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Re: Potoooooooo

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I prefer Orb[0]. Orb is horse. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb_(horse)

Kind of interesting that you can follow the sire line of that horse until you reach pot8o.

Re: Potoooooooo

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I prefer Orb[0]. Orb is horse. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb_(horse)

Kind of interesting that you can follow the sire line of that horse until you reach pot8o.

Keep going and you get to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darley_Arabian ,

> Most Thoroughbreds can be traced back to Darley Arabian. In 95% of modern Thoroughbred racehorses, the Y chromosome can be traced back to this single stallion.

Re: Potoooooooo

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I'm thinking something along the lines of the taters scene in LotR.

"Stable boy! The horse's name is Potatoes!"

"Potatoes? Mi'lord?"

"Yah! POT-AYT-OES!"

writes Potoooooooo

Re: Potoooooooo

#18

And here I thought this type of rebus wasn't invented until 20th century advertising campaigns. This horse witnessed the American Revolution.

At quite a distance, sure.

Re: Potoooooooo

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post #11
post #3

I prefer Orb[0]. Orb is horse. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb_(horse)

Kind of interesting that you can follow the sire line of that horse until you reach pot8o.

Certainly! But how on Earth did you stumble across that?
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