XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2023-03-10, Alan  wrote:   
   > On 2023-03-10 08:08, Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   >>> He's also never raced in a BMW as he claims.   
   >>   
   >> What's not surprising is that Alan Baker is who said he was a racer.   
   >> I clearly said I was NOT.   
   >>   
   >> And yet, I happen to work on my own bimmers and beemers so I'm well   
   >> aware of racing terms that Alan Baker clearly was completely ignorant   
   >> of.   
   >   
   > The only thing of which I might have been ignorant is that someone   
   > stated that "bimmer" and "beemer" are two slang terms for BMWs which   
   > are used for cars and motorcycles. I can't remember which was used   
   > with which or whether it was even mentioned.   
      
   It's unimportan, except to pompous asshats who feebly attempt to   
   belittle others by claiming they are supposedly contemptible for not   
   knowing the terms.   
      
   > But neither of them is a "racing term".   
      
   Correct - certainly not in modern usage. Having been around BMW bikes   
   and cars for decades, most people use these terms simply to describe   
   vehicles, and not in the context of racing.   
      
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