May 3, 2005 14:02
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latex doesn't last worth beans
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HARBIN (June 5) XINHUA - China, Japan and the United States have cooperated in organizing an exhibition featuring dinosaur props used in making the Hollywood block-buster movie "Jurassic Park" in Harbin,
capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
However, it seems most of the dinosaur exhibits were not the originals and were copies from designs by American artists who helped create the popular Hollywood movie. (BC: I knew that when I saw the exhibit in
'94..latex doesn't last worth beans)
http://dml.cmnh.org/1999Jun/msg00143.html
capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
However, it seems most of the dinosaur exhibits were not the originals and were copies from designs by American artists who helped create the popular Hollywood movie. (BC: I knew that when I saw the exhibit in
'94..latex doesn't last worth beans)
http://dml.cmnh.org/1999Jun/msg00143.html
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| 4 +8 | latex doesn't last long at all |
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| 4 | latex = rubber; rubber does not have a long useful life |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | referring to the physical properties of latex |
Robert Donahue (X)
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latex doesn't last long at all
latex deteriorates quickly
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latex = rubber; rubber does not have a long useful life
it is a slang expression - I knew in 94 when I saw the exhibition that the exhibits were made out of rubber and that rubber only has a short life. So it is not surprising that the exhibits have had to be replaced
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referring to the physical properties of latex
The writer is stating that latex, as used here, doesn't stand up to the rigors of time. In other words it breaks down quickly (cracks, etc).
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