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Does the town of Milford, CT live up to its name?

Sir_Galahad wrote:Does the town of Milford, CT live up to its name?

LOL

What's it's names reputation?

Sir_Galahad wrote:Does the town of Milford, CT live up to its name?

The Encyclopedia Britannica thinks it was named for Milford Haven, Wales or Milford, England. The Milford Haven, Wales seems to be more likely as many of the first settlers in this part of what is now Connecticut were Welsh.

I guess you could consider the location of Milford as a ford. The river does narrow there between its mouth on Long Island sound and "Upper Lagoon". It appears to have been named Milford before any actual mills were built there, though.

andrewjackson wrote:

Sir_Galahad wrote:Does the town of Milford, CT live up to its name?

The Encyclopedia Britannica thinks it was named for Milford Haven, Wales or Milford, England. The Milford Haven, Wales seems to be more likely as many of the first settlers in this part of what is now Connecticut were Welsh.

I guess you could consider the location of Milford as a ford. The river does narrow there between its mouth on Long Island sound and "Upper Lagoon". It appears to have been named Milford before any actual mills were built there, though.

Hmmm... Methinks ye seems to have missed my drift.

Sir_Galahad wrote:
Hmmm... Methinks ye seems to have missed my drift.

Okay, hands up if you think you know where the heck Galahad's drift is supposed to be drifting.

It's hard to type this while I'm sitting on my own hands.

silvercamaro wrote:

Sir_Galahad wrote:
Hmmm... Methinks ye seems to have missed my drift.

Okay, hands up if you think you know where the heck Galahad's drift is supposed to be drifting.

It's hard to type this while I'm sitting on my own hands.

My hands are under my butt as well.

No idea.

Mill and ford seem to be the operative words. They do not seem especially interesting without context.

I think he wants you to drop the "ord" from the town name.

Insert your own Beavis-and-Butthead chuckle here.

thguy65 wrote:I think he wants you to drop the "ord" from the town name.

Insert your own Beavis-and-Butthead chuckle here.

Oh!

My hand is in the air now!

I have never been there, so I can't say.

I got what Sir G was talking about right away....

lb13

I used to live in that neck of the woods. Basically, New Haven (and its assorted compass havens) prevent Milford and Guilford from abutting each other. I will leave it as an exercise to the deranged readers to make up their own particularly filthy acronyms.

---Jay (Born in New Haven, CT, Dr. Benjamin Spock, of baby doc fame (not that Baby Doc), passed away this many years ago. Know that number and you will also know the number of days until my episode will air)

Hey Beavis! Uh, I looked up the word milf in the dictionary, and like, uh, there was a picture of your mom in there. Huh, huh, huh!


Shut up Butt-head! You don't even know how to use one of those dictionary things!


Uh.......... Oh, yeah. Huh, huh.

I still have no idea, but it seems like I can manage without it.

Ritterskoop wrote:I still have no idea, but it seems like I can manage without it.

If anyone really wants to know what the reference was Sir G was making.....

Dirty reference warning:

Spoiler

MILF stands for Mother I'd Like to Fuck

lb13

frogman042 wrote:I used to live in that neck of the woods. Basically, New Haven (and its assorted compass havens) prevent Milford and Guilford from abutting each other. I will leave it as an exercise to the deranged readers to make up their own particularly filthy acronyms.

---Jay (Born in New Haven, CT, Dr. Benjamin Spock, of baby doc fame (not that Baby Doc), passed away this many years ago. Know that number and you will also know the number of days until my episode will air)

Some of my ancestors were among the founders of New Haven: Trowbridge, Howe, Talmage, Yale, and Marshall.

And I'd love to see Sir G go back to making dirty posts as opposed to posting all the political crap. That's the way I'll always remember him.....

Spoiler

lb13

If you are in NYC, and someone annoying asks you for directions to the Milford Plaza, the evil thing to do is direct them to Grand Central and get a train ticket to Milford.



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Bob Juch wrote:

frogman042 wrote:I used to live in that neck of the woods. Basically, New Haven (and its assorted compass havens) prevent Milford and Guilford from abutting each other. I will leave it as an exercise to the deranged readers to make up their own particularly filthy acronyms.

---Jay (Born in New Haven, CT, Dr. Benjamin Spock, of baby doc fame (not that Baby Doc), passed away this many years ago. Know that number and you will also know the number of days until my episode will air)

Some of my ancestors were among the founders of New Haven: Trowbridge, Howe, Talmage, Yale, and Marshall.

I grew up in Milford,CT. My sister went to school with a Bobby Trowbridge.

I live in Stratford, the next own over is Milford. Husband1111 works there.

I knew what a MILF is and I still didn't get it.

So maybe Sir G's answer is no.

But then the mother thing might throw me off a bit. I can't think of many FILF over there either, but that would be a different town.

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littlebeast13 wrote:And I'd love to see Sir G go back to making dirty posts as opposed to posting all the political crap. That's the way I'll always remember him.....

Spoiler

lb13

That's a sweet picture!

littlebeast13 wrote:And I'd love to see Sir G go back to making dirty posts as opposed to posting all the political crap. That's the way I'll always remember him.....

lb13

<LOL>

Ah, those were fun times, weren't they lb?

I just don't get that same sense that I used to have when I bantered with samcat in The Old Days.

Sometimes I wish I hadn't become so wound up in this election. But, god damn it, our country is at stake here and (please forgive my brief political rant in this otherwise clean thread) I find it so difficult to believe that so many people can't or refuse to see that and what Obama represents. It's not fear-mongering or kool-aid drinking. It's truth. It's all there in black and white if you just seek it out. [/ rant]

"Trophy Veep? What contest in Hell did I win?"
- Apologies to Frank Barone

changed my mind

Sir_Galahad wrote: But, god damn it, our country is at stake here

I believe that people have been making this statment since the first Presidential election (and I'm sure that they will making for many years to come), and still our Republic survives.

traininvain wrote:

Sir_Galahad wrote: But, god damn it, our country is at stake here

I believe that people have been making this statment since the first Presidential election (and I'm sure that they will making for many years to come), and still our Republic survives.

Amazing ain't it?

It is what I love about living here.