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   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2024-11-11, Alan  wrote:   
   > On 2024-11-11 13:12, Your Name wrote:   
   >> On 2024-11-11 17:46:20 +0000, -hh said:   
   >>> On 11/9/24 10:05 AM, badgolferman wrote:   
   >>>> Andrews wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> I never claimed to be a BMW expert - I simply claimed to own a   
   >>>>> bimmer and a beemer and because of that, I know a lot about those   
   >>>>> two vehicles.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'm ignorant as to the difference between a "bimmer" and a "beemer"   
   >>>> so maybe you can explain it to me.  Why don't people just say BMW?    
   >>>> It's not like that's a long acronym.   
   >>>   
   >>> Looks like no one cleanly answered your question.   
   >>>   
   >>> FWIW, I always have to go look up this trivia, as I've never become   
   >>> invested enough in BMW to care enough to remember:   
   >>>   
   >>> Bimmer is the slang for BMW's automobiles;   
   >>> Beemer is the slang for BMW's motorcycles.   
   >>   
   >> Doesn't work. Many people call the cars "Beemers".   
   >   
   > And normal people don't decide that people can't own a BMW...   
   >   
   > ...based on whether or not they know the slang terminology.   
   >   
   >:-)   
      
   Which slang to use isn't anywhere near a high priority for normal   
   people. And the only reason Arlen mentions it is to belittle people he   
   dislikes..   
      
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