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>are coots bald?
one might think so: any of various sluggish slow-flying slaty-black birds (genus Fulica) of the rail family that somewhat resemble ducks and have lobed toes and the upper mandible prolonged on the forehead as a horny frontal shield <g>
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Dear Ww: here is a picture of coot in UK. Caption says it is also called bald coot. Doesn't look it to me. Looks identical to the dozens of them in local park. http://www.communigate.co.uk/hants/itchenbirds/page5.phtml
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Dear WW: I can remember when blackboards were actually black. My mother had one in the kitchen,
and that's where I learned to write letters and words. Every kid used to have a "slate" that was
slate gray. I have seen the quarries where they came from. Old time kitchen sinks used to be
made of it too.
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I wonder exactly what this ornamental braid includes. Is dentelle any silver and gold braid on uniforms--such as that loop thing that hangs down at the shoulder of marching band members? I don't suppose folks would ever use dentelle, but would just refer to it all as braid. Is dentelle a word just used in the fabric industry?
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Dear WW: everybody wants to be a five star general and wear lots of medals. The shoulder
braid you mention if a fouragere.
"Q. What is a 'fouragere'?
A. A rope-like device worn on the arm to signify award of certain foreign
decorations." PS it is a unit citation, not and individual one.
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Dear WW: a challenge for ;you. See if you can find the name for the decoration worn on
visor cap by senior officers, slang name "scrambled eggs".
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Dear Faldage: please tell WW the official designation of "scrambled eggs".
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