Bimmer, Beemer, Beamer????
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Wadula said:
hey there,
bimmer is for cars,
beemer for motrscycles
beamer for cinemas and conference rooms![[hihi]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_hihi.gif "Hi Hi [hihi]")
why they are called different is not really clear to me, however understanable. a car owner does not want to call his car a bike´s name and vice versa.
hope it helps
bimmer is for cars,
beemer for motrscycles
beamer for cinemas and conference rooms
why they are called different is not really clear to me, however understanable. a car owner does not want to call his car a bike´s name and vice versa.
hope it helps
I found this little rendention on the net thanks to the BMW Car Club of BC:
"Bimmer vs Beemer
Enthusiasts vs others
Definitions:
Bimmer - proper accepted slang for BMW cars. Most people don't know this.
Beamer/Beemer - proper accepted slang for BMW motorcycles. You will hear this term used incorrectly by many people.
Bummer - When you get a speeding ticket.
Bitter - Another German car. Very rare; hand built.
So just why is a BMW car called a 'bimmer' not a 'beemer' or 'beamer'?
The answer in part lies in knowing some BMW history and what came first.
All real BMW enthusiasts know that BMW got a big start on two wheels, what many call the real BMWs.
In those days, BMW motorcycles were quite active in racing, and one of their competitors at the track was often the BSA bikes.
Well as things would have it, a track slang developed, and the BMWs were usually referred to as 'beemers' and the BSAs were referred to as 'beesers'.
So, of course for any true enthusiast, there is no way that a BMW car could be called a 'beemer', so they were called 'bimmers'.
Unfortunately, in the US and Canada, and perhaps other countries, there was a time (kind of still is) where for various reasons, a BMW owner was considered an upwardly mobile person, and of course due to the fun in driving their BMWs most all of them had big grins on their faces.
Hence it is little surprise that the non enthusiast types out there incorrectly labeled BMW cars and their owners as 'beamers' or 'beemers'. "
"Bimmer vs Beemer
Enthusiasts vs others
Definitions:
Bimmer - proper accepted slang for BMW cars. Most people don't know this.
Beamer/Beemer - proper accepted slang for BMW motorcycles. You will hear this term used incorrectly by many people.
Bummer - When you get a speeding ticket.
Bitter - Another German car. Very rare; hand built.
So just why is a BMW car called a 'bimmer' not a 'beemer' or 'beamer'?
The answer in part lies in knowing some BMW history and what came first.
All real BMW enthusiasts know that BMW got a big start on two wheels, what many call the real BMWs.
In those days, BMW motorcycles were quite active in racing, and one of their competitors at the track was often the BSA bikes.
Well as things would have it, a track slang developed, and the BMWs were usually referred to as 'beemers' and the BSAs were referred to as 'beesers'.
So, of course for any true enthusiast, there is no way that a BMW car could be called a 'beemer', so they were called 'bimmers'.
Unfortunately, in the US and Canada, and perhaps other countries, there was a time (kind of still is) where for various reasons, a BMW owner was considered an upwardly mobile person, and of course due to the fun in driving their BMWs most all of them had big grins on their faces.
Hence it is little surprise that the non enthusiast types out there incorrectly labeled BMW cars and their owners as 'beamers' or 'beemers'. "
The part that bumbs me out is prior to gaining this little nugget of information and prior to owning a Bimmer, I signed up as a member on this site.
Well as you can tell from my "handle" or "Name" that I didn't know my head from my buttocks when I was making up a name because not only did I refer to it as a beemer, I didn't spell it right!!
I wonder if I can get a mod to change that???![[idea]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_idea.gif "Idea! [idea]")
Well as you can tell from my "handle" or "Name" that I didn't know my head from my buttocks when I was making up a name because not only did I refer to it as a beemer, I didn't spell it right!!
I wonder if I can get a mod to change that???
Honestly, I am good to go with WSUBeember. It is only a name right. Has nothing to do with how much or how little I know about BMW's. Does it? I don't want to 'open the floodgates' for you all. Being a mod is hard enough work without having some morron ask for his name to be changed because he is an idiot to begin with. Thanks for the offer though!! [headbang] ![[:o)]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_clown.gif "Clown [:o)]")
WSUBeember said:
Honestly, I am good to go with WSUBeember. It is only a name right. Has nothing to do with how much or how little I know about BMW's. Does it? I don't want to 'open the floodgates' for you all. Being a mod is hard enough work without having some morron ask for his name to be changed because he is an idiot to begin with. Thanks for the offer though!! [headbang]
just a female simplistic idea.............how about re-registering with WSUBimmer, you only have 35 posts and all will be happy, if somebody already has that name, beat em senseless!!!
Yes, that is the simply way out, but I am ok with WSUBeember. plus it has taken me a few months to get 35 posts! I don't want to start over again I was just throwing my original question out there as something to say, not necessarily for action.
I will stick with it cuz PhatBimmer says "It sounds cool!"![[thumb]](/images/smilies/icon_smile_thumb.gif "Thumbs Up [thumb]")
I was just throwing my original question out there as something to say, not necessarily for action.I will stick with it cuz PhatBimmer says "It sounds cool!"
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