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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 4 1 2 3 4 Re: MA #95513 02/15/03 01:43 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 eekonk, MA Town Population 2000: 13,425 Metro area: Providence On the Rhode Island border One tradition indicates that the name derives from Algonquian for "outlet," another says it means "black goose" and a third says "skunk" I have heard that that's where the name for the wood pussy with the perfume came from Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Illinois #95514 02/15/03 01:50 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I have heard that "Chicago" in Algoquin language meant "Place of Skunks" Here is URL which supports this: [irl]www.linguistlist.org/issues/11/11-1704.html[/url] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New Jersey #95515 02/15/03 01:59 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... town names: Forked River (pronounced Forkéd [fork-ED] River in these parts, but pronounced many ways by a lot of folks ) Great Egg Harbor Little Egg Harbor Town Bank Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New Jersey #95516 02/15/03 02:16 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,539 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,539 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA Great Egg Harbor Little Egg Harbor Are we starting to sound a little Gatsby-ish here? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: New Jersey #95517 02/15/03 03:07 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Villa Gatzby (well, we can dream, can't we?) http://www.antiguavillas.uk.com/gatzbyvilla.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Michigan #95518 02/15/03 01:00 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Hell Bliss Nirvana Just to name a few BTW for Dr. Bill: I found this while poking around http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/wearehere/placenames_map.html# Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Michigan #95519 02/15/03 01:02 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Consuelo: Hell, bliss, nirvana? That's an odd sequence. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Michigan #95520 02/15/03 01:16 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Hell, Michigan which is frozen over just about now http://www.hell2u.com/ Bliss, Michigan http://www.blissfest.org/organization/ Nirvana, Michigan http://www.multimag.com/township/mi/cherryvalley/ Oooops. I think I yarted Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Michigan #95521 02/15/03 01:59 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Hell, bliss, nirvana? That's an odd sequence. Getting through hell is the bliss that leads to nirvana. 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