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alexplex86 t1_iqqigld wrote

Reply to comment by BagelPoutine in My parent’s 45 year old Kirby vacuum. Built like a tank and running strong. It still glides very well. by WyoBuckeye

One would think so, seeing this post. But the Nintendo character is actually named after an American lawyer, John Kirby, who represented Nintendo in court against Universal Studios.

That a vaccum cleaner, of all things, is also named Kirby seems more like a curious coincidence.

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phirebird t1_iqqjh5f wrote

John either sucked at his job and this was the most passive aggressive troll on Nintendo's part, or he was just adorably pudgy.

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alexplex86 t1_iqqlfth wrote

He might have ate the other lawyers and gained their powers.

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kissemintheear t1_iqqr05q wrote

Kirby Vacuums are named for their inventor Jim Kirby, who also invented the spin cycle washing machine.

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