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  Re: Etymology of bozo  
From: nemesis
Date: 22 Apr 2009 19:00:30
Message: <49efa18e@news.povray.org>
Bob escreveu:
> I guess David Buck must know the real answer, but I can't remember if it 
> was in DKB-Trace prior to POV-Ray Trace. Sure seems like it might have 
> been the clown-hair fluff look of it that got it this name, but everyone 
> probably mixed that up (like me) thinking it was about the hair and not 
> some other attribute (if any, such as "silly" as was already mentioned).

Must be an internal joke.  But somehow, I always felt it to be linked to 
a blue sky with white clouds.  Perhaps someone misspelled clown? :P

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