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[–] Twelve20two 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The record player I grew up with is a freaking Mitsubishi

[–] AssholeDestroyer@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mitsubishi was founded by a samauri.

[–] Twelve20two 2 points 1 year ago

So I was curious, and I looked it up. You're close: the founder was a descendent of a line of samurai, but his great grandfather sold the status/title in order to resolve debt obligations

[–] FancyFeaster@lemmy.fail 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Twelve20two 2 points 1 year ago

I should ask my sisters if they remember the manufacturer of the one we had... If I had to take a guess, it was probably Sony