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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow come whenever I hear about or read the word corona I think of this?
The corona hand pruners. BTW I think this one is a nock off felco pruner.
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How come whenever I hear about or read the word corona I think of this? (Original Post)
Botany
Feb 2020
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Sanity Claws
(21,846 posts)1. Whenever I hear the word corona, I think of Corona, Queens
Paul Simon immortalized that neighborhood in his song, Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.
Amazing how people have such different reference points.
Cirque du So-What
(25,922 posts)2. I think of beer
Coronavirus with Lyme disease.
Poiuyt
(18,122 posts)5. Good one!
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)9. You're not alone!
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-corona-beer-not-related-google-trends-2020-1%3famp
"People appear to be fretting that the Mexican beer Corona Extra is somehow linked to the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China that has killed more than 130 people.
Online searches for "corona beer virus," "beer virus," and "beer coronavirus" have increased substantially around the world since January 18, data from Google Trends shows.".....(more)
"People appear to be fretting that the Mexican beer Corona Extra is somehow linked to the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China that has killed more than 130 people.
Online searches for "corona beer virus," "beer virus," and "beer coronavirus" have increased substantially around the world since January 18, data from Google Trends shows.".....(more)
RKP5637
(67,102 posts)3. And I think of this ...
"A corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of a fluid such as air surrounding a conductor that is electrically charged. Spontaneous corona discharges occur naturally in high-voltage systems unless care is taken to limit the electric field strength."
Mosby
(16,297 posts)4. I think of the car
dalton99a
(81,432 posts)6. Corona actually licensed the pruner from Felco
Felco and Corona had an agreement that allowed Corona to market Felco pruners using the Corona brand
Botany
(70,483 posts)7. The Felco #2 has been my "go to" for years.
n/t
dalton99a
(81,432 posts)8. The Felco 2 became the Corona 82 in the U.S. under that agreement
In fact, some pruners out there carry both markings
marble falls
(57,063 posts)10. This ...
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)11. I think of the sun. n/t