The list's name (was RE: RARA-AVIS: List of hard-boiled ...)

William Denton (buff@vex.net)
Thu, 27 Aug 1998 13:48:14 -0400 (EDT) On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, ImTigger wrote:

: On another note, I'll show my ignorance, what does RARA-AVIS mean?

It's Latin for "rare bird," and it's what Caspar Gutman calls the
Maltese falcon. (It's also used in the Latin saying, "Amicus verus
est rara avis," or "A true friend is a rare bird".) Eddie Duggan
explains more at:

<URL: http://www.vex.net/~buff/rara-avis/archives/9702/msg00059.html>

I'll add this to the welcoming message.

Bill

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