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"Awww Crapo! He's got us there!"
Posted by: Tetsu | June 22, 2004 at 09:50 AM
And when he walked down the streets, the peasants said "Holy Howlin' Crap! It's Henry Howland Crapo!"
Posted by: eadn | June 22, 2004 at 09:51 AM
Don't forget the Haynie Crapo legislation.
(Boy the level of these stories just keeps getting higher and higher . . .)
Posted by: Mahatma Kane Jeeves | June 22, 2004 at 09:57 AM
dave, dave the hills are alive, so come out of your half dream, dream.
and run if you will to the top of the hill, bonnie dave.
refrain
Posted by: rodmckuen | June 22, 2004 at 09:57 AM
linguistically-speaking (huh?), it's really pronounced 'craypo' (note the long A).
however, for this site and it's inhabitants (like me!), we'll just go ahead and run with our maladjusted instinctual knee-jerk reactions.
'kay?
Posted by: weirdo | June 22, 2004 at 10:01 AM
weirdo - i've no problem with that, i just feel sorry for the people with that name who try to convince others of its true pronunciation.
Like the lady whose name was pronounced "Ossman" yet spelled "Assman."
Posted by: leigh7911 | June 22, 2004 at 10:05 AM
I give to my fellow bloglits (and especially elle), the url for the leading polyethylene tank manufacturer in this whole darn Country. Simply click on my name.
Posted by: waterboy | June 22, 2004 at 10:48 AM
craypo. sure. oh, mrs. craypo, say the secret woid and....
Posted by: queensbee | June 22, 2004 at 10:48 AM
Assman always reminds me (again) of Rodney Dangerfield's joke. "People are always saying 'are you a breast man?' or 'are you an ass man?' I guess I'm an ass man, because everyone always says, "You're an ASS, man. Thank you, thank you, great crowd."
OK, not one of his best.
I prefer this: "I went to Las Vegas last week and lost $3,000. I got even though -- I swiped 400 Sweet 'n' Lows."
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | June 22, 2004 at 11:44 AM
I mentioned before that I have a co-worker named Harry Woodcock,
but guess what!!!
I just rememberred that a few years ago we had a professor here named Dumass. (Though he insisted it was pronounced Du-Moss)
Posted by: orcel | June 22, 2004 at 11:45 AM
I love it, Du-Moss!
That's like Hyacinth Bucket insisting it's pronounced Bouquet.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | June 22, 2004 at 12:25 PM
worked with a person last named Bigness. Insisted on pronouncing it bihj-nee. was a pretty bihj joke around here too.
Posted by: queensbee | June 22, 2004 at 12:30 PM
I think Crapo Park is the home of the world's largest Tootsie Roll. At least they say it's a Tootsie Roll.
Posted by: bbescuela | June 22, 2004 at 07:38 PM
BTW we had a local OB/GYN named Dr. Wunderlich. And yes, he pronounced it "wonderlick."
Posted by: bbescuela | June 22, 2004 at 07:41 PM