Re: [CR]Ted test

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Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:17:07 +0000 (GMT)
From: <gholl@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Ted test
In-reply-to: <008801c76844$618305f0$183fff18@D687QV01>
To: cmontgomery <cmontgomery15@cox.net>
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cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

Having resided in Spain for lengthy periods for over forty years, part of that time in the military, and being married to a Spain woman for 30 years, I have more than a passing knowledge of the Spanish language. The notion that a Spanish speaking soldier would respond with "yo" as a reply during a role call seems preposterous at best. The proper reply has always been (similar to that in English) -"presente". In any event, very few Six Day riders did military service in the Mexican Army. I suspect that too many beers were consumed before this silly answer was contrived-not to mention the beers afterward.
George Hollenberg MD
CT, USA


----- Original Message -----
From: cmontgomery
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:13:00 -0000
Subject: Re: [CR]Ted test
To: ternst, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


>

\r?\n> > >

\r?\n> > > Got to thinking about some of the old bike lingo.

\r?\n> > > This is one I remember from when I was a kid back in the '30's.

\r?\n> > > It was used through the fifties, and slowly died out with

\r?\n> the new age

\r?\n> > > riders.

\r?\n> > >

\r?\n> > > Yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.

\r?\n> > >

\r?\n> > > Ted,

\r?\n>

\r?\n> "Yo" was the term that replaced "present" during roll calls in

\r?\n> the U.S.

\r?\n> Cavalry during the invasion of Mexico in the late 1840's, "yo"

\r?\n> being Spanish

\r?\n> for I. Many early cycling clubs styled themselves after military

\r?\n> units in

\r?\n> the late 19th Century with uniforms and buglers. They maintained the

\r?\n> tradition and it transferred over as some of their members became

\r?\n> professional track racers. I'll venture a guess that it was the

\r?\n> term used by

\r?\n> riders as their names were called out prior to beginning a Six Day.

\r?\n>

\r?\n> Craig "I think I'll have another beer to boot" Montgomery

\r?\n> Tucson