Gideon welcomed me into the blawgosphere with a reference to the late great Hartford bar, the RooBar. Alas, my online moniker is a reference to the mascot of my undergraduate college where I actually served as mascot, donning the large, fuzzy, smelly costume, replete with pouch, even in the toughest Texas heat. I still regret that I only did it one year, if only because I could have received a letter jacket -- and what former band nerd ever does that?
nonetheless, as I was googling myself (because all of you know you do it too), I learned that there really is a roo-bar:
roo-bar
noun
(Austral)
1. colloq
A strong metal bar or grid fitted to the front of a vehicle as protection in case of collision with a kangaroo or other animal. Also called (E Afr) rhino bar or (Brit) bull bar.
Which still leaves me to wonder, why the hell would anybody name a bar that?
2 comments:
Are you wondering why someone would name a metal bar "roo" or why someone would name a drinking establishment "roo"?
Or perhaps being hit by a roo in a bar?
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