| To: | tjhiggin@ingr.com, mfrankfo@nebula.tbe.com (Martin Frankford) |
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| Subject: | Re: Beam me up, Scotty... |
| From: | lupienj@wal.hp.com (John Lupien) |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Feb 94 15:54:44 EST |
> > The AP released a story yesterday detailing the > > aquisition of Rover by BMW. > > Does this mean we are now Beamer owning > > Yuppie types? > Watch it. I recently learned that Sunbeams are "Beamers" and the > Teutonic Driving Machines are correctly referred to as "Bimmers." Of > course, I learned this from a fellow Sunbeam owner... Ah, well, the BMW cars are Bimmers, but the bikes are Beemers. Note the spelling. -- --- John R. Lupien lupienj@wal.hp.com |
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