On 6/3/24 12:10, James H. H. Lampert wrote:
(who still hasn't figured out why Ford named a car, and the Air Force named its demonstration team, after that same cheap wine)
The USAF Thunderbirds predate Gallo Thunderbird by at least a year. They
were founded in 1953, and the law allowing Gallo Thunderbird's creation
wasn't passed until the next year. The wine was certainly out by 1957. The
Ford Thunderbird _might_ predate the wine, since it came out in 1955. The
email client though, no excuse for that one.
https://drunkard.com/whats-the-word-thunderbird/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(wine)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Thunderbirds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird
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When I were a lad, if grandpa caught us double sigging,
it's be straight to bed with no bread and butter
after a good thrashing.
-- Peter Radcliffe on ASR