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T.Stahl · April 9, 2002, 03:24 PM

Blackhawk,

Ok, so for occam's razor's sake, para bellum means prepare war! and that's it.
But I'm still sure there's more than a fair chance that DWM chose this as a brand name for the same subtle reasons Horch chose Audi or Benz chose Mercedes. Or do you think he would have named the cars Antonia or Gretel if that had been her name?

You keep saying that because it's a brand name, it's actual meaning is irrelevant. So it doesn't matter what audio, video, or television means as long as it sounds good?

So you related "because unlike others..." to yourself? I hope that's not a case of projection

because I didn't mean you.

April 9, 2002, 03:24 PM	#22
T.Stahl Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2001 Location: near Stuttgart/Germany Posts: 376	Blackhawk, Ok, so for occam's razor's sake, para bellum means prepare war! and that's it. But I'm still sure there's more than a fair chance that DWM chose this as a brand name for the same subtle reasons Horch chose Audi or Benz chose Mercedes. Or do you think he would have named the cars Antonia or Gretel if that had been her name? You keep saying that because it's a brand name, it's actual meaning is irrelevant. So it doesn't matter what audio, video, or television means as long as it sounds good? So you related "because unlike others..." to yourself? I hope that's not a case of projection because I didn't mean you.