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Re: Grand Rapids show is on GATS homepage
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Mon, 6 Aug 2001 17:50:07 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Kai Brodersen writes:
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Next question (much easier) where did the term "tank" come from.

Lester

hmmmmmmm i better stay out of this.
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  Re: Grand Rapids show is on GATS homepage
 
snip (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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