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    I heard a while ago that "Lonsdale," the British clothing brand, translated into Dutch means "kill all black people quickly" or something along those lines. Is this true?

    Question #89230. Asked by pixie-stix. (Nov 30 07 9:57 AM)


    North_of_49

    		Not true at all.

    In the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, the term Lonsdale youth became a widely used synonym for teenagers with extreme right wing tendencies, sometimes associated with the gabber subculture. A website, Lonsdalenews, has been set up to track racist incidents in the Netherlands. Right-wing extremists have liked tops bearing the Lonsdale logo, allegedly because a carefully placed jacket can leave only the letters NSDA showing; one letter short of NSDAP, the German language acronym for Hitler's Nazi Party.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonsdale_(brand)

    Nov 30 07, 10:23 AM
    AyatollahK

    		North_of_49 has it right. The brand name Lonsdale itself comes from the earl who created the boxing championship belts in the UK.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Lowther%2C_5th_Earl_of_Lonsdale

    The unfortunate associations with Lonsdale apparently all come from the fact that its brand name has the letters "NSDA" together.

    Nov 30 07, 10:32 AM

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