Many of you know that #1 and I have been temporarily relocated, for three years, to New Haven. The Haven is also home to Yale, one of the finest education institutions on earth... next to PLNU (nice choice by the way Kate). And being the home for such a wealth of knowledge many inventions have been born right here on the streets of Ghetto Haven. From time to time, when racing is slow and I'm procrastinating on home improvement, we here at Jonez World will share some of what we have retained from the 54 (and counting) Yale tours we have taken, on what makes the Elm City so unique.
And now for the first installment of Haven History:
The Frisbie:
Between 1871-1958 Frisbe Baking Company of Bridgeport, CT. sold pies to Yalies who soon discovered that the pie tin could be thrown and caught. This lead to endless hours of entertainment during reading week. Another tale has it that a Yalie by the name of Elihu Frisbie grabbed a passing collection plate from the chapel and tossed it and there by became the 'first to fling.' Either way, and contrary to what others claim, the first frisbie was obviously tossed here at Yale. The spelling was later changed to Frisbee to avoid copyright issues with the pie company.
Interesting eh?
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Hey Chris,
Will you send me your email address? stewartsan at lmc dot edu
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