BudreauReye
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Just for your information, a gudgeon is ...
"... the common name for a number of small freshwater fish of the families Cyprinidae, Eleotridae or Ptereleotridae. Most gudgeons are elongate, bottom-dwelling fish, many of which live in rapids and other fast moving water."
There is also the ...
"USS Gudgeon (SS/AGSS/SSAG-567), a Tang-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gudgeon, a species of small fresh-water minnow."
There is also this ...
"A gudgeon is a socket-like, cylindrical (i.e., female) fitting attached to one component to enable a pivoting or hinging connection to a second component. The second component carries a pintle fitting, the male counterpart to the gudgeon, enabling an interpivoting connection that can be easily separated. Designs that may use gudgeon and pintle connections include hinges, shutters and small boat rudders.[1] The gudgeon derives from the Middle English gojoun, which originated from the Middle French goujon. Its first known use was in the 15th century.[1]"
Just thought you would want to know ... so, when you refer to someone as a gudgeon, you just might want to proceed with a little bit of caution and careful differentiation, just for the sake of clarity, you see. Some might very much resent being referred to as a small fish or a hinge on a rudder of a small vessel, but they might just like being compared to an obscure USS submersible naval vessel. Interesting, though, isn't it, how the English pronounce it gojoun, and the French pronounce it goujon. Little wonder that those folks have fought so many wars over the centuries. On the other hand, I can see it now, the next great come on line for guys at bars will be, "Hey Baby! Can I be the pintle to your gudgeon? Wanna see my Tang-class submarine?"
Man! This stuff just writes itself!
"... the common name for a number of small freshwater fish of the families Cyprinidae, Eleotridae or Ptereleotridae. Most gudgeons are elongate, bottom-dwelling fish, many of which live in rapids and other fast moving water."
There is also the ...
"USS Gudgeon (SS/AGSS/SSAG-567), a Tang-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gudgeon, a species of small fresh-water minnow."
There is also this ...
"A gudgeon is a socket-like, cylindrical (i.e., female) fitting attached to one component to enable a pivoting or hinging connection to a second component. The second component carries a pintle fitting, the male counterpart to the gudgeon, enabling an interpivoting connection that can be easily separated. Designs that may use gudgeon and pintle connections include hinges, shutters and small boat rudders.[1] The gudgeon derives from the Middle English gojoun, which originated from the Middle French goujon. Its first known use was in the 15th century.[1]"
Just thought you would want to know ... so, when you refer to someone as a gudgeon, you just might want to proceed with a little bit of caution and careful differentiation, just for the sake of clarity, you see. Some might very much resent being referred to as a small fish or a hinge on a rudder of a small vessel, but they might just like being compared to an obscure USS submersible naval vessel. Interesting, though, isn't it, how the English pronounce it gojoun, and the French pronounce it goujon. Little wonder that those folks have fought so many wars over the centuries. On the other hand, I can see it now, the next great come on line for guys at bars will be, "Hey Baby! Can I be the pintle to your gudgeon? Wanna see my Tang-class submarine?"
Man! This stuff just writes itself!
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