I was listening to someone at lunch mention bobsled. I go to to thinking where this name orginated. I could not find anything on why this name orginated, then I began thinking if this was the same sled Bob was pulling in Jingle Bells. ?? One thing we know for sure, Bob's bells were ringing.
greg
So I got misinformation somewhere in the trivia shows. There may still be a link to bobing. There is NO horse called Bob in Jingle Bells.
greg
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That's probably because there are no horses in Jingle Bells, only reindeer.
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link to bobing.
Bells on bobtails ring..
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link to bobing.
Sno-o-o-ort!
"bobtails" == "bobbed" _horse_ tails
...Jim Thompson
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link to bobing.
"bob tail"
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
You might be thinking of "A Night Before Christmas."
"Jingle Bells" goes like,
"Dashing through the snow, In a one-horse open sleigh... ^^^^^
But I've never heard his name....
Ah! I see! "Bells on bobtails ring..."
So Bob isn't the horse's name - a "bobtail" is a horse who has had his tail trimmed, or "bobbed".
Hope This Helps! Rich
If it were the name of the horse, it'd be "Bob Tail". ;-) It's supposed to be one word, "bobtail". For it to be grammatically correct as two words, it should be "bobbed tail". ;-)
Cheers! Rich
snipped-for-privacy@zekfrivolous.com (GregS) wrote in news:gb8m5n$l6u$ snipped-for-privacy@usenet01.srv.cis.pitt.edu:
The verb "bob" has, as one of its meanings, "to cut/trip to a short length or smaller size". Used as a noun, esp. during the 1920's through about the
50's, it used to refer to a woman's short "pageboy"-type haircut (because the hair had been "bobbed"). This is also AFAIK the joke (albeit it a grim one) in the name "Bobbitt" and Mrs. Bobbitt's action. So, I've always assumed that a "bobsled" is a thing that "looks like a full-size sled that was trimmed down".But I don't know whether that's the correct word origin - it's just what I've assumed.
HTH
John turned out fine - in fact, he got a new job - he's a rep for Snap-On Tools. ;-)
Cheers! Rich
I'm sure the Library of Congress must have a complaint form available on-line somewhere... ;-)
Here.. chat with a Librarian, maybe you can hook up or something:-
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
Rich Grise wrote in news:pan.2008.09.23.19.16.19.818984 @example.net:
True. Plus, "Bob Tail" sounds like it's sliding over into the Larry Craig thread =:-o
;)
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