Re: did this group die?

On 2024-11-11, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> 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:
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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.

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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.

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Looks like no one cleanly answered your question.
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FWIW, I always have to go look up this trivia, as I've never become
invested enough in BMW to care enough to remember:
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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".

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And normal people don't decide that people can't own a BMW...
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...based on whether or not they know the slang terminology.
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:-)

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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