Re: [ SOLVED] Re: Yet ANOTHER ThunderTurd ( Thunderbird ) topic... Text Size
On Tue, Jun 04, 2024 at 03:45:11AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote:
> On 4/6/24 03:25, eben@gmx.us wrote:
> > 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.
> >
>
> But, do any of them, predate the real Thunderbirds, with Lady Penelope?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology)
The thunderbird is a legendary creature particular to North American
indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is considered a supernatural
being of power and strength.
I'm pretty sure this one wins the age contest.
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