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Old 10-31-2007, 09:59 PM
 
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whether fishmongers actually exist.

Fishmonger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Apparently they do! A fishmonger is a person who sells fish. I thought I made the word up. Oh well.
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Old 10-31-2007, 10:02 PM
 
Location: Near Manito
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Chin up. There are way worse things to monger than fish.

Rumor. Gossip. Fear. War. To name a few.
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Old 10-31-2007, 10:03 PM
 
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A Shakesperian Pimp, or a fish vendor in Seattle. I doubt that is what you even remotely intended.
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Old 10-31-2007, 10:06 PM
 
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A Shakesperian Pimp, or a fish vendor in Seattle. I doubt that is what you even remotely intended.
While your name sounds like someone being tickled.
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Old 10-31-2007, 10:14 PM
 
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It has etymology from way back to when Mpls. was settled. Almost named the city for it. Apparently the settlers were ticklish, so was Longfellow, I suppose.
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Old 10-31-2007, 10:18 PM
 
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It has etymology from way back to when Mpls. was settled. Almost named the city for it. Apparently the settlers were ticklish, so was Longfellow, I suppose.
It just reminded me of a passage from Nabokov''s Lolita.

If you're familiar with the book, it's the episode where Humbert is bouncing ...no, wait a minute. That whole scene is pretty racy for this forum.

Perhaps another time.
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Old 10-31-2007, 11:26 PM
 
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I ain't touching that with a ten foot pole (no pun intended).
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Old 11-01-2007, 03:58 AM
 
Location: Hernando County, FL
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Wiki has been updated.

Fishmonger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Old 11-01-2007, 07:34 AM
 
Location: Arizona
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LOL. That is funny! Thanks for the chuckle...
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Old 11-01-2007, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Hernando County, FL
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LOL. That is funny! Thanks for the chuckle...
Someone didn't like my edit so they took it out already
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