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  • From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Groundhogs
  • Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 09:07:25 -0500

At 01:00 PM 5/17/2008, E.Plutko wrote:
I wrote --one of the nicknames. Look at
HTTP://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ms_intro.htm.

I'm more inclined to think that the 'Ground-hog State' nickname referenced on that website - and they admit they don't know for sure where it came from - anyway, I'm more inclined to think that it stems from Mississippians' love of sausage(ground hog!) than from a reference to Marmota monax.
LOL




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