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> Thomssons What is the origin of this term? I can't find anything with Google.

• ehnto 6y ago
  It was coined by Akesegawa Genpai, in his 1985 book Hyperart: Thomassons. He got the name from an American baseball player Gary Thomasson, who was traded to the Yomiuri Giants where he ended up on the bench for a lot of the season. The general concept behind a Thomasson is that it is useless but still maintained, and so it's a sort of mean analogy based on Gary's bad season. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/thomassons/ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/thomassons/
  • frosted-flakes 6y ago
    Ah, the spelling was wrong. Thanks, I'm going to keep my eye out for Thomassons in my area.
    • ehnto 6y ago
      Ah heck, my apologies! Sorry for sending you on a wild goose chase.