Re: Funny Things:
Howard, on host 209.86.38.23
Monday, March 12, 2001, at 14:32:38
Re: Funny Things: posted by Sosiqui on Sunday, March 11, 2001, at 18:45:59:
> > > Back when I used to ride the Long Island Railroad train many years ago, I used to laugh my head off when I heard the conductor call off such names as Islip, Patchogue and Riverhead. I don't know how they came up with some of these names, really. > > Calvin > > Yesterday at the Guide Dog graduation (see my thread 'Adventures With Sosiqui'), there was one person who was from Flossmore, Ill. > > Flossmore? Did dentists name that place? O_o Weird. > > What is also weird is that sometimes, when I'm bored, I will take maps and look at them, searching for strange street and city names. There's a street in our city called BonBon Lane. Yum > > Sosi"oh, and one of the Guide Dog campuses is in Boring, Oregon"qui
There is a Boring Road just across in the next county, but compared to our street, it's downright exciting. Howard
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