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The Atlas of True Names

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Inlander:

--- Quote from: yelley on 05 Dec 2008, 02:34 ---yeah, so the town i live in was supposed to be named after william ralston, some railroad guy that financed a lot of projects in california, but he was too modest to have his name put on a town. so some spanish speaking guy said he was 'muy modesto' and so now i live in modesto.

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Huh. I'd always wondered why Modesto was called that.

Catfish_Man:
Portland <--- laaaaaame

I want to know how Drain, OR and Boring, OR were named. I mean really, who picks something like those?

J-cob9000:
There's a town called Emo. I wonder where that came from but don't really feel like looking it up.
I think it's in Minnesota.

yelley:
harry, you've heard of modesto?

ruyi:
A Whale's Vagina

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