Tossing Tins
Turns into Popular Pastime Working independently at mid-century, Bill
Robes in New Hampshire and Frederick Morrison in Los Angeles created the
"Space Saucer" and the "Pluto Platter,' respectively. Whether the name
Frisbee derives from a pie company whose tins Yale students tossed around
is still a matter of debate. (Source: The Knoxville News-Sentinel, May
30, 1999.) |
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