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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I never understood the nickname. Unibomber? He bombed more than one thing. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 3 points 5 days ago (4 children)
[โ€“] evidences@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Actually looking it up I think the Un was short for University the A for airline so it was Un(verisity)A(irline)bomber. The name apparently showed up after the FBI connected a bomb he sent in the mail on a plane with the two previous bombs he had sent to Northwestern University.

[โ€“] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

You are correct. Although I always read it as University and Airline bomber but that's just me

[โ€“] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I believe it's uma as in umami.

Shit, The Umamibomber would be a great food truck name.

[โ€“] Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Monosodium glutemate and its consequences have been a disaster for the umami race.

[โ€“] Welt@lazysoci.al 5 points 5 days ago

That is spelled unilateral, and means one (uni) sided (lateral).

[โ€“] TheOakTree@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 days ago

When you get English advice from "MeThisGuy"

I suppose it checks out.