Funny Potter pic in Files.

[annemehr]

--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, ewe2 <ewetoo at g...> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:52:58 -0600, Paul Kippes <paul-groups at w...>
wrote:
> > 
> > That's funny.  The "flying red horse" company was once based here in
> > Dallas.  The horse was donated to the city, but I don't know if it was
> > taken down or not.  But here is a picture of it on the original
> > building:
> > 
> > http://www.dallassky.com/wpe4.jpg
> 
> Isn't it the symbol of Standard Oil? The picture is from a Mobil
> service station, believe it or not.   I tell people that and I get
> funny looks :)
>  

Sounds about right.  Those old oil companies have been sold and resold
so often, I forget what they were, and their logos.

Let's see... Standard Oil ---> Esso (from S.O.) --> Exxon --> Mobil

There was one with a dinosaur logo... was that Sinclair?  That's long
gone.

Anyway, thanks for the pic -- I laughed, too!

Anne