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Re: Grand Rapids show is on GATS homepage
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Mon, 6 Aug 2001 17:41:39 GMT
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> Next question (much easier) where did the term "tank" come from.
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> Lester
I think , during WWI or WWII (I forget when the USA started mass producing
tanks) the workers at arsenals were told/ thought they were building water
tanks to supply the troops on the feilds. Thus the nickname tank came to
be. I think thats how it goes.
kai
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