Aint it the truth!

[Onthebit]

Joe Smith started the day early having set his
alarm clock
(MADE IN JAPAN ) for6am.
While his coffeepot
(MADE IN CHINA )
was perking, he shaved with his
electric razor
(MADE IN HONG KONG).
He put on a
dress shirt
(MADE IN SRI LANKA),
designer jeans
(MADE IN SINGAPORE)
and
tennis shoes
(MADE IN KOREA)
After cooking his breakfast in his new
electric skillet
(MADE IN INDIA)
he sat down with his
calculator
(MADE IN MEXICO)
to see how much he could spend today. After setting his
watch
(MADE IN TAIWAN)
to the radio
(MADE IN INDIA)
he got in his car
(MADE IN GERMANY)
filled it with GAS
(from Saudi Arabia)
and continued his search
for a good paying job.
At the end
of yet another discouraging
and fruitless day
checking his
Computer
(Made In Malaysia),
Joe decided to relax for a while.
He put on his sandals
(MADE IN BRAZIL)
poured himself a glass of
wine
(MADE IN FRANCE)
and turned on his
TV
(MADE IN INDONESIA),
and then wondered
why he can't find
a good paying job

in CANADA .

 

[backhoeboogie]

Could he greet folks at Wally World?

 

[HerefordSire]

The money is in the patents not the backwork.

This report presents a preliminary list of the organizations receiving
the most patents for invention (i.e., utility patents) during the 2001
calendar year.

For the ninth consecutive year, International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM) ranks first among non-Federal patenting
organizations. IBM received 3,411 utility patents for the year, up 18
percent from its total for the year 2000. The top ten patenting
organizations for 2001 consist of two U.S. corporations, seven Japanese
corporations, and one corporation from the Republic of Korea.
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.
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The U.S. Government received 954 utility patents for the year which
would rank it sixteenth among the top patenting organizations for 2001.



http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido ... p01cos.htm