# Oriental Laundry Mystery

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-laundry-mystery/551205>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 23, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-laundry-mystery/551205 "2010-08-23T20:55:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oriental-laundry-mystery/551205/21 "2011-03-02T05:16:18Z")

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Yes, it is somewhat odd that this Chinese laundryman would go to the expense of such a prominent disclaimer. I have never seen any similar disclaimer, even in small print, connected with any other Chinese laundry elsewhere in North America.  
A check of the directory of Chinese businesses in the US (published only once, and in about 1948) shows an “O laundry” that had 7 different locations in N. Orleans. Perhaps that fact led the owner to feel he should post the disclaimer that his store was not a trust or monopolistic business.

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