this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2024
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months 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'

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which is literally just German for Bavarian Motor Works.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

German for Bavarian Motor Works

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