[Elecraft] DL-1 olfaction feature
Bob Nielsen
nielsen at oz.net
Fri Aug 25 00:47:21 EDT 2006
On Aug 24, 2006, at 9:16 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Bob N7XY wrote:
>
> Years ago we called that distinctive aroma "Eau de Allen-Bradley".
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> Water of Allen-Bradley??? (eau = water as in D'Eau Claire being
> 'from clear
> water').
>
> Now, Odeur d'Allen-Bradley (odor of Allen Bradley) makes sense or
> better
> yet, "Odeur ou un Allen chaud" which my rusty French says is the
> smell of a
> hot Allen-Bradley <G>.
>
> Ron AC7AC (from clear water)
>
>
Perhaps "odeur d'une resistance Allen-Bradley chaude".
C'est vrai, but "eau" is often used to describe fragrances, as well,
as in Eau de Cologne (i.e., water of Cologne or as those actually in
Cologne would say, Kölnwasser). Certainly it was "fractured French"
at best.
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