Here's a cup, my trusty Conman, and a hand to Piano

HAPPY New Year. For those few miserable wretches who DARED to miss any Lai See columns during the past 12 months, we hereby present a selection of trivia gems from 1992.

Air Con IN 1992, Lai See fulfilled a long-held ambition.

A company advertising mini air-conditioners emblazoned its products all over the MTR. Its name: Conman.

It has long been a goal of ours to describe a Hongkong company with this word without fear of libel lawsuits.

Thank you, Conman.

Not you, them THERE were many worries about a listing plan for Hongkong leather goods firm Gofuku.

Brokers feared major marketing problems with such an awkward name.