Wikitopic of the day: shoepolish
The Squeaky Rat
15-12-2005, 14:24
Since people are complaining NS general is dominated by religion vs atheism topics, but seem at a loss to think of anything more interesting - while at the same time the use of wikipedia is questioned I have decided to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
Today's featured article on wikipedia is Shoe polish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe_polish). I personally must admit I seldom use it - just when I need to wear a suit. Are there people here on NS who do something more intersting with it ? Collect the boxes, use it to blacken their faces, make works of art... anything really ?
Monkeypimp
15-12-2005, 14:27
and it's kiwi shoe polish. Just one of the many ways New Zealand secretly rules the world.
I polished my formals the other day.
and it's kiwi shoe polish. Just one of the many ways New Zealand secretly rules the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_%28shoe_polish%29
Kiwi is the brand name of a shoe polish, first made in Australia in 1906
Hehe...
went through a number of other corporate names before being acquired by American-based Sara Lee (at the time known as Consolidated Foods Corporation) in 1984.
and....D'oh.
Wallonochia
15-12-2005, 14:32
When I was in the Army I really liked Kiwi, but some people swore by Lincoln Stain Wax. I would use the black Kiwi and then a little bit of neutral to get that really good shine.
Zero Six Three
15-12-2005, 14:33
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_%28shoe_polish%29
Hehe...
and....D'oh.
Yeah.. you got that of Wiki! It's obviously been tampered with by those crafty New Zealanders to throw us of the scent. Do you really think we're that stupid?
Heron-Marked Warriors
15-12-2005, 14:34
Yeah.. you got that of Wiki! It's obviously been tampered with by those crafty New Zealanders to throw us of the scent. Do you really think we're that stupid?
In a word...yes.:p
The Squeaky Rat
15-12-2005, 14:34
Yeah.. you got that of Wiki! It's obviously been tampered with by those crafty New Zealanders to throw us of the scent. Do you really think we're that stupid?
Read the rest of the article ;)
The polish was developed by Australia-based Scottish-born inventor William Ramsay, who named it Kiwi in honor of his wife, Annie Elizabeth Meek Ramsay, a native of Oamaru, New Zealand. Kiwi is the nickname for residents of New Zealand. Its success in Australia expanded overseas when it was adopted by both the British and American armies in World War I.
Monkeypimp
15-12-2005, 14:36
Read the rest of the article ;)
Thats just what we WANT you to think!