While spending Memorial Day in Fire Island, I realized how weird a name Long Island really is. We say it all the time and never actually think about the name itself. Long Island. It's nothing more than a very basic topographical description of land. You won't appreciate the humor unless you can imagine yourself having a conversation with a Native American hundreds of years ago. [He has a stereotypically heavy Native American accent]
Me: "Hello Chief, where are you from?"
Chief: "Long Island."
You see what I mean? It's pretty weird.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Long Island
Labels:
Geography,
Ian Wishingrad,
Long Island,
Native American,
Pronouciation,
Topograpy
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