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Re:What's in a name.....

To: miker15@juno.com, jpquinn@cyberramp.net
Subject: Re:What's in a name.....
From: Ray McCrary <spook01@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 14:12:45 -0600
Seems that there was an aircraft called a Fairy.
Ray

or perhaps that was the maker.

At 01:44 PM 12/16/97 EST, miker15@juno.com wrote:
>
>On Tue, 16 Dec 1997 08:29:29 -0600 Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>
>writes:
>>At 10:01 PM 12/15/97 -0500, Steve Byers wrote:
>
>>That reminds me of the old tale, whether it's true or not, and 
>>that is:  "Esso" meant Stop in some language.  Then they changed it to 
>>Exxon.
>
>I thought it was "the sign of the double-cross!"
> 
>There have been some pretty daft car names in the past - i mean, 
>Riley ELF or sprite or midget for that matter  - can one imagine a
>car called a "fairy" or a "dwarf" - mind you, "dwarf Susan" - hmmmm
>Naaah - cant see it!!
>
>mike robson
>69 roadster
>70 BGT
>72 roadster
>

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