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SagaFamily Commons => OOC/OT => Topic started by: Gith on June 21, 2012, 08:23:59 PM

Title: My new favourite place in America
Post by: Gith on June 21, 2012, 08:23:59 PM
I randomly came upon this city while randomly exploring in Google Maps for absolutely no reason. I like its name. I feel like the population would be a lot more than such a small place could handle.

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Title: Re: My new favourite place in America
Post by: Talon on June 21, 2012, 08:45:34 PM
Oh, I've heard of that place. We covered that in school. It used to be the capital city, didn't it? Before they changed to Washington DC. ;)

Just kidding, of course, I know nothing about geography.
Title: Re: My new favourite place in America
Post by: Jasyn on June 21, 2012, 08:58:25 PM
They settled south of a lagoon that someone--judging from the name "Laguna de la Leche"--was fooled into thinking was filled with milk.  My guess is that the town was named either for the person who discovered that lake or the person to whom he sold it.

;D
Title: Re: My new favourite place in America
Post by: Talon on June 21, 2012, 09:08:34 PM
A milk lake? That sounds a lot less inviting on a very hot day.
Title: Re: My new favourite place in America
Post by: Gith on June 21, 2012, 09:26:46 PM
It is on an island somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico actually. Dunno why I ended up there. I was seeing how far away San Diego was from Toronto since someone said they were going to be there for a Con and then I started zooming in on islands.

Good name though.
Title: Re: My new favourite place in America
Post by: Jasyn on June 21, 2012, 10:50:00 PM
Cuba, specifically.  Of course, I cheated in order to find that out.
Title: Re: My new favourite place in America
Post by: Titia on June 22, 2012, 12:21:53 AM
Quote"Laguna de la Leche"

This is actually a funny name in French... it could translates rougly as "Ass kissers laguna" :)