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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:49 am
by tglassburner
I was calling them kubota like the tractor since I have a kubota tractor No kubotia loaches YET
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:51 am
by YellowFinned
Martin Thoene wrote:I believe that it is koo-bow-tie. That's what I say anyhow.
And (discussed many times) it's bow-tee-ah.
Martin.
One of my Japanese friend's friend (yes third hand) told me he knows the guy named Kubotai - who discovered them - and pronounced the name broadly as Martin has used phonetics, but with very short syllables.
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:18 am
by Martin Thoene
tglassburner wrote:I was calling them kubota like the tractor since I have a kubota tractor No kubotia loaches YET
Ah, but they're not
orange 
I was instrumental in the company I work for getting two Kubota RTV900's. When we had a demonstrator, I towed a 30,000 lb Fuel Tanker with it
Awesome vehicles!
Martin.
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:36 pm
by Mike Ophir
hi shari, yep Im always here
even if its being a silent observer.
Mike