Comments | aphid: Did anyone else know this?

aphid

Jun 01, 2008 10:34

Did you know that the "gin" in cotton gin is just short for engine. This blows my mind.

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Well, duh. shonuff June 1 2008, 23:16:57 UTC

Looks like somebody skipped their obligatory 8th-grade Georgia History class. Oh, wait!

:)

Re: Well, duh. vans28 June 2 2008, 12:45:06 UTC

Hahahahahaha!

Re: Well, duh. aphid June 2 2008, 17:08:32 UTC

Either was it's amazing that no one fixed that, say when applying for the patent and whatnot...

Re: Well, duh. vans28 June 2 2008, 18:18:48 UTC

That is a good point. I think it might be that southerners are lazy.

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nonobjective June 4 2008, 15:51:08 UTC

so it would be super nerdy if i started ordering engine and tonics

aphid June 4 2008, 16:27:16 UTC

I don't know if it goes both ways, but I'm sure you could piss off a few bartenders that way! :)