How about "Head ache" or "Shin Bone"? My nativity sight, only way out in the sticks on my Grandpa Converse's farm??? Give up??? Hettick...........in S. Palmyra Twp., edge of Barr Twp. Jere Braden will back me on this one and maybe come up with another version or two?? Mary Ann At 10:46 PM 12/16/1999 -0600, you wrote: >At 02:49 AM 12/16/1999 -0000, you wrote: > >My votes with Bill !! My in-laws from Thayer. > >But we must remember that there were alot of people in that area from > >different parts of the world. But we could go to Thayer, There, >Where!! > >>grin< or to > >Nil-wood or Nail-wood :) And we mustn't forget Low-wam-i, Loo-am-i, > >La-wam-ee > >Hazel from De-cat-or, Deck-a-tour or Stinky Town >big grin< > >Merry Christmas to all !! > >Now, don't go touchin' Nile Wood!! I was raised on the wrong side >of the tracks there and it was Nil Wood meaning "no wood" by steam >train engineers who wouldn't stop because there was no wood to take >aboard, so the story goes. > >Merry Christmas to you, too, Hazel, and everyone else on the list. > >Gloria > > > > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >Macoupin County IL Township Information: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/m_towns.htm