To bring it full circle, Boyd Roberts was from New South Wales, so chances are he used the word boofhead more than once, probably with a grin and a bit of cheek. He had a great sense of humour.
This spring marks 20 years since his passing. Good friends like him are never forgotten. Vic. On Wed, Mar 26, 2025, at 12:30, ron minnich wrote: > dave, are you sure? > https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boofhead > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM Dave Lukes via 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> > wrote: > >> >> >> On 26 Mar 2025 00:02, Ron Minnich <rminn...@p9f.org> wrote: >> >> etymology of boofhead: I don't know, picked it up from ericvh, who >> picked it up at Murray Hill. >> >> >> The correct spelling is "bofhead": it's a Boyd-ism. >> >> Dave. >> *9fans <https://9fans.topicbox.com/latest>* / 9fans / see discussions >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans> + participants >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/members> + delivery options >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription> Permalink >> <https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T25c85a39f00802e6-Me578c5abe35a9f8f979ffa17> >> ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T25c85a39f00802e6-M9cbca8a3fbaea9091d60c234 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription