn Business |
happyslug |
Feb-16-09 11:28 PM |
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Say it isn't so. |
Angleae |
Feb-17-09 04:36 AM |
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Not for the good stuff, though |
HarukaTheTrophyWife |
Feb-17-09 10:06 AM |
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New Balance sneakers. |
a la izquierda |
Feb-16-09 10:17 PM |
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Most are made in China now |
doc03 |
Feb-16-09 10:44 PM |
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I just bought a pair... |
a la izquierda |
Feb-16-09 10:57 PM |
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New Balance has said it will make a few in the U.S. as long as it can. You have to check the label, |
ogneopasno |
Feb-17-09 07:08 AM |
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Prisons |
Wickerman |
Feb-16-09 10:19 PM |
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Software |
Fire_Medic_Dave |
Feb-16-09 10:19 PM |
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A while back my family and I went to a sort of park E of Houston. |
Igel |
Feb-16-09 10:23 PM |
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Yeah, we have alot of refineries down here & make plastics. n/t |
TBF |
Feb-17-09 10:21 AM |
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Hanes socks...unless they're made elsewhere since I last checked. n/t |
OhioChick |
Feb-16-09 10:26 PM |
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I have an unopened pack of Hanes socks |
blue_onyx |
Feb-17-09 09:48 AM |
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check the following.... |
Historic NY |
Feb-16-09 10:29 PM |
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Spiffy link! |
lukasahero |
Feb-17-09 07:41 AM |
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Fiestaware (W.Va.) |
closeupready |
Feb-16-09 10:29 PM |
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hats, high quality guitars and other stringed instruments. |
mulsh |
Feb-16-09 10:33 PM |
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Seconded |
IDemo |
Feb-17-09 10:48 AM |
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Guns. Lots of guns |
psychopomp |
Feb-16-09 10:45 PM |
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100,000,000 tons of steel |
doc03 |
Feb-16-09 10:46 PM |
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Few realize that US industrial output alone is greater than China's entire economy |
Psephos |
Feb-16-09 11:12 PM |
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If you're talking about appliances, and tools, that would be correct. |
Left Coast2020 |
Feb-16-09 11:34 PM |
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Our biggest manufacturing advantage: We make machines that make the machines--machine tools |
HamdenRice |
Feb-17-09 07:26 AM |
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We might be losing our edge there, too |
Alcibiades |
Feb-17-09 08:06 AM |
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cereal, cardboard, etc |
barb162 |
Feb-16-09 11:34 PM |
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We make more than 150 Household products: From Brooms to Mops, and Lots and Lots of Chemicals. |
trthnd4jstc |
Feb-16-09 11:40 PM |
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dolls |
DollyM |
Feb-16-09 11:46 PM |
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we make more steel than in the 60s, but with 90% fewer workers. |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-09 11:54 PM |
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Private Prisons |
Supply Side Jesus |
Feb-17-09 12:26 AM |
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Hey, nobody makes a better movie than America. |
Mr. Hyde |
Feb-17-09 12:30 AM |
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cut backs there too I understand . . . |
DollyM |
Feb-17-09 01:31 AM |
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january set an all time record |
ContinentalOp |
Feb-17-09 10:33 AM |
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zippo's n/t |
miyazaki |
Feb-17-09 01:45 AM |
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Soap operas, condoms, whiskey, cat litter deodorizer |
Hardrada |
Feb-17-09 02:08 AM |
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Flags and chemical flavorings |
wickerwoman |
Feb-17-09 03:49 AM |
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Right-wing Drug Addled Pedophile Blowhards. |
Hugin |
Feb-17-09 04:39 AM |
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That would be one, correct? |
jmowreader |
Feb-18-09 02:55 PM |
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Music, movies, TV shows. (This is no joke.) |
No Elephants |
Feb-17-09 05:34 AM |
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Yup. We make the worlds entertainment. |
FatDave |
Feb-17-09 07:51 AM |
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Gum (Wrigley's) and weed |
underpants |
Feb-17-09 05:53 AM |
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Here is a good resource on US manufacturing. nt |
hack89 |
Feb-17-09 06:01 AM |
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we typeset, print and manufacture books n/t |
Scout |
Feb-17-09 06:29 AM |
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we make quite |
melm00se |
Feb-17-09 07:01 AM |
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Computer and electronic product manufacturing |
FatDave |
Feb-17-09 08:40 AM |
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The best guitar amps, pro-audio amplifiers, and speakers |
B3Nut |
Feb-18-09 09:54 AM |
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Gibsons in Nashville methinks still |
Tsiyu |
Feb-18-09 10:45 AM |
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A lot of good after-market pickups are made here too |
ryanmuegge |
Feb-19-09 11:21 AM |
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We make: |
daggahead |
Feb-17-09 07:05 AM |
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Off to the GP ya go...We still make more twoubles than anyone else |
opihimoimoi |
Feb-17-09 07:16 AM |
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Longerberger Baskets. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Feb-17-09 07:23 AM |
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Gack--those stupid baskets. That was like Beanie Babies for suburban women. |
TwilightGardener |
Feb-17-09 10:44 AM |
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About the only good thing that has come from withdrawing from society, |
The Backlash Cometh |
Feb-17-09 10:54 AM |
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Yes, I used to get occasional invites to coworkers' parties like that --at first I was all |
TwilightGardener |
Feb-17-09 11:05 AM |
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Debt, porno and weapons. The founding fathers would be so proud. |
harun |
Feb-17-09 07:28 AM |
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You beat me to the punch, harun. And said it better than I would have. |
tom_paine |
Feb-17-09 07:37 AM |
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The article is nothing more than balm for the Walmart shopper's conscience... |
Romulox |
Feb-17-09 07:38 AM |
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The article will be a balm to some and an irritant to others, but is it accurate? |
pampango |
Feb-17-09 08:45 AM |
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"I Don't Know" is on THIRD BASE! nt |
Romulox |
Feb-17-09 11:58 AM |
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enemies |
lame54 |
Feb-17-09 07:40 AM |
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We make trash |
BumRushDaShow |
Feb-17-09 07:51 AM |
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I bought some excellent cheddar cheese in Milwaukee. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Feb-17-09 08:13 AM |
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Answer: more than most |
many a good man |
Feb-17-09 08:13 AM |
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I checked my bathroom last night out of curiousity |
AyanEva |
Feb-17-09 08:59 AM |
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High quality marijuana |
Ezlivin |
Feb-17-09 09:23 AM |
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#1 manufacturer of debt, trash, and children's tears |
Dukkha |
Feb-17-09 09:51 AM |
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Well we can say with certainty that the model T was not "upscale", just |
Greyhound |
Feb-17-09 09:56 AM |
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If this is true, it means American workers are being exploited |
starroute |
Feb-17-09 10:15 AM |
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Oh, you mean Capitalism. |
blindpig |
Feb-17-09 10:43 AM |
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If you look at everything, you will notice that we make towels and |
treestar |
Feb-17-09 10:19 AM |
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which towels and sheets? The ones I see in stores are made overseas. |
kath |
Feb-18-09 09:10 AM |
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Yes... |
snake in the grass |
Feb-17-09 10:40 AM |
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All-American Clothing |
derby378 |
Feb-17-09 10:42 AM |
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CEOs |
guitar man |
Feb-17-09 01:07 PM |
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We manufacture dreams, re-package and sell debt..n/t |
SoCalDem |
Feb-17-09 01:16 PM |
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Asia makes everything now, espically China and Japan. |
steelmania75 |
Feb-17-09 06:42 PM |
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Commercials, but the quality of products is declining. nt |
old mark |
Feb-17-09 06:43 PM |
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Films, TV, music, and books |
K8-EEE |
Feb-17-09 06:44 PM |
#104 |
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We make high fructose corn syrup, toxic chemicals, frankenfoods, & weapons. |
scarletwoman |
Feb-17-09 09:06 PM |
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Worthless paper, perhaps: |
havocmom |
Feb-18-09 09:12 AM |
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Prisoners? |
asdjrocky |
Feb-19-09 11:24 AM |
#118 |
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