Re: Railroad Critter Nicknames .... forklift - Otis ?? 
| January 17, 2019 08:38PM |
Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Stewart Rhine Wrote:
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> > How about "Otis" ??
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> Rader Sidetrack Wrote:
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> > Hmmm . . . . Otis is closely
> associated with elevators and escalators, but not so
> > much with forklifts.
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> > However, "Clark" has a long history with forklifts.
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> Besides, "Otis" is already taken -
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> He's the smaller of the two dogs in the photos at
> [ngdiscussion.net]
> 99972.
Russ,
It's true that Otis the pooch goes back a few years before the big lift …. but there's another Otis that comes to mind right off.
How about the loveable drunk on the Andy Griffith show. IIRC, that Otis appeared around 1960.Earlier than the rest of 'em.
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> Stewart Rhine Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > How about "Otis" ??
>
> Rader Sidetrack Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > Hmmm . . . . Otis is closely
> associated with elevators and escalators, but not so
> > much with forklifts.
> >
> > However, "Clark" has a long history with forklifts.
>
>
>
> Besides, "Otis" is already taken -
>
> He's the smaller of the two dogs in the photos at
> [ngdiscussion.net]
> 99972.
Russ,
It's true that Otis the pooch goes back a few years before the big lift …. but there's another Otis that comes to mind right off.
How about the loveable drunk on the Andy Griffith show. IIRC, that Otis appeared around 1960.Earlier than the rest of 'em.
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