Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (33073)	10/15/2001 4:43:24 PM
From: Poet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Wow! That's a name (and a visual) I'm going to remember.

To: Mac Con Ulaidh who wrote (33073)	10/15/2001 4:49:12 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

There is a funny bit of trivia about Central Califory. In the 1930's, for those of you who don't know your Steinbeck, California was overwhelmed by Oklahomans and panhandle Texans. There was this town called, I kid-you-not, Punkin Center. They grew punkins, it would seem. On all the maps up until the 1970's this little town proudly labeled itself Punkin Center. About 5 years after the Interstate connected Punkin Center to the rest of the world, a strange thing happened. The signs came down and were replaced with the correctly spelled "Pumpkin Center". I guess they couldn't stand the down-home image being conveyed by the misspelled town name. I was always amused by that. If your town is called Punkin Center, call it Punkin Center proudly. Peer pressure can be a powerful thing, I guess.