On 11/25/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Of course, the exact same thing has happened with Hummer (which > originated as military slang for a HMMWV). > That's not quite right. When the HMMWV first started replacing Jeeps and some other tactical vehicles in the 80's it immediately earned the name hum-vee, at leat among Army personnel. The brand "Hummer" was something invented by GM several years later when they had fulfilled their government contract and started selling these things to the public. New recruits who call them "hummers" often find themselves the subject of ridicule as they do more push-ups.
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