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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think it's also a reference to the bavarian flag.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes .... and because of that, for the longest time, because so many people repeated it, I thought the acronym stood for Bavarian Motor Works ... its actually 'Bayerische Motoren Werke'

[–] bob_lemon 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which is literally just German for Bavarian Motor Works.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago

German for Bavarian Motor Works

God damit! .... I was right all along ... just in the wrong language!