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Subject: Re: LA or Frisco? Posted on: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:42:51 PST

On 12/16/2005 7:00 AM Icono Clast Yelled "Wubba-Wubba" then wrote:
> Lawrence Akutagawa said:
>> Stay in LA, aka la-la land. We folks up here in the SF Bay Area would
>> much like those who don't know the difference between 'Frisco' and
>> 'San Francisco' to go anywhere but here. And la-la land is about as
>> fine a place for them as any.
>
> Well said!
>
> Bob Allison said:
>> If you mention Frisco in the presence of a member of the San
>> Francisco Vigilance Committee, you may end up as a lamp pole
>> ornament..
>
> Well said!
> ___________________________________________________________________
> A San Franciscan in 47.452 mile² San Francisco.
> < http://geocities.com/dancefest/ >-< http://geocities.com/iconoc/ >
> ICQ: < http://wwp.mirabilis.com/19098103 > ---> IClast at SFbay Net

Ironically, some of the travel brochures from the city of San Francisco
call it "Frisco". What's a confused traveler to do? Are they too to be
hung like a lamp post?

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