The inventor of the jet engine was better known by his nickname, which he got from his unusual hobby


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( sp3ktor yes, he of the-onion-bag.com fame, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 13:59, archived)

I didn't know that
Sir Frank Bollocks invented the jet engine...
(Doctor Evil, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 14:05, archived)

Clever.
He was prophetic, too.

( Cassidy : Vissi d'arte, Tue 28 Oct 2003, 14:08, archived)