[the name game]

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

Cathy Boyko wrote:
> 
> "the hitman" <vwscir87@hotmail.com> wrote:
> a rabbit is a rabbit, a fox is a fox. the golf got it's name from the gulf
> stream, and the jetta from the jet stream. what is a scirocco? anyone know?
> 
> My favorite definition? "A hot dry wind which causes severe headaches"
> I found it the day my engine croaked, and it made me smile.(it's a wind off
> the Sahara)
> 
> Cathy, 1987 2L 16V "the silver headache"
> 

Sirocco = A hot moist wind from Northern Africa into Southern
Mediterranean COuntries (i.e. Italy, etc.)

It starts out dry but ends up picking up moisture cross the Med.
SOmetimes described as Oppressive.

TBerk