> I always thought that the state of Maine held the U.S. record
> for silly names, as in the well-known quatrain:
>
> To the shores of Lake Aghquabamticook,
> All in the state of Maine,
> A man from Wittipesaugam came,
> One evening in the rain.
>
> But now I find that in Massachusetts, some miles south, we have Lake
> Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaugg, locally pronounced
> ['wEpsta]. Take *that*.
>
> --
> There is / one art || John Cowan <jcowan@...>
> no more / no less ||
http://www.reutershealth.com
> to do / all things ||
http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
> with art- / lessness \\ -- Piet Hein
>
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