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- From: garton@jeeves.ucsd.edu (Simon Garton)
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- Subject: Re: just stuff...
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 18:38:05 GMT
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- In article <BxxwDK.1G@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> fishhook@sage.cc.purdue.edu (steven freeman) writes:
- >
- >One other thing...I'm not positive about this, but, isn't Dunnmanifestin(sp),
- >home of the gods on Discworld, reffered to as a sort of retirement home?
- >Would that make the name a play on the words Done Manifesting, wich the gods
- >would be if they were retired...
-
- yes you are absolutely, completely and utterly right. It
- actually extends from a British tradition of naming your house
- Dunroamin, which sounds quaintly scottish, but is just short for
- 'done roaming', ie time to settle down.
-
- Then theres my neighbours house : Thistledome
- Looks quaint enough, until you realise it's a pun on
- this 'll do me ....
-
- When I lived in england, the last two house I lived in were
- Leyland Cottage, and Winkford Grange. Now I am in the US, the
- last two places I lived in are 9252B and 9450 #920634
-
- Kind of depressing really.
-
- Simon
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