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The inventor of "Tippex" had a son who was in which famous pop group?

Question #39050. Asked by freddy_krueger.

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Stew54
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Stew54
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Tippex was invented by a Mr Nesmith. Was he really the father of the Monkee, Mike Nesmith?

Sep 23 2003, 5:07 PM
sequoianoir
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sequoianoir
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Tippex was invented BY A WOMAN, Bette Nesmith Graham , MOTHER of Mike Nesmith of the Monkees

Sep 23 2003, 5:09 PM
Stew54
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Stew54
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A quick Google, and I stand corrected, Dark Bark.

I think I got a point in a pub quiz once for MISTER Nesmith, and thought myself jolly clever. Quizmaster must've been sniffing it!

Sep 23 2003, 5:13 PM
tjoebigham
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tjoebigham
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Nesmith's mother also invented Liquid Paper correction fluid, by the way!

Sep 23 2003, 5:42 PM
sequoianoir
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sequoianoir
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Now there's a COINCIDENCE !!!

Sep 23 2003, 5:49 PM
freddy_krueger
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freddy_krueger
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Lol, tj TIPPEX is liquid paper.

Sep 24 2003, 3:21 PM
sequoianoir
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sequoianoir
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Tipp-Ex "correction fluid" is actually a brand name.
It is a (West) German product.

Tipp-Ex GmbH & Co KG of Frankfurt

Sep 24 2003, 4:25 PM
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