OT "Windy"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Seems like there was a Tropical Storm Wendy in the Pacific in 1974.

JL

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 10/20/2009 08:54 AM, James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com> wrote:
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> >OT:  I beg to differ that the song "Windy" refers to the weather
> >rather than a person.  It has certainly never been clear to
> >me.  Note that the first word of the song, referring to Windy, is
> >"Who", and there are lines like "For Windy has stormy eyes".  Yes,
> >this may be anthropomorphic imagery, but the result is ambiguity,
> >perhaps deliberate.
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> What year was the hurricane named "Wendy"?
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> Joel
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