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10-12-2009, 09:15 AM
In the trenches of World War One Johnson's name was used by British troops to describe German heavy artillery shells that produced a lot of black smoke: a "Jack Johnson" was big and black and knocked you to the ground.
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10-12-2009, 09:40 AM
joe louis nicname' was also used - the brown bomber
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10-12-2009, 10:35 AM
Interesting. Never knew that.
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