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  "How the phenomenon came to be known as "Baader-Meinhof" is uncertain. It seems likely that some individual learned of the existence of the historic German urban guerrilla group which went by that name, and then heard the name again soon afterwards. This plucky wordsmith may then have named the phenomenon after the very subject which triggered it. But it is certainly a mouthful; a shorter name might have more hope of penetrating the lexicon."

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  • hahaha i was just eyeing that exact sentence and snikkering to myself 'heh heh, penetrating'7point34
  • *brains explode everywhereJaline

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