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Old 08-24-2010 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
And they also had the nerdy nerve to revoke Brontosaurus's call sign! He is now Apatosaurus.

I think that was actually a result of the SLI battle. A copyright issue I think. Apparently "Brontosaurus" was one of the terms the North guys tried to apply to the 747 only to find that the South guys already had it trademarked for the 777.

How is that for non-partisan jesting?

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