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Old Dec 3, 2011 | 8:16 am
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Originally Posted by henkybaby
What I find interesting is that nobody at BA knew it meant something. It actually means 'thingy' or whatsit' as you would use when you can't remember the name for something.
BA should have consulted the wisdom on this board before deciding the name.

But, hey, what let facts stand in the way of yet another uninformed Euro-myth?
I agree with NickB on this. Given that hsmall quite rightly rails against another form of prejudice, I was genuinely surprised at his euro rant.
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