# "Onan" generators...wtf?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 9, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onan-generators-wtf/592041 "2011-08-09T05:54:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onan-generators-wtf/592041/61 "2011-12-16T04:04:20Z")

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n/m

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onan-generators-wtf/592041/62 "2011-12-16T04:32:13Z")

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> [@thelurkinghorror](#):
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> Well somebody is obviously getting some practice in beforehand.

I saw what you did there (at the end).

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onan-generators-wtf/592041/63 "2011-12-16T15:00:48Z")

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> [@SandyHook](#):
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> Actually it would be libel.
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> As any retard would know.
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> Just before posting I saw this had already been pointed out. But it was really the retard thing I wanted to get in, so here it is.

Getting the “retard thing” in is what we call an insult, **SandyHook**. Don’t do it again.

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