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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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| (...) 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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