Mish mash

Jan. 8th, 2009 11:51 am
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'Tis the season to be reminded that mish was the Salish word for river. Thus Stillaguamish, Snohomish, Skykomish, Sammamish, Duwamish. Although that doesn't exhaust the great river names around here: Nooksack, Snoqualmie, Puyallup, Nisqually, Dosewallips, Pysht, Quillayute, Quinault, Skookumchuck, and the ever popular Humptulips.

Lists of flooding rivers on the news always sound pretty tribal in these parts. It was something that struck me as soon as I moved here. It was a January, after all.
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Date: 2009-01-08 09:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] randy-byers.livejournal.com
Ha! I was thinking about Indian names for rivers nationally, and Susquehanna was the one that came to mind after Mississippi. I suppose Ohio is another.

Date: 2009-01-09 12:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] paulcarp.livejournal.com
Thanks for the post. Samish River flooded. And with the Nooksack River flood warning, I'm feeling squeamish.

Date: 2009-01-09 01:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] randy-byers.livejournal.com
I'm feeling like a Beamish myself.

Date: 2009-01-11 04:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] paulcarp.livejournal.com
The Copper Hog (just down the block from me) replaced Obsidian Stout with Beamish tonight. Thanks to your reply, you can guess what I've just been drinking, right?

Date: 2009-01-11 04:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] randy-byers.livejournal.com
I dunno, Rainier?

I think we need a local beer called Skookumchuck.

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