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Default Ketchup - UK vs USA

In article >,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Stan Horwitz wrote:
> > In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> >
> >> Blinky the Shark said...
> >>
> >> > From another group. Look at the difference between these Heinz
> >> > Ketchups. Wow.
> >>
> >> <snipped for brevity>
> >>
> >>
> >> Blinky,
> >>
> >> How do you suppose Heinz comes up with all those 57+ varieties?
> >>
> >> They have some we haven't seen on USA market shelves...
> >>
> >> http://www.tinyurl.com/uuadl

> >
> > You can get imported Heinz items in some gourmet shops, which is where I
> > assume that photo came from. By the way, did you notice the misspelling
> > in that photo?

>
> I wondered if they had a maximum number of characters to work with in
> that name field, and chose (as I probably wouldn't have) to shorten it
> in that manner.


Perhaps.