Yes I'm SURE Ohioans know what a buckeye is. I was talking about everyone else. And don't worry about the terrapin thing--as I said until recently I had no idea what a terrapin was either. For some reason I was under the impression that it was a fast-moving animal, like a rabbit or something. A terrapin rabbit sounds equally reasonable as a terrapin turtle in my opinion. That could definitely cause some MAJOR misunderstanding. Just knowing that MD's team is called the terrapins is the mark of a Maryland native, unless you're an avid college sports fan.
--- In [email protected], Susan Carroll-Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings-- > > Ellen wrote: > > Speaking of common words that I didn't > > know the meaning of--with all the discussion about state symbols I > > came across Ohio being the buckeye state, and Ohio state team name is > > the buckeyes. Until last week I had no idea what a buckeye is. > > Turns out it's a tree. Am I the only one who didn't know this? To > > have a state nickname that is so uncommon that people don't know what > > it means might mean that it might not be the best nickname. Just a > > thought. > > > Yep, the buckeye is a tree. It's a type of horse chestnut. Usually > when someone refers to a "buckeye" (small case), they're referring to > the actual nut from the tree, which is a dark brown with a lighter > coloured spot. If you happen to be watching an Ohio State football or > basketball game on TV and you see the OSU mascot (Brutus Buckeye), > you'll see his head is a buckeye. > > People from Ohio know what it means. On the other hand, if you asked > most people in Ohio what a terrapin was, I don't think they would know...... > > And I'm still not completely sure why people from Indiana are Hoosiers. > > Susan > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/weingartenchatters/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
