chunky 6,087 Posted October 15, 2019 2 hours ago, racers and royals said: Not sure if i`m allowed to post on this thread- as it appears to be private conversations between 2/3 posters Anyway all the talk about the barbers and the murders is hair raising stuff. So, be careful what you say here. We have connections... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,717 Posted October 15, 2019 Just now, chunky said: So, be careful what you say here. We have connections... Poisoned dart in my back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,939 Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, chunky said: So, be careful what you say here. We have connections... I don’t think I ever went into Tom’s tbh. Not sure what was going on, but I always had to wait in the car while my dad popped in to see him. But knowing my dad it was some dodgy deal Edited October 15, 2019 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racers and royals 8,717 Posted October 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, iris123 said: I don’t think I ever went into Tom’s tbh. Not sure what was going on, but I always had to wait in the car while my dad popped in to see him. But knowing my dad it was some dodgy deal It was probably to pick up " something for the weekend " 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,087 Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, iris123 said: I don’t think I ever went into Tom’s tbh. Not sure what was going on, but I always had to wait in the car while my dad popped in to see him. But knowing my dad it was some dodgy deal Or it could be that your dad was trying to protect others from you!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,939 Posted October 15, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, chunky said: Now, that is interesting - particularly the 1761 info. It appears on maps, but in what form? Of course, that means it predates the US state... Things likes this genuinely intrigue me. California was definitely in use in England before the US State took the name. Went to the emigration museum here in Hamburg and they have a map of the US and a button with a few place names. Hamburg, Hannover and one or two others in North Germany. You press the name and all the places in the US which share the name light up. Quite amazing how many Hamburgs or Hannovers there are Looks like California does originate from the Spanish ? Edited October 15, 2019 by iris123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,087 Posted October 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, iris123 said: California was definitely in use in England before the US State took the name. Went to the emigration museum here in Hamburg and they have a map of the US and a button with a few place names. Hamburg, Hannover and one or two others in North Germany. You press the name and all the places in the US which share the name light up. Quite amazing how many Hamburgs or Hannovers there are Hmmmm... I can tell you that in the US there are MANY foreign town names there are here, particularly German ones. There were so many German settlers here that whole areas were taken over. Just west of St. Louis, there is a sizeable area along the Missouri river with a number of German-named towns and villages. Looks like I'll have to look into the California debate a little more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,939 Posted October 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, chunky said: Hmmmm... I can tell you that in the US there are MANY foreign town names there are here, particularly German ones. There were so many German settlers here that whole areas were taken over. Just west of St. Louis, there is a sizeable area along the Missouri river with a number of German-named towns and villages. Looks like I'll have to look into the California debate a little more. Yup. In one town in the early 1900s I think there was around 80 German language newspapers !!! Might have been Baltimore. The Heinz ( of baked beans, ketchup etc fame) used to speak german and annually visit the place they originated from, until WWI when they cut off ties.. Love all this stuff Of course Hamburg was one of the main ports to emigrate to America from. Hapag-Lloyd came about from shipping people to the US. Hapag stands for Hamburg- America-Packet-AG (ie company) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bavarian 765 Posted October 18, 2019 This is what Wikipedia has to say about the origins of the name California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_name_California (but there is no mention of the place in England) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arnieg 3,626 Posted October 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Bavarian said: This is what Wikipedia has to say about the origins of the name California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_name_California (but there is no mention of the place in England) Click through the many other places link and you get to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California,_Berkshire 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 466 Posted October 18, 2019 Thanx for posting the link Bavarian, most interesting-have greatly enjoyed this thread. Clearly forumlanders have catholic tastes (catholic not Catholic). It means universal or wide ranging interests(but of course you all know that). Reason I know this is when I was at Nottingham Univ. I took my girlfriend to Sheffield Speedway(it was a British semi-final in 1968).She arrived back late after curfew and the next day she was called in by the Hall Warden and asked where she had been, when she told her-the Hall warden said "you have catholic tastes"!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
