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Re: Etymology of "loom"?
From: John Huth
Date: 2009 Sep 13, 09:53 -0400
From: John Huth
Date: 2009 Sep 13, 09:53 -0400
That's not as dramatic. I really like the phrase "flashing red light beamed eastward". And, I'm going to try to incorporate "throw a loom" into something I write the next time I get the opportunity. "Throw a loom" sounds like a Luddite move.
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On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 3:35 AM, Bill <billyrem42@earthlink.net> wrote:
1977? Heck, just pull your copy of USCG Light List Volume VII Great Lakes
off the shelf and look up the light;-)
Bill B.
> An observation of a
> blinking red light convinced the viewers that Milwaukee was the
> city-above-the-lake: An ingenious observer timed the blinking and called
> someone in Milwaukee to find out what it could be. His measurement agreed
> with the frequency of the flashing red light beamed eastward from the entrance
> of the Milwaukee harbor.
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