: Learn to speak Wisconsin

Scot LaFaive spiderrmonkey at HOTMAIL.COM
Sat Sep 8 17:52:36 UTC 2007


I think that's the only logical solution to save so many people the effort
of having to pronounce a difficult name, which is what we are trying to do
here, right? :p

Scot


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>Subject: Re:       Re: [ADS-L] : Learn to speak Wisconsin
>Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:48:46 EDT
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>In a message dated 9/8/07 1:28:06 PM, spiderrmonkey at HOTMAIL.COM writes:
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> > We should change all Indian origin names to Anglo-Saxon names to make it
> > easy for everyone to learn and speak them. Then we'd never have to
>"slap"
> > anyone.
> >
> > Scot
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>
>So, like Iowa would become "Pigland" and Wisconsin would be "Cheesehead"?
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