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| Subject: | "Gooney birds" |
| From: | (Dr Richard Nowotny) |
| Date: | Mon, 20 Oct 1997 09:32:42 +1000 |
The posting about "storm birds" reminded me of questions I was once asked
about the origin of the term "gooney bird". I seem to recall it being used
to describe an aeroplane (? during WW II, ? the DC3, ? a seaplane), while
also referring to a bird (? Booby, ? Albatross).
Can anyone shed any light on either of these uses of the term?
Richard
From: Dr Richard Nowotny
Melbourne, Australia
Tel. (w) 61-3-9214.1420
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