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January 27th 04, 11:02 PM
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Leo wrote in message . ..
On 27 Jan 2004 00:29:04 GMT, (N2EY) wrote: In article , Leo writes: On 25 Jan 2004 20:30:20 GMT, (N2EY) wrote: extra credit trivia question: where does the term "wing it" come from? Hint: Has nothing to do with aviation. From the theatre, where impromptu performances were given by actors who received prompts from the wings. BINGO! Hey, this guy's good! Well, sometimes  73 de Jim, N2EY 73, Leo Len, another extra credit trivia question: where does the term "wing nut" come from? |
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January 27th 04, 11:23 PM
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On 27 Jan 2004 15:02:49 -0800, (William) wrote:
Leo wrote in message . .. On 27 Jan 2004 00:29:04 GMT, (N2EY) wrote: In article , Leo writes: On 25 Jan 2004 20:30:20 GMT, (N2EY) wrote: extra credit trivia question: where does the term "wing it" come from? Hint: Has nothing to do with aviation. From the theatre, where impromptu performances were given by actors who received prompts from the wings. BINGO! Hey, this guy's good! Well, sometimes 73 de Jim, N2EY 73, Leo Len, another extra credit trivia question: where does the term "wing nut" come from? OK, but don't call me Len! You have me on that one - I have always taken for granted that the term came from the appearance of the 'wing nut' itself - that is, the two projections allowing it to be finger tightened look kinda like wings. Where did it come from? 73, Leo |
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#4
January 28th 04, 02:23 AM
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Leo wrote in message . ..
On 27 Jan 2004 15:02:49 -0800, (William) wrote: Leo wrote in message . .. On 27 Jan 2004 00:29:04 GMT, (N2EY) wrote: In article , Leo writes: On 25 Jan 2004 20:30:20 GMT, (N2EY) wrote: extra credit trivia question: where does the term "wing it" come from? Hint: Has nothing to do with aviation. From the theatre, where impromptu performances were given by actors who received prompts from the wings. BINGO! Hey, this guy's good! Well, sometimes 73 de Jim, N2EY 73, Leo Len, another extra credit trivia question: where does the term "wing nut" come from? OK, but don't call me Len! Sorry. I was just trying to feed Steve's paranoia. You have me on that one - I have always taken for granted that the term came from the appearance of the 'wing nut' itself - that is, the two projections allowing it to be finger tightened look kinda like wings. Where did it come from? 73, Leo I have no idea. I was in the Air Force, and the grunts always referred to us as wingnuts. So I thought you might know. I should ask Dee. She knows everything and she's always right. bb |
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#6
January 29th 04, 06:01 PM
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Len Over 21 wrote: In article , (William) writes: 73, Leo Len, another extra credit trivia question: where does the term "wing nut" come from? Ahem...that's LEO, Brian... :-) But, you have to admit that the A.I. message program is a darn good one! :-) The term "wing nut" probably came from within the USAF before Larrah signed off the Form 1 on his desk. [that's what he was called when trying to "wing it" with rationalizations of how and why he did what he did] N2EY: "Besides, here's a simple, plain fact: No matter what job, educational level, employer, or government/military service that a radio amateur has, if said radio amateur opposes Mr. Anderson's views, he/she will be the target of Mr. Anderson's insults, ridicule, name-calling, factual errors, ethnic slurs, excessive emoticons and general infantile behavior." I thought this might refresh your memory while you're preparing for more civil debate on the elimination of morse testing, Leonard. Dave K8MN |
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