The companies that make the crap are doing that or have you totally
missed that point in all your posts?

'Legally' they can call petroleum oil 'synthetic'.

Don't complain to us about it, we agree with you.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

SnThetcOil wrote:
>
> > No, some people and some companies that call petroleum products
> >synthetic are lairs:
>
> Umm....seems someone here has been doing that?
>
> To respond via e-mail, simply take the, "REMOVEXX" out of my return e-mail
> address.

 

This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was determined
that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
brand was Castrol.

JoBo

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40E8A26A.FC4DEBD2@***.net...
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...etic&x=13&y=13
>
> Main Entry: 1syn·thet·ic
> Pronunciation: sin-'the-tik
> Function: adjective
> Etymology: Greek synthetikos of composition,
> component,
> from syntithenai to put together
> 1 : relating to or involving synthesis : not
> analytic
> 2 : attributing to a subject something determined
> by
> observation rather than analysis of the nature of
> the subject
> and not resulting in self-contradiction if negated
> -- compare
> ANALYTIC
> 3 : characterized by frequent and systematic use of
> inflected
> forms to express grammatical relationships
> 4 a (1) : of, relating to, or produced by chemical
> or
> biochemical synthesis; especially : produced
> artificially
> <synthetic drugs> <synthetic silk> (2) : of or
> relating to a
> synfuel b : devised, arranged, or fabricated for
> special
> situations to imitate or replace usual realities c
> : FACTITIOUS,
> BOGUS
> - syn·thet·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
>
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SnThetcOil wrote:
> >
> > Umm....seems someone here has been doing that?
> >
> > To respond via e-mail, simply take the, "REMOVEXX" out of my return e-mail
> > address.

 

This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was determined
that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
brand was Castrol.

JoBo

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40E8A26A.FC4DEBD2@***.net...
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...etic&x=13&y=13
>
> Main Entry: 1syn·thet·ic
> Pronunciation: sin-'the-tik
> Function: adjective
> Etymology: Greek synthetikos of composition,
> component,
> from syntithenai to put together
> 1 : relating to or involving synthesis : not
> analytic
> 2 : attributing to a subject something determined
> by
> observation rather than analysis of the nature of
> the subject
> and not resulting in self-contradiction if negated
> -- compare
> ANALYTIC
> 3 : characterized by frequent and systematic use of
> inflected
> forms to express grammatical relationships
> 4 a (1) : of, relating to, or produced by chemical
> or
> biochemical synthesis; especially : produced
> artificially
> <synthetic drugs> <synthetic silk> (2) : of or
> relating to a
> synfuel b : devised, arranged, or fabricated for
> special
> situations to imitate or replace usual realities c
> : FACTITIOUS,
> BOGUS
> - syn·thet·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
>
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SnThetcOil wrote:
> >
> > Umm....seems someone here has been doing that?
> >
> > To respond via e-mail, simply take the, "REMOVEXX" out of my return e-mail
> > address.

 

This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was determined
that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
brand was Castrol.

JoBo

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40E8A26A.FC4DEBD2@***.net...
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...etic&x=13&y=13
>
> Main Entry: 1syn·thet·ic
> Pronunciation: sin-'the-tik
> Function: adjective
> Etymology: Greek synthetikos of composition,
> component,
> from syntithenai to put together
> 1 : relating to or involving synthesis : not
> analytic
> 2 : attributing to a subject something determined
> by
> observation rather than analysis of the nature of
> the subject
> and not resulting in self-contradiction if negated
> -- compare
> ANALYTIC
> 3 : characterized by frequent and systematic use of
> inflected
> forms to express grammatical relationships
> 4 a (1) : of, relating to, or produced by chemical
> or
> biochemical synthesis; especially : produced
> artificially
> <synthetic drugs> <synthetic silk> (2) : of or
> relating to a
> synfuel b : devised, arranged, or fabricated for
> special
> situations to imitate or replace usual realities c
> : FACTITIOUS,
> BOGUS
> - syn·thet·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
>
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SnThetcOil wrote:
> >
> > Umm....seems someone here has been doing that?
> >
> > To respond via e-mail, simply take the, "REMOVEXX" out of my return e-mail
> > address.

 

This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was determined
that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
brand was Castrol.

JoBo

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40E8A26A.FC4DEBD2@***.net...
> http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...etic&x=13&y=13
>
> Main Entry: 1syn·thet·ic
> Pronunciation: sin-'the-tik
> Function: adjective
> Etymology: Greek synthetikos of composition,
> component,
> from syntithenai to put together
> 1 : relating to or involving synthesis : not
> analytic
> 2 : attributing to a subject something determined
> by
> observation rather than analysis of the nature of
> the subject
> and not resulting in self-contradiction if negated
> -- compare
> ANALYTIC
> 3 : characterized by frequent and systematic use of
> inflected
> forms to express grammatical relationships
> 4 a (1) : of, relating to, or produced by chemical
> or
> biochemical synthesis; especially : produced
> artificially
> <synthetic drugs> <synthetic silk> (2) : of or
> relating to a
> synfuel b : devised, arranged, or fabricated for
> special
> situations to imitate or replace usual realities c
> : FACTITIOUS,
> BOGUS
> - syn·thet·i·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
>
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SnThetcOil wrote:
> >
> > Umm....seems someone here has been doing that?
> >
> > To respond via e-mail, simply take the, "REMOVEXX" out of my return e-mail
> > address.

 

You mean oil from the castor bean?
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html#oil
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jo Bo wrote:
>
> This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was determined
> that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
> brand was Castrol.
>
> JoBo

 

You mean oil from the castor bean?
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html#oil
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jo Bo wrote:
>
> This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was determined
> that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
> brand was Castrol.
>
> JoBo

 

You mean oil from the castor bean?
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html#oil
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jo Bo wrote:
>
> This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was determined
> that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
> brand was Castrol.
>
> JoBo

 

You mean oil from the castor bean?
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/castorbean.html#oil
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Jo Bo wrote:
>
> This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was determined
> that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
> brand was Castrol.
>
> JoBo

 

>This argument has come up before and has even gone to court. It was
>determined
>that a dino oil modified in such a way could legally be called synthetic. The
>brand was Castrol.

Right, and by their extremely loose definition, all synthetic oils are
petroleum oils and all petroleum oils are synthetic oils, of course! lol :-)

To respond via e-mail, simply take the, "REMOVEXX" out of my return e-mail
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