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Fala
Fala name of a Scotch terrier belonging to Franklin Roosevelt, which in 1944 was in the news when it was reported that the dog had been left on an Aleutian island and that a destroyer had been sent back for it. Roosevelt (in his dog's name) firmly countered stories of the waste of taxpayers' money, saying publicly that while he did not resent attacks on his family, Fala did.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Fala." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Fala." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Fala.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Fala." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Fala.html |
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Fala
Fala Midloth. Faulawe 1250. ‘Variegated hill’. OE fāg + hlāw.
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A. D. MILLS. "Fala." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Fala." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Fala.html A. D. MILLS. "Fala." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Fala.html |
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