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dartnabout said:
Dang...I like those old vans. You be safe in Ghetto land
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Its a shorty van with the round head lights

It has the sliding door but no seats in the back and no windows except the one on the sliding door and the back doors

I always thought sliding doors are only for passenger vans yet this seems cargo.

I dont know them that good
 
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I just figured out this week that Alaskan_TA is closer to me that Hoppy.
 
dartnabout said:
How did they get Tike out of Ralph? I had a friend that everyone called him Rubber because if you keep saying Robert over and over real fast eventually it becomes Rubber. Still wondering how my Grand Parents got Tike out of Ralph
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Well, it's a bit convoluted but it goes like this...

Ralph is the contracted form of the Old Norse name Radulfer (or its Norman form Radulf). Scandinavian settlers introduced it to England before the Norman conquest, though afterwards it was bolstered by Norman influence. In the Middle Ages it was usually spelled Ralf, but by the 17th century it was most commonly Rafe, reflecting the normal pronunciation. The Ralph spelling appeared in the 18th century.

The nickname Ralf was given to small male children as a term of affection since "Ralf" meant 'being as determined as a wolf'. Since the name was Scandinavian in origin, it was later interchanged with The Scandinavian name 'Tyke' which means 'one who is determined'. 'Tike' is simply a derivative of 'Tyke'.

There you have it!
 
:rofl: I SOOO read that wrong!! I thought it said - when are you getting into the back of the wagon? :lol:
 
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Ddaddy said:
Well, it's a bit convoluted but it goes like this...

Ralph is the contracted form of the Old Norse name Radulfer (or its Norman form Radulf). Scandinavian settlers introduced it to England before the Norman conquest, though afterwards it was bolstered by Norman influence. In the Middle Ages it was usually spelled Ralf, but by the 17th century it was most commonly Rafe, reflecting the normal pronunciation. The Ralph spelling appeared in the 18th century.

The nick name Ralf was given to small male children as a term of affection since "Ralf" meant 'being as determined as a wolf'. Since the name was Scandinavian in origin, it was later interchanged with The name Tyke which means 'one who is determined'. 'Tike' is simply a derivative of 'Tyke'.

There you have it!
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:wtf: :thankyou: :thumbsup:
 
dartnabout said:
Brother Dave where do you get that stuff?
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Genealogy and name origin (etymology) has always been a fascination of mine. Probably started back in High School when I had to read 'Beowulf' in the original Old English language and write essays on it in modern English. I always want to know where words and language comes from.
 
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