In a message dated 11/8/2007 2:32:26 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
dkspence@telus.net writes:
Can anyone explain the origin of the term "Yankee"?
It is a shortened version of the old southern US term, Danmyankee.
Robert B. Houston
Texan in New Mexico
63 TR4
As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg
carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed,
perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced
hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and
adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual.
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