Thursday, August 5, 2010

Michael's etymology (sp?)

The name of the state that we are now in was anglicised to Michigan in the early 1900s. The earliest European settlers were Jewiish and named the state Michigas, a Yiddish word with two related meanings: 1. (n) a state run by teenagers with rough roads, and 2. (n) a mess, generally.
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2 comments:

  1. DossieThursday, 05 August, 2010

    That is amazing! There is always a logical explanation for everything.

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  2. KarenThursday, 05 August, 2010

    Oy Vey, vat a story....
    Bob & Karen

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