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Date:      Sun, 3 Nov 2002 14:36:11 -0500
From:      Kelly Hendrix <kelly@slackwit.com>
To:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: -current marcketting name?
Message-ID:  <20021103193611.GA9088@www.slackwit.com>
In-Reply-To: <00ba01c282fe$4614fd80$fa00a8c0@DaleCoportable>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0211011359570.47098-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> <20021103024322.GA6304@www.slackwit.com> <00ba01c282fe$4614fd80$fa00a8c0@DaleCoportable>

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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

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