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Re: Beam me up, Scotty...

To: tjhiggin@ingr.com, mfrankfo@nebula.tbe.com (Martin Frankford)
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.


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