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Warpy

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25. I'm glad they did that, I was unaware of it, not being a skier.

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #16)

Fri Jan 13, 2023, 02:50 PM

Jan 2023

I remember the flapdoodle over returning Mt. Denali to its rightful name in Alaska, think the whitefolks name was McKinley. Cousins up there always called it Denali, even before the name was changed back. I thought it was pretty funny that so many people kicked up a fuss over a name change from a president whose main claim to fame was getting assassinated early in his presidency, before he'd managed to create a legacy.

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Be nice if you gave us a clue. n/t MicaelS Jan 2023 #26

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You would never know that CountAllVotes Jan 2023 #12

You're welcome The Mouth Jan 2023 #28

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I'm glad they did that, I was unaware of it, not being a skier. Warpy Jan 2023 #25

Squaw Valley in central CA Bayard Jan 2023 #17

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Neither did I CountAllVotes Jan 2023 #30

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I didn't know either, but this claims every tribe in the US and Canada views it as derogatory IronLionZion Jan 2023 #24

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