why breadwinner

ozwatto Posted 2007-05-14 10:57 PM (#100211) Subject: why breadwinner Joined: January 2007 Posts: 672 Location: New South Wales, Australia Didn't know they existed until I joined the OFC and now I want to know more. Where did the name Breadwinner come from. Was it an official Ovation name or a nickname that stuck. I doubt there'd be many, if any, down here in Oz. I thought I was the breadwinner at home but my wife reckons I'm better at eating it then making it. :D cliff Posted 2007-05-14 11:11 PM (#100212 - in reply to #100211) Subject: Re: why breadwinner Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ My guess is that the name was chosen as a euphemism for the itinerant, "working" musician who earned his living playing guitar . . . cliff Posted 2007-05-14 11:12 PM (#100213 - in reply to #100211) Subject: Re: why breadwinner Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ . . . that, or "Mr. Coffee" was taken . . . Tupperware Posted 2007-05-15 7:41 AM (#100214 - in reply to #100211) Subject: Re: why breadwinner Joined: January 2005 Posts: 4903 Location: Phoenix AZ They wanted to call it BetWetter, but Glen's mom put her foot down. By then all the factory guys had already taken to calling it BW, so they came up with BreadWinner as a second choice. Dave