Message Forum: Re: Apalachicola

Re: Apalachicola

Posted By: Howard, on host 209.86.12.85
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at 07:45:17
In Reply To: Re: Apalachicola posted by samhael on Monday, February 11, 2002, at 21:26:14:

> > > Are you sure? Sounds like a moonshine-flavored soft drink.
> > >
> > > 10"what with all the alchohol-colas around today who knows?"Kan
> >
> > Yeah, with Pensacola as its competitor. ;-)
> >
> > Actually, those are both place names in Florida.
> >
> > Nyper"Yeesh, you'd think we were in a game of Startropics..."old
>
> heh. To me, they both sound like moonshine.
>
> sam"is reminded horridly of Piers Anthony, and "Xanth". Screams"hael

But both of those names come from a time when there were no alcoholic drinks in America. The Indians had no word for booze, so when the tourists from Europe brought, it over they called it "fire water."
Trust me.
Howard

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Message:	> > > > Are you sure? Sounds like a moonshine-flavored soft drink. > > > > > > > > 10"what with all the alchohol-colas around today who knows?"Kan > > > > > > Yeah, with Pensacola as its competitor. ;-) > > > > > > Actually, those are both place names in Florida. > > > > > > Nyper"Yeesh, you'd think we were in a game of Startropics..."old > > > > heh. To me, they both sound like moonshine. > > > > sam"is reminded horridly of Piers Anthony, and "Xanth". Screams"hael > > But both of those names come from a time when there were no alcoholic drinks in America. The Indians had no word for booze, so when the tourists from Europe brought, it over they called it "fire water." > Trust me. > Howard
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