I'VE SEEN Molly's Nipple. If I remember correctly it's somewhere between Zion National Park and St George, UT??????? AM
Annmarie Mikelski Coastal WGSD Rescue Referral, INC http://www.coastalwgsdrr.org WGSD stuff for sale - All proceeds go to emergency vetting care for WGSDs/WSs in need http://www.cafepress.com/coastalwgs http://www.cafepress.com/wgsdstore Lyme disease awareness stuff for sale www.cafepress.com/lymegreen Proceeds from this store will be donated to the treatments for Lyme-positive dogs. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Johnson Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:15 AM To: Mark Minton Cc: CaveTex Subject: Re: CaveTex: Re: Whats in a name? My geology professor mentioned on a field trip that there are several geological features out west with names like "Molly's Nipple." Which raises the question: What will happen when they figure out what "Grand Teton" means? Bruce Mark Minton wrote: > DirtDoc said: > >> Back in the early 1960's a bunch of do-gooders in the US Geological >> Survey who had control of the Board of Geographic Nomenclature made a >> concerted, and effective, effort to expunge what they perceived to be >> offensive historical place names. > > > It's still happening. In Carlsbad Cavern there is a famous > formation known for a long time as the Breast of Venus, but the last > time I was there a ranger said they were changing it to something else > because some people found it offensive. Say what!? > > Mark Minton > > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:[email protected] with > the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and information > go to www.cavetex.net. List administrator: mailto:[email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:[email protected] with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and information go to www.cavetex.net. List administrator: mailto:[email protected] --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0537-1, 09/14/2005 Tested on: 9/15/2005 1:42:30 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:[email protected] with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and information go to www.cavetex.net. List administrator: mailto:[email protected]
