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