The new (old?) "specialize

[victor steinbok]

Very old. I remember Alewife Foreign Auto "specializing" in German cars
since before 1983. Auto-part stores "specializing in hard-to-get parts". The
same applies to just about everything. Not sure HOW old, but it's OLD. In
fact, that's how the Specialized brand of bikes and bike parts (parts came
first, before they started making mountain bikes) came about.

VS-)

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> I assume old hat, but it only just today engaged my brain -- a local
> service station advertises itself "Antoine's Auto Service / We
> specialize in foreign and domestic cars".
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> (Like humans, all the world id divided into two kinds of automobiles.)
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> Joel
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