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Originally Posted by myk
It is.
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?
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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.
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2009-03-23
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Originally Posted by myk
A quick google search also turned up Favonius, Foehn and Friagem.
It must be the only wind beginning with F then.
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2009-03-23
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Originally Posted by sjgadsby
It looks like "I" is gonna be tough...
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.
Oh, and I'm now officially campaigning for "Zonda" when Z comes around...in 2037.
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2009-03-23
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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...
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2009-03-23
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Originally Posted by qole
"Fixed in 1897" doesn't sound too bad!
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...
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Originally Posted by BrentDC
qgil asked some time ago in jaiku, and there were some suggestions for the "i": http://qgil.jaiku.com/presence/52078129
It looks like "I" is gonna be tough...
Oh, and I'm now officially campaigning for "Zonda" when Z comes around...in 2037.
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2009-03-23
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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.
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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