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Old 07-03-2011, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by jimbop View Post
That's because this supposed etymology for the word is a load of the old proverbial itself. This word has a long history and there are many related words in other languages and is certainly not derived from acronyms on shipping containers. Not hard to find information if you are interested.
That's true mate. Don't agree that the origin is a load of .... It's very well documented. Anyway, way way way off topic.
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