On Monday, June 2, 2003, at 03:44 PM, Charles Martin wrote: >> From: Matthew Guemple <mo.og at verizon.net> >> >> This bit is interesting hmmm... >> "The idea for the advert derived partly from the old children's game >> Mouse Trap, and from the wacky engineering of Caractacus Potts's >> breakfast-making machine in the Sixties film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. " >> >> So much for credit where credit is due... or due diligence. In light of >> this. "This is a direct take from some German (Swiss?) artists whose >> original work "Der Lauf der Dinge" (from the 80s I believe)" > > Credit is due my foot! > > This ALL comes from the inspiration of Rube Goldberg, PERIOD. > and a waste of a perfectly good Honda!