Diane's Blog

[ Saturday, October 05, 2002 ]

 
Mama, is this our Brodie Park's namesake :-) Love, Diane

From AWOD:
brodie (BROH-dee) noun

1. A daredevil or suicidal jump.
2. An spectacular failure.
3. A sudden change in a vehicle's direction.

[After Steve Brodie, who claimed to be the first person to survive a dive
from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886.]

Should you believe Steve Brodie's claim? Here's the math:
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/301/lectures/node22.html
This week's theme: eponyms, or words derived from people's names.

Diane [10/05/2002]