[AT] Names that have become generic

Cecil E Monson cmonson at hvc.rr.com
Sun Apr 4 10:16:33 PDT 2004


> ...it was something my favorite professor said 25 years ago and I don't
> remember the details now.  He was a mechanical engineer and he was making
> fun of himself when he said it.  Something to the effect of "you don't want
> to be one of us 50 deg guys".
> 
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian VanDragt" <bvandragt at intraworldcom.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 11:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Names that have become generic
> 
> 
> 
>>> Uh oh, this must be something else I'm too young to understand.  A 50 deg.
>>> guy?  Is that deg. as in degrees?  Temperature degrees?  Angular degrees?


	Also sometimes referred to as "professional students" which are those
that never seem to stop studying for one thing or another and who also don't
have to work for a living.

Cecil
-- 
The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
what you said.

Cecil E Monson
Lucille Hand-Monson
Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole

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