Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 14:33:11 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Fw: -current marcketting name? Message-ID: <001f01c28378$3b29e230$fa00a8c0@DaleCoportable>
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Oops ...s/we/with ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "Kelly Hendrix" <kelly@slackwit.com> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 2:02 PM Subject: Re: -current marcketting name? > Hi, Kelly... > > Since this is on -chat, I hope you understand that > my post regarding 'jugs' was a joke, meant to be > humorous, and not a flame or rant that should be > taken personally. I'm taking yours the same way, > of course. > > On the subject of the P-47, the thing was quite > a "Jug", with enough firepower to do lots of > damage, and enough reinforcement in the fuselage > that it was harder than most to destroy. With that > in mind, maybe it would be suitable to compare it > to FBSD. > > And, while we're on that subject, maybe we should > merge this we another thread and change the 'daemon' > logo to that of a WWII fighter plane ;-) > > Loving FBSD whatever it's called or depicted as, > > Kevin Kinsey > DaleCo, S.P. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kelly Hendrix" <kelly@slackwit.com> > To: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 1:36 PM > Subject: Re: -current marcketting name? > > > > Being a male over the age of 13 with a pulse, of course I > understand the > > connotation of "Jugs" as a name. Interesting but pointless side > note: > > During WWII, the P-47 Thunderbolt, a fighter plane with an air > cooled > > engine, was known as "The Jug". British pilot and support > personnel > > thought the name was short for "Juggernaut" since it was a very > robust > > and lethal aircraft. In reality, it was called "The Jug" because > of the > > way the body of the airplane looked when it came off the assembly > line > > and was stacked on its nose waiting for the next step in the > > manufacturing process, which of course, was like a milk jug. So, > if you > > will, "The Jug" :) > > > > On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 12:00:11AM -0600, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, > S.P. wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kelly Hendrix" <kelly@slackwit.com> > > > To: "Julian Elischer" <julian@elischer.org> > > > Cc: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> > > > Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 8:43 PM > > > Subject: Re: -current marcketting name? > > > > > > > > > > I'm thinking "Jugs", short for juggernaut of course. > > > > > > > > Kelly > > > > > > > > > > Hmmmmm.... rhymes with bedbugs, bugs, chugs, > > > debugs, drugs, dugs, earplugs, firebugs, fireplugs, > > > hugs, humbugs, lugs, mugs, plugs, pugs, rugs, > > > shrugs, slugs, thugs, tugs, unplugs..... > > > > > > In my mind that's 13 potential negative associations, > > > 2 potential positive associations, and 3 or more > > > 'questionable' associations, not to mention, the > > > average Joe-on-the-street, in the USA, at least, > > > will not have "juggernaut" as the first possible > > > association for "Jugs". > > > > > > I think I'd reconsider that one .... :-) > > > > > > Kevin Kinsey > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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