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I stumpled across this on the glorious Wikipedia the other day:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ba ... tymologies

Here's some etymologies that I found interesting:

1. N.E.R.D - Stands for 'No-One Ever Really Dies', a reference to the soul and also the first law of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed). As an acronym the name is pronounced phonetically, rather than 'Nerd'.

2. [For Gece] Rammstein - German for 'battering ram', translates literally as "Ramming Stone". Also a reference to the Ramstein airshow disaster in 1988.

3. [For Ian Rice] Slayer-Shortened form of Dragonslayer, which was "too faggy". Sometimes said to be an acronym for Satan Laughts As You Eternally Rot

4. Joy Division - a reference to brothels in Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
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Rammstein is also the american/nato airbase in germany
Mon, Oct 02 2006, 15:05 PM
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Dont think i ll be adding this band to my music collection! :shock:
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