Comments on: The Name Game

By: Jessica B

Jessica B — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:31:01 +0000

Makes me think of the time I almost spent my entire life in a town called Coxsackie (pronounced COOK-sock-ie).

Yep, another town in NY named after some Indian thing. I think it’s supposed to mean “the hoot of an owl.” Not that I’ve ever heard an actual owl hooting here or anything, but that’s besides the point.

I’ve heard it pronounced “COCK-sack-ie (I’m sure you can imagine the torture…),” “KAWA-sack-ie (as in the motorcycle?)” CO-sack-ie.” There have been so many more.

I like your private joke with your husband (that kinda isn’t so private anymore…), we have some of those goofy kind of on-going jokes too. Funny post.

By: Lorette Lavine

Lorette Lavine — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:04:55 +0000

Love this post…I spend time in Portsmouth RI and often have some of the same conversations especially when it comes to Assonet, MA.

By: kristen from motherload

kristen from motherload — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:23:28 +0000

Hilarious, Mama Kautz. Though I think I’d be a read athol to do that…

By: Mama Kautz

Mama Kautz — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:48:16 +0000

Love it….We have a town named Athol near us…go with that…

By: megan Bibbo

megan Bibbo — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 02:59:08 +0000

I can only imagine the texts that Mark has been getting in London! Jack and I stopped in Weed for a pit stop on our way to pick up the kids from my parents house a few weeks ago. Jokes abound all the way to the Oregon border. You would have loved it.

By: kristen from motherload

kristen from motherload — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:39:05 +0000

That is so excellent! There’s a Polish funeral home in my mom’s home town called Czelusniak (had to look that up). I think it’s pronounced SHELL-OO-znee-ak. It’s the first thing you see when you drive into town and my sisters and I always loved it. I could do a whole post about the Polish names I’ve encountered in my day. A common letter combination is “zcz” smack dab in the middle of a word. Good times.

By: Sacha

Sacha — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:11:05 +0000

Hah – love this blog. I have been obsessing about a river name in Maine that I always pass on my way to my grandmothers – thePassagassawakeag river! Hah – might have you beat on crazy Indian names that you can’t pronounce and have a second grade sense of humor to it!! Can’t wait to see you back in Cali!

By: kristen from motherload

kristen from motherload — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:44:56 +0000

Stacey: Why isn’t your ass at BlogHer? Who am I going to have a late-night pizza binge with?

By: stacey

stacey — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:05:10 +0000

I am not going to steal this idea because I am going to tell my husband, Watoosie, where this game came from. I think this is just the type of spark every marriage could use.

Actually, might be a good marriage book for you to write. VERY funny.

By: kristen from motherload

kristen from motherload — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:16:35 +0000

Makes me think of Zippy the Pinhead–a brilliant cartoon that used to run in a RI alt weekly. And when you consider my exceptionally wee noggin. it’s actually apt.

I miss you, husband. xoxo