I'm willing to bet that if you went up to a gal on the street and asked her to
fodder, she'd slap you to the silly side of sideways.
Bob D.
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From: Wester Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
Sent: Sep 19, 2005 10:19 AM
To: M Pittwood <MPittwood@compuserve.com>
Cc: Land Speed List <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: To be fodded
Makes me wonder if there would have been a different word for the
antelope we encountered on the Nevada road the Brit electric car team
was to run on. We were out there the next week for the Nevada Open
Road Challenge that runs on the same road, just 100 miles to the south.
Perhaps "road kill" would have had an additional meaning too. Of
course, with grazing animals the term fodder is often used.
Wes
On Sep 19, 2005, at 1:50 AM, M Pittwood wrote:
> John & List
>
> The term 'fodding' comes form the air force acronym 'FOD' - which means
> foreign object debris, or if your jet injests it foreign object damage.
> But most of you knew that.
>
> When making attempts on any surfaces that are not dragged then British
> teams have volunteers that are happy to go 'fodding' - to find and
> remove
> every piece of debris, stone, metal that could damage a tyre. The 'fod
> plod' at Pendine Sands takes on a different meaning when we have to
> move
> jelly fish over 18 inches across and four inches high.
>
> So John when Nancy lets you go to South Africa they will use a road
> sweeper
> first to remove the 'fod' that will allow you to run your bikes safely.
>
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England.
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