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Re: Harry Potter (Film) Set
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lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:24:11 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ma, Eric Joslin writes:

If you think Gloucester and Worcester are bad, you should stay away from Lake
Chargoggagoggmanchauggauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg[1].

  Yowza!  I'd heard of that place but I never knew if it was real.  Not only
is it a sesquipedalian monstrosity, but it has 17 g's!  Did you type it from
memory or did you have to look it up?
  I don't know any off the top of my head, but I know that in Wales, where
vowels are apparently at a premium, there are some stupendous placenames, too.

     Dave!



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  Re: Harry Potter (Film) Set
 
(...) Heh. I used to be able to do it from memory, but this time I looked it up to be completely sure of the spelling. I do know what it *means* off the top of my head, though (which is something I forgot to mention in the footnote to my last post). (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) If you think Gloucester and Worcester are bad, you should stay away from Lake Chargoggagoggmanchau...amaugg[1]. eric [1]Yes, it's a real place (near where my Dad grew up), yes, I've been there (last time was the 3rd of July), yes, I can say (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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