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To: BurbankKarl
The Houston Astros began as the Colt 45s and Colt wanted to sue them so they changed the name to Astros.
4 posted on 12/08/2005 4:27:32 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Giving power and money to Congress is like giving liquor and car keys to teenage boys. - P.J. O'Rour)
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

Had those Malt Liquor folks squirmin'


15 posted on 12/08/2005 5:36:36 PM PST by JustAnotherOkie
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
The Houston Astros began as the Colt 45s and Colt wanted to sue them so they changed the name to Astros.

???

Are you making that up? It is impossible to imagine a company being so stupid they would sue to put a stop to an incredible value in free advertisement.

I thought that the Houston franchise changed its name because they were the first baseball team to have a fully enclosed stadium and the turf was called "astroturf". (And also because NASA mission control was located in Houston. "Astro" = "astronaut....)

24 posted on 12/08/2005 7:44:47 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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