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Old 02-13-15 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
When I was in college we had a cycling club called the "Hell's Babuskas". I thought that was a funny name until I talked with a fellow with an eastern European background who told me that "babuska" was a term often used to mean "grandmother". After that I thought it was a real funny name.
I'm familiar with the word babushka, with the 'h', but what did your club think Hell's babuskas, meant?
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