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From: Arcady arcady@***.net
Subject: SR Future Products and Such
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 22:36:42 -0700
> > > > Lo Pan? Where the heck are you running, Little China? Anyone own a
> >
> >Is there something special about the name Lo Pan? A name I
> missed somewhere?
> >
> >Otherwise the national average in the USA of today is about 12% Asian.
> >Higher on the coasts. Especially the west coast (San Francisco has equal
> >Asian and white populations). In 2060 it's only bound to be higher due to
> >all the non Japanese fleeing S.F. and all the turmoil in Asia itself
> >(especially China).
>
> Lo Pan was the name of a powerful underworld wizard in the Kurt Russell
> movie "Big Trouble in Little China."

Yeah, after I sent my memo I kind of figured this was one of those 'Vorpal
Bunny' things. As in all those obscure references that all the gamer's I
know laugh at while I sit there with no clue... :)

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