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  Re: Another one for Maggie (and or Dave!)
 
(...) Apologies in advance to any Finns for the mangling I am about to commit but... da Tech (1) , where I went to school, is in a heavily Finnish part of the UP (2)... one of our favorite stores in Houghton is "Kukkokaupa Flower Shop" which Finns (...) (23 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Another one for Maggie (and or Dave!)
 
(...) German, too. "Thunfisch," IIRC. (...) Apparently in England there is a hill called "Torpenhow Hill." Quoth Patricia C. Wrede (noted fantasy novelist) in rec.arts.sf.composition: First set of invaders: What's that? Natives: The Tor. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Another one for Maggie (and or Dave!)
 
(...) This must be an exclusive of the germanic languages... :-P In 4 Latin languages this fish is referred to as: Atum (Portuguese) Thon (French) Atún (Spanish) Tonno (Italian) So, my guess is the "Barbarian Invaders" used the Latin name of the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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