Bitzer

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Van
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Bitzer

Post by Van » Thu Mar 02, 2017 7:47 pm

With my nieces I have been watching 'Shaun the Sheep'.
Some unexpected humor in this series!
I like Bitzer the Sheepdog a lot, he's a funny character.
Very serious ticking the sheep on his notepad, on the other hand seems to have a secret life.
I wonder, what does 'Bitzer' stand for, if anything? And how do you pronounce it, with bi from bit, or bi from bible?
after over 10 years parted with the 1995 Volvo 480 ES 2.0

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Re: Bitzer

Post by ohdearme » Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:37 pm

I think it's like the Heinz joke for a mongrel e.g. 57 varieties of dog. In this case "bits of this" is bitzer. Also heard Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove refer to some old motorbikes as bitzers as they have been cobbled together.
...of course i may be wrong and often am! :lol:
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Bought 2016, hoping to use a weekend car in 2017
First classic car, learning a lot, but having fun

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Re: Bitzer

Post by Van » Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:27 pm

ohdearme wrote:...old motorbikes as bitzers...
That does ring a little bell with me but I can't remember where and what. But thanks for the reply!
after over 10 years parted with the 1995 Volvo 480 ES 2.0

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