Seems like some people done well out of Pandemic

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

By the way, as we have wandered into the world of ornithology, do you know why the game Subbuteo is so called?
I understand that the person who devised the game wanted to call it "Hobby", which wasn't possible to trade mark as it is a generic word that cannot be 'owned' by a particular party. Looking up the Latin name of the eponymous bird he found that it was the name he eventually assigned to the game.

Just as well that he didn't end up using the Latin name for the thrush i.e. turdus. Ideal for a crap game perhaps.

Turdus would be a brilliant name for a British Prime Minister though. Particularly one who loves playing dodgy games.