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myk 2009-03-23 15:42
The name fremantle
 
Is this a reference to the Fremantle Doctor? It must be the only wind beginning with F then. I live a few km from Fremantle, and its just our name for the local sea-breeze. Not quite one of the world's great wind systems. Is there another?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremantle_Doctor

sjgadsby 2009-03-23 16:30
Re: The name fremantle
 
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Originally Posted by myk (Post 273896)
Is this a reference to the Fremantle Doctor?
It is.

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It must be the only wind beginning with F then.
Indeed, "F" winds are scarce, it seems.

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I live a few km from Fremantle, and its just our name for the local sea-breeze. Not quite one of the world's great wind systems.
I don't think the Maemo folks are seeking powerful winds, just named winds.

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Is there another?
Even if there is, it's too late to change away from Fremantle now. Harmattan too is already locked in. However, should you find an "I" wind name you particularly like, there still may be time to campaign for it.

Lord Raiden 2009-03-23 18:26
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You guys just reminded me of something. Speaking of winds, I remember seeing a BBC special or possibly on national geographic, where there was some kind of sea breeze over in a part of England or Ireland that was so unique and at the same time powerful that it permeated houses, got under the floorboards, got under the roofs, etc. There was one part I remember where they showed the wind getting under the house and subsequently blowing up through the floorboards where it caused this one rug to hover above the floor and flop around. It was rather odd, but memorable.

lma 2009-03-23 19:07
Re: The name fremantle
 
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Originally Posted by myk (Post 273896)
It must be the only wind beginning with F then.
A quick google search also turned up Favonius, Foehn and Friagem.

BrentDC 2009-03-23 19:30
Re: The name fremantle
 
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Originally Posted by sjgadsby (Post 273909)

Even if there is, it's too late to change away from Fremantle now. Harmattan too is already locked in. However, should you find an "I" wind name you particularly like, there still may be time to campaign for it.
It looks like "I" is gonna be tough...

Oh, and I'm now officially campaigning for "Zonda" when Z comes around...in 2037.

qole 2009-03-23 19:39
Re: The name fremantle
 
I think someone should photoshop this picture to have the words "Fixed In" (in the same quirky font as the main text) replacing the crest, or maybe on either side of the crest...

lcuk 2009-03-23 19:45
Re: The name fremantle
 
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Originally Posted by qole (Post 273968)
I think someone should photoshop this picture to have the words "Fixed In" (in the same quirky font as the main text) replacing the crest, or maybe on either side of the crest...
"Fixed in 1897" doesn't sound too bad!

yerga 2009-03-23 19:47
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Originally Posted by BrentDC (Post 273965)
It looks like "I" is gonna be tough...

Oh, and I'm now officially campaigning for "Zonda" when Z comes around...in 2037.
qgil asked some time ago in jaiku, and there were some suggestions for the "i": http://qgil.jaiku.com/presence/52078129

qgil 2009-03-23 20:00
Re: The name fremantle
 
Fremantle is a refreshing wind.

lcuk 2009-03-23 20:05
Re: The name fremantle
 
I believe the closest that we can come to a wind beginning with I is perhaps:

Ishkur

"in Mesopotamian religion, Sumerian god of the rain and thunderstorms of spring"

The changing weather is close enough to meaning the wind to me.


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