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Topics of the day:



 1. Names for airlines



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Date:  Sat, 22 Apr 1995 11:45:47 -0400

From:  ALICE FABER <faber[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HASKINS.YALE.EDU>

Subject: Names for airlines



>> Date:  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 09:13:20 EDT

>> From:  Vicki Rosenzweig <murphy!acmcr!vr[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UUNET.UU.NET>

>> Subject: Re: Joking Names for Airlines

>>

>> Those of us with long memories de-acronymize USAir as

>> "Unfortunately still Allegheny in reality." (Allegheny

>> was a not-very-good regional carrier, which was combined

>> with another not-very-good regional carrier, Mohawk, to

                        ^^^^^^

>> form the basis of USAir.)

>>

>> Vicki Rosenzweig

>> vr%acmcr.uucp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]murphy.com

>> New York, NY

>>

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Ah, good old Slohawk, aka Mopigeon. I haven't thought about them for years.

The story was that they landed in cow pastures throughout upstate NY, and

once, coming into Elmira (en route from Ithaca to NYC, don't ask!) with no

runway visible...



Alice Faber

faber[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]haskin.yale.edu