On Tue, Jun 04, 2024 at 03:45:11AM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > On 4/6/24 03:25, e...@gmx.us wrote: > > On 6/3/24 12:10, James H. H. Lampert wrote: > > > (who still hasn't figured out why Ford named a car, and the Air > > > Force named > > > its demonstration team, after that same cheap wine) > > > > The USAF Thunderbirds predate Gallo Thunderbird by at least a year. They > > were founded in 1953, and the law allowing Gallo Thunderbird's creation > > wasn't passed until the next year. The wine was certainly out by 1957. > > The > > Ford Thunderbird _might_ predate the wine, since it came out in 1955. The > > email client though, no excuse for that one. > > > > But, do any of them, predate the real Thunderbirds, with Lady Penelope?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbird_(mythology) The thunderbird is a legendary creature particular to North American indigenous peoples' history and culture. It is considered a supernatural being of power and strength. I'm pretty sure this one wins the age contest.
