Continue to be amazed at the educational opportunities availed by the
list......:) :)
....Humour!...Humour!....not sarcasm....didn't want to be misinterpreted!
At 12:16 PM 8/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
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>On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Jack I. Brooks wrote:
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>> I know I am going to catch flack for this one, but.....
>> ^^^^^
>I just thought I'd point out, especially with the all the aeronautic
>discussions going on, "flak" is the correct spelling. It's an acronym
>for Fliegerabwehrkanone, anti-aircraft cannon. I assume the term first
>came into existence in World War II, although it may even date back to
>World War I. I suppose I'll catch flak for the spelling correction.
>Jim Ruwaldt
>'72 TR6 CC79338U(being restored)
>Bloomington, IN
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Barry P. Warwick
Harrod, OH.
'75 TR6 CF39073U
in restoration!.....recently christened "Wallace"
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