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- From: Greenville, NC
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Posted by jtilley
on Sunday, February 13, 2005 1:18 PM
I wish to make a clarification. I'm not sure why those big, carrier-borne cranes were called "Tilly"; I think there may be a connection with a boxer nicknamed "Tilly the Toiler." But the cranes, contrary to what has been asserted on more than one occasion, are NOT named after me or, so far as I know, anybody related to me. I admit there's a superficial resemblance, in that they make lots of noise and emit considerable quantities of noxious gas, but....
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