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There is a section of Brooklyn, New York, that has been called for the past ten years or so "DUMBO" (an acronym for "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass," or some such). Although I hate the designation -- the area should be called "Fulton Ferry Landing," as it historically has been -- it's a real-estate agents' shorthand -- the term appears in newspapers and popular discourse, so it'll have to be encyclopediaized. [[User:Bruce M. Tindall|Bruce M. Tindall]] 04:08, 14 January 2011 (UTC) | There is a section of Brooklyn, New York, that has been called for the past ten years or so "DUMBO" (an acronym for "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass," or some such). Although I hate the designation -- the area should be called "Fulton Ferry Landing," as it historically has been -- it's a real-estate agents' shorthand -- the term appears in newspapers and popular discourse, so it'll have to be encyclopediaized. [[User:Bruce M. Tindall|Bruce M. Tindall]] 04:08, 14 January 2011 (UTC) | ||
:For that matter, Dumbo was a common WWII and later call sign for U.S. [[combat search and rescue]] aircraft. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 04:37, 14 January 2011 (UTC) |
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Will need disambiguation
There is a section of Brooklyn, New York, that has been called for the past ten years or so "DUMBO" (an acronym for "Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass," or some such). Although I hate the designation -- the area should be called "Fulton Ferry Landing," as it historically has been -- it's a real-estate agents' shorthand -- the term appears in newspapers and popular discourse, so it'll have to be encyclopediaized. Bruce M. Tindall 04:08, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
- For that matter, Dumbo was a common WWII and later call sign for U.S. combat search and rescue aircraft. Howard C. Berkowitz 04:37, 14 January 2011 (UTC)