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Dolly Varden Some trivia

#1 User is offline   Fishigan 

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 01:47 AM

Can anyone tell me where the Dolly Varden gets it's name from?
To some it may come as a surprise. I think even Charles would be surprised to find out. wink.gif
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Posted 22 August 2005 - 10:49 AM

Any guesses? Anyone?

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 01:16 PM

Dolly Varden a character in a Dickens novel, Barnaby Rudge. Then in the mid-late 1800s the name was given to a fabric that resembled the markings of the fish, although they still had nothing to do with one another. A 15 year old girl is reported to have connected the two, naming the fish after the fabric.
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Posted 22 August 2005 - 03:00 PM

Very interesting.
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Posted 22 August 2005 - 03:03 PM

You got it dude.
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Posted 22 August 2005 - 03:23 PM

I thought it had something to do with Dolly Parton lol.gif
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Posted 22 August 2005 - 03:27 PM

I was going to guess Lethal weapon 1, but that was the Alba Varden! wallbash.gif

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 03:30 PM

QUOTE (steeldrifter @ Aug 22 2005, 02:23 PM)
I thought it had something to do with Dolly Parton lol.gif

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