I once had a colleague from Lubbock, TX, who used [maes at tusIts]. In
their song, "Massachusetts," the BeeGees sing, [maes at tSusEs].
-Wilson
On 8/4/07, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 8/3/07, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> > At 8/3/2007 12:21 PM, Lon L. wrote:
> > >It is all very curious to me, unless one posits that a desire for
> > >simple, ribald paranomasia lies behind such occurrences.
> >
> > Perhaps. (I'd love to see the 4-syllable charade (whether Massa -
> > choo - shits or Mass -achoo - shits). I'm reminded of the ancient
> > question, "What three towns in Massachusetts are named after former governors?"
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> > Answer: Peabody, Marblehead, and (vide "Olive, the other reindeer" ) Athol.
> >
> > Joel
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> I've heard that joke (1972) as
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> Q. "What Massachusetts governor was named after three Massacusetts towns?"
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> A. "Endicott, Peabody, and Marblehead."
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> The governor's actual name was Endicott Peabody.
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> FWIW, around these parts, Peabody is pronounced "PEE-biddy."
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> -Wilson
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