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Title: What's in a name
Post by: Huzo on June 25, 2016, 04:43:05 PM: Can anyone tell me where the name "wildgoosechase" came from in our forum title. I have a good friend in England who is heavily involved in the Guzzi movement there and she tells me that her mother's maiden name was Wildgoose.
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: Guzzistajohn on June 25, 2016, 05:03:56 PM: I think it has something to do with Luap's dad, Paul mckever' history in the service. Luap? Luap?? Beuhler? Beuhler?
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: oldbike54 on June 25, 2016, 06:11:29 PM: It is based on Luap's call name in the military , I could tell you what he did , but then we would have to kill ya :laugh:

Dusty
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: beetle on June 25, 2016, 06:13:49 PM: It's not a secret. Click on the WildGuzzi.com banner and click 'About'.
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: Huzo on June 25, 2016, 07:30:45 PM: Quote from: kirby1923 on June 25, 2016, 07:15:30 PM
Huso,

Colloquial saying.
A saying that in the states "going on a "wild goose chase" is a dead end inquiry or search for something that may (probably) be futile, impossible or frivolous!

:-)
Yeh, same here.
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: Old Jock on June 26, 2016, 05:08:25 AM: Not in relation to the forum, but its widely held that the phrase "A Wild Goose Chase" was introduced into the English language by William Shakespeare

Romeo & Juliet Act 2 Scene 4

John
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: Luap McKeever on June 26, 2016, 08:23:51 AM: The word Wildgoose (in reference to me) derived from about 1977 as my CB handle. My dad would let me talk to truckers when traveling with him and my CB handle was 'Goosebump'.

I chose 'Goose' as my call sign when I was in the Air Force (actually, "Blue 14" was my call sign while stateside, but overseas we got to choose more cool names). Anyhow, on a mission in early 1991, I was doing something that our Chief labeled as "wild". He announced over the air that from that moment on, I was to be called 'Wildgoose' and not 'Goose'. It has kind of stuck with me since.

When I built this site in 1998, I thought it would be a cool name to keep using.
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: zedXmick on June 26, 2016, 03:10:01 PM: "Talk to me Goose" (http://i799.photobucket.com/albums/yy272/zxmick/Mobile%20Uploads/MV5BMjExNzExNjIzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjA5NzAwOQ._V1_CR059640360_AL_UX477_CR00477268_AL__zps0yjxoj3i.jpg)
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: fotoguzzi on June 26, 2016, 07:23:27 PM: Quote from: Luap McKeever on June 26, 2016, 08:23:51 AM
Anyhow, on a mission in early 1991, I was doing something that our Chief labeled as "wild
Do you ever tell that story around the campfire? what rally's are you going to (Elkader?) because I want to hear it..
Title: Re: What's in a name
Post by: Luap McKeever on June 27, 2016, 06:25:51 PM: Quote from: fotoguzzi on June 26, 2016, 07:23:27 PM
Do you ever tell that story around the campfire? what rally's are you going to (Elkader?) because I want to hear it..

Yup. I've been known to tell it a time or two. Mo-Kan is on my radar so far. Been a rally poor last couple of years for me. Seems all I have time to do is work.