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Thread #60464 Message #970123
Posted By: Billy the Bus
21-Jun-03 - 07:01 AM
Thread Name: BS: Oxymoron place names
Subject: RE: BS: Oxymoron place names
Yonks back I lived at Lake Rotoiti - northern South Island, NZ. There's more Lake Roto-how's-ya-fathers in NZ than you can shake a stick at. The Maori word 'roto' = 'lake' - awww... shucks.