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Eptastomos (bottomless cesspool) and, finally, the Parnassos Ski Centre."
Water skiing, then.
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> The bottomless cesspool? A tourist attraction!?
Would you find it more attractive with a bottom attached? ;)
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What is the name for the process by which a placename loses its place to another?
Derecognized?
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Here we have an example of why "cross-threading" can sometimes be a useful and appropriate thing.
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cross-threading
Actually, I think the word you are looking for is "reappellation".
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Reappellation is the process whereby, if the apples fall prematurely off the tree, new apples grow in their place.
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new apples grow in their place
Good one.
And the word describing the same process with pear trees?
"Reappearance" ... of course.
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Isn't the Appelations where they danged hillbillies come from?
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no, Appelation is what new mac owners feel... 
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