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Old 02-06-2010, 18:30   #16
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Re: Nylon

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Originally Posted by katex View Post
Ignore the smart arses Mumtotwo .. 'tis true.

I like this also (taken from Wikipedia)

Equally spurious is the backronym for "Now You've Lost, Old Nippon" referring to the supposed loss of demand for Japanese silk.

I also heard it on Radio 2 today, and had no reason to doubt it wasn't true.

Quite disappointing really.
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