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Post #369,666
by lincoln
1/12/13 5:16:40 PM
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New Re: (More) Chicago trivia:
Paulina, Melvina and... Lunt.

;-)





Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous.
- - - Mark Twain “Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar,” 1897
Post #369,696
by Silverlock
1/13/13 7:45:22 AM
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New Regina not Melvina
At least that's the way I heard it 20 some years ago.
I think the single most compelling piece of evidence for global warming is that Fox News viewers think it's a hoax.
Post #369,713
by lincoln
1/13/13 9:59:19 PM
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New Re: Regina not Melvina
That's pronounced "Rah-GENE-a".




Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous.
- - - Mark Twain “Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar,” 1897
Post #369,733
by jake123
1/14/13 10:47:02 AM
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New No it's not.
We have the city, you know, Regina, Saskatchewan... the city that rhymes with fun.

Other notable stops if you're touring cross country lofi style is Guelph, Ontario, which is the noise you make after you party.
Post #369,734
by Another Scott
1/14/13 10:55:27 AM
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New NewfundLAND! Not Newfundlund. (Weird to these ears.)
Post #369,755
by lincoln
1/14/13 4:52:08 PM
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New That's how we pronounce it
Feel free to pronounce it any way you want - in your town.

;-)




Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous.
- - - Mark Twain “Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar,” 1897
     Chicago trivia: - (lincoln) - (9) - Jan. 5, 2013, 04:15:04 PM EST
         Re: (More) Chicago trivia: - (jb4) - (8) - Jan. 9, 2013, 10:24:47 PM EST
             pier, shoreline dr, and the freeway? - (boxley) - (1) - Jan. 9, 2013, 10:51:52 PM EST
                 Re: pier, shoreline dr, and the freeway? - (lincoln) - Jan. 12, 2013, 05:16:19 PM EST
             Re: (More) Chicago trivia: - (lincoln) - (5) - Jan. 12, 2013, 05:16:40 PM EST
                 Regina not Melvina - (Silverlock) - (4) - Jan. 13, 2013, 07:45:22 AM EST
                     Re: Regina not Melvina - (lincoln) - (3) - Jan. 13, 2013, 09:59:19 PM EST
                         No it's not. - (jake123) - (2) - Jan. 14, 2013, 10:47:02 AM EST
                             NewfundLAND! Not Newfundlund. (Weird to these ears.) -NT - (Another Scott) - Jan. 14, 2013, 10:55:27 AM EST
                             That's how we pronounce it - (lincoln) - Jan. 14, 2013, 04:52:08 PM EST

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