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the deadpan "gunther eigen" joke got me :) i thought it was going to be a great new addition to the list of "things that sound like descriptive names but were a
by zem 2y ago
the deadpan "gunther eigen" joke got me :) i thought it was going to be a great new addition to the list of "things that sound like descriptive names but were actually named after people" (e.g. google's "page rank") but it was just the author pulling our legs.
- pfdietz 2y agoI'm reminded of Dave Barry's comment on the Diesel engine, which was named after Rudolf Engine.