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Solved - NEH 1286: Lynn G. Topliss's 'Wild Goat'
« on: September 16, 2011, 08:01:25 AM »
What's this car called and who built it, for 1 point?
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Re: NEH 1286
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2011, 06:52:22 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on September 16, 2011, 08:01:25 AM
What's this car called and who built it, for 1 point?

Dang! I had this one queued up.
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Re: NEH 1286
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2011, 09:54:02 AM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on September 17, 2011, 06:52:22 AM
Quote from: Carnut on September 16, 2011, 08:01:25 AM
What's this car called and who built it, for 1 point?

Dang! I had this one queued up.

You gotta be quick on AP!
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Re: NEH 1286
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2011, 12:38:19 AM »
A version of Science and Mechanics magazine's Wild Hare named the Wild Goat.  It was built by the Goodrich High School (Fond du Lac, WI) auto shop class circa 1962 led by teacher Lynn Topliss.
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Re: NEH 1286
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 08:02:23 AM »
Right you are!
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Re: Solved - NEH 1286: Lynn G. Topliss's 'Wild Goat'
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2011, 08:21:06 AM »
I guess a female teacher named 'Topliss' would have had a few problems...
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Re: Solved - NEH 1286: Lynn G. Topliss's 'Wild Goat'
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2011, 09:45:24 AM »
Quote from: Allemano on September 21, 2011, 08:21:06 AM
I guess a female teacher named 'Topliss' would have had a few problems...

And with a name like 'Lynn' guess he got a few problems anyway!
Lynn is of course a common girl's name, but those Americans seem to like giving their boys girls' names (Carroll Shelby anyone?  Wasn't John Wayne's real name 'Marion'?  Didn't Glenn Campbell - or was it Johnny Cash? - sing about a 'Boy Named Sue'?!)
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Re: Solved - NEH 1286: Lynn G. Topliss's 'Wild Goat'
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2011, 12:44:59 PM »
I thought it might be Welsh; I found this tidbit:

Lynn \l(y)-nn\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Lynn), is a variant of Linn (Old English).

The popularity of the name Lynn (for males) peaked in the US in the early 1940's. 
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Re: Solved - NEH 1286: Lynn G. Topliss's 'Wild Goat'
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2011, 04:48:41 PM »
Well researched Otto!

Thinking about it the girl's name used to be spelt Lynne, so it must have been the male version of it.  However, think nowadays the girl's name is generally spelt Lynn and any boy Christened with that name would be in for an exceedingly hard time at school...!
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Re: Solved - NEH 1286: Lynn G. Topliss's 'Wild Goat'
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2011, 06:20:14 AM »
Here's the pic I was holding for a future puzzle...

Love the character of this car.
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