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Thread #56449   Message #882892
Posted By: Mad Maudlin
05-Feb-03 - 04:09 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Dogger Bank / Grimsby Fisherman
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Dogger Bank' - help w. some words
I looked up "Shanghai rooster" and found this explanation:

"a type of long-legged chicken believed to be of Asian origin."

(at www.infoplease.com) I wonder if they have a reputation for being very aggressive or something like that, why else would someone be called a "Shanghai rooster"?

As for the "Vandedecken crew", wasn't Vandedecken supposed to be the name of the Flying Dutchman?