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[Anonymous]

Sorry for this being a bit off topic. We have to deliver a set of drawings bilingual German + English, and I'm missing one expression here. It describes a small square part that is welded aside the mounting of a hydraulic cylinder to keep the cylinder in position through all heavy workloads. How do you call this small part in English? -- Regards, --- Leo Laimer Bad Ischl - Austria

[Anonymous]

Wondering, I looked up the "Translation" into English for "dingsbums", they are: gizmo, doodad, widget, gimmick, whatnot, dohickey, dojigger, doohickey, thingummy, thingamabob, thingamajig Here, most non politically correct politicians are "bums". Leo Laimer wrote: >Sean, > >Just to let you know: ...bums is the noughty part of the word, so if you >like to keep your new company's name politically correct, well,... >But, OTOH, didn't some Californians just do it, and Arnie didn'd like it, >he? > > > >-- >Regards, >--- >Leo Laimer >Bad Ischl - Austria > > > >

[Anonymous]

No, we don't take it back. You bought him, so keep him! -- Regards, --- Leo Laimer Bad Ischl - Austria