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    1. Re: [NYERIE] ST. Stephens
    2. grace w gathman
    3. I'm sorry I can't help you with this, but I just had to share how deep our ignorance can be on some topics. I just learned last week that "Buffalo gal won't you come out with me" referred to Buffalo, NY. I thought it was in reference to a Western theme. Dumb. Grace

    06/06/2005 05:19:24
    1. Re: [NYERIE] ST. Stephens
    2. Cynthia Van Ness
    3. It gets better! Legend has it that "Buffalo gals" actually refers to the prostitutes of Canal Street. --- grace w gathman <wallace26@juno.com> wrote: > I'm sorry I can't help you with this, but I just had to share > how deep > our ignorance can be on some topics. I just learned last week > that > "Buffalo gal won't you come out with me" referred to Buffalo, > NY. I > thought it was in reference to a Western theme. Dumb. Grace > > > ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== > List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> > My Genealogy: http://members.cox.net/dtrose/ > Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your > family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 > months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com www.buffaloresearch.com "My heart is moved by all I cannot save: So much has been destroyed I have to cast my lot with those who, age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world." -Adrienne Rich

    06/06/2005 11:22:18