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This sounds gruesome and I don't envy you. I hope that by Monday, you can get some relief with this. Oh, my own teeth ache in sympathy. Take care, really, Brenda Travel is only glamorous in retrospect. Paul Theroux (1941 - ), in The Washington Post |
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Thanks Tootsiebelle and Brenda for your sympathy! I am such a baby aren't I?!!
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Not at all! You're doing better than I would be.
Hang in there!  "Laughter is the music your heart can dance to. . ." |
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I always find new names interesting. Like why is there an "h" in ghost (from the dutch), and who invented the towns that are spelt the same way - both ways ? Like a palindrome.
Now "New found land" must have taken some thought ...  We might need a thread for such towns/cities et al. Mike Take the Road Less Travelled |
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Here's one for you Mike. A place in NZ called
Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu. Try saying that after a wine or 2 or none! |
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Augusta, I tried to say that name...and tried again...and all I can say is that the Welsh must be green with jealousy! What does it mean? |
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Plus, why are there about 10,000 'Sandy Creek's in Australia (no, I don't know the number, but it's a lot)? I relish names like Burra Burra, Wagga Wagga, and Echuca, just for the sound of them. And the villages in England - Upper Mikeshome; Middle Mikeshome; Lower Mikeshome; Nether Mikeshome, and, of course, Mikeshome! Salzburg, Klagenfurt (Ford of Complaint, because of the dragon or vampire that ate the people!) - the list seems never-ending! And then, there're the regions. Lombardy, Nubia. I'd love to look up why 'Canada' is called that name, but I'm on a new regimen. No frivolous googling except on Wednesdays, and only then if there's time. I've used up all my FGT today on finding out what's behind some of the photos on this wretched board! I wonder how long this resolution wil last. |
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"Mentally.....gone!" Power Member  |
I do think the names of towns in the U.K. are amongst the prettiest & most interesting. Just my opinion & feel free to disagree.......but you all know I am right
 Live each day....instead of counting the years. |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Saint Mike:
I always find new names interesting. Like why is there an "h" in ghost (from the dutch), and who invented the towns that are spelt the same way - both ways ? Like a palindrome. Now "New found land" must have taken some thought ... Mike, first settled by the Vikings who much predated ole Chris Columbus. There is a well-preserved Viking settlement. However, as you must know, native Americans (here I include the whole continent) have always disputed that America was "discovered." For them, it was always there. And if you want pretty names, there are lovely ones in Newfoundland--such as "Heart's Desire." Brenda Travel is only glamorous in retrospect. Paul Theroux (1941 - ), in The Washington Post |
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From the Indian "Kanata." Meaning "Home of the silly buggers who thought they could take away our homeland and get away with it. We showed them by learning how to play blackjack, then opening casinos where these white people lose all their money to us." It's long, I know, that's why we shortened it to Canada. Brenda Travel is only glamorous in retrospect. Paul Theroux (1941 - ), in The Washington Post |
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Mallee, just think of your FGT time as EOT! Educational opportunity time.
 "Laughter is the music your heart can dance to. . ." |
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OK, that's done it! Took an Educational Opportunity Time (thanks, Tootsiebelle) to google. Wow! "Canada" started out as a village; went on to be enormous, then contracted again. Fascinating! Of course, I've looked at one of the one million, six hundred google results. There may be other explanations - but they'll have to wait until next Wednesday!!! And thanks Brenda. |
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Ta BC. I always like Grassmere - name and place. Ahh for a daffodil ... although I prefer jonquils ... I have an interest in the American Indian and their ways. A wonderful culture and history. Like many indigenous peoples though - almost gone. It must have been magnificent to stand and watch a herd of buffalo pass - that took weeks to occur. The image and idea is beyond us to contemplate today. Oops - sorry - bordering on the serious again ... Mike Take the Road Less Travelled |
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When I lived in England some years ago we had three small towns not too far from us - ie. Upper Wallop, Lower Wallop and (the largest) Middle Wallop. Middle Wallop was also home to an Army school of Aviation and we had three friends doing helicopter training there. To my mind, it just didn't seem like a proper place name for something as serious as an aviation school.
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Not all place names are romantic, there is a place in Dorset called Puddletown, situated on the River Piddle. (Yes, I spelled it right!)There was once a proposal (thankfully defeated) to change the name to reflect its situation....
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