- 1. rail bird (score: 1)
- Author: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 05:46:50 -0800
- I think this got started at the Indy 500, a "Rail Bird" is a race fan that is leaning as close to the rail (and action) as possible. Bob in Connecticut ** If I remember correctly my dad referred to "
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- 2. Re: rail bird (score: 1)
- Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 10:25:19 -0800
- Yep, Dan, your thought is what I surmised was meant. mayf Connecticut lots /// /// land-speed@autox.team.net mailing list /// To unsubscribe send a plain text message to majordomo@autox.team.net ///
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- 3. FW: rail bird (score: 1)
- Author: W S Potter <wester6935@attbi.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 17:01:16 -0800
- According to Karl Young, an English professor in a class I took in college, the term came out of horse racing in the mid 1800's. As I remember the original term was used for those who sat on the rail
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