RE: Dirk? please explain...

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

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> From: Majordomo [mailto:majord@neubayern.net]On Behalf Of Dirk Schneider
> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 6:39 AM
> To: scirocco list
> Subject: Re: Dirk? please explain...
>
>
>
> speaking of the Digifant :
> my Scirocco bible says the following :
> " Die Bezeichnung Digifant haben die Elektronik-Ingenieure von VW
> abgeleitet von den >weissen Elefanten< . Das sind in der Computerbranche
> Allesk–nner . Daher die Wortsch–pfung DIGItaler EleFANT. "
>
> now you want  that probably translated into English :-)
>
> "VW-engineers have taken the name Digifant from the expression>white
> elephant<
> which is a multifunctional system in the field of computers.
> so they created the word DIGItaler EleFANT"
>
> multilingual 16VJason, can you correct me please ?!
>
> Greets
> Dirk

Now, this gets really funny when you consider that in America we have office
parties and give "White Elephant" gifts.  Gifts that have absolutely no
value and nobody wants.

Kinda fits doesn't it.

Brian H


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