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In lugnet.loc.us.ma, Mike Zinkowsky writes:
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> Those of us from surrounding towns call it Web-duh Lake :-)
Are you sure you're not just mis-hearing the natives? My dad grew up in Oxford
(we still have a house up there in my family) and he refers to Webter as
"webstah". It should be noted that my father doesn't really bear that bad of a
Mass accent, either.
> And for those wondering what it means, it means: "You fish on your side of the
> lake, I'll fish on mine, and nobody fishes in the middle" (yes I'm serious).
Ah, shucks. I was waiting for someone to get up the courage to ask.
eric
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| (...) Those of us from surrounding towns call it Web-duh Lake :-) And for those wondering what it means, it means: "You fish on your side of the lake, I'll fish on mine, and nobody fishes in the middle" (yes I'm serious). (...) Mike Z. (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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