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Why do I see this book abbreviated OSB all the time?

#1 User is offline   Salt-Man Z 

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 03:28 PM

Seriously. Did I miss a joke or something?
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 03:47 PM

 Salt-Man Z, on 02 July 2012 - 03:28 PM, said:

Seriously. Did I miss a joke or something?

Looks like Held bungled the OST thing and Gust Hubb abbreviated a veteran's nickname to "OSB" - then Google took it and ran with it.
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 03:56 PM

I Googled it because I kept seeing it pop up all the time (and the forum search sucks) but you're right that it's mostly Held. Though the second hit that I see is from Werthead. It's just such an odd typo to make.

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 04:29 PM

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 05:47 PM

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 07:48 PM

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 10:44 PM

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 11:04 PM

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