Re: CHAT: Place names (was: Pascua)
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 4, 2000, 21:00 |
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Matt Pearson wrote:
> My winner for best (semi-naughty) placename of Native American
> origin is the town of Humptulips, on the coast of Washington State.
... immortalized by the immortal Tom Robbins in his immortal first
novel _Just Another Roadside Attraction_.
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