Tacoma name origins

[kayakbirder]

Tacoma is named after a Native American word for Washington State's Mount Rainier, which is the tallest in Washington.

 

[B.C.]

Cool!

 

[Backroader]

Tacoma is named after a Native American word for Washington State's Mount Rainier, which is the tallest in Washington.

Great piece of trivia. When you mentioned Mount Ranier, I thought of a funny conversation I had last summer. Somewhere along the line I picked up a ball cap that had Mount Ranier stitched on the front. I was wearing it walking a trail and I ran into a guy who stopped to chat. He looked at my hat and asked, ever been there? I said, naw, just got the hat. He then said jokingly, that's OK, I've got a Montreal Canadiens hat and I've never played for them. I thought that was pretty witty.

 

[Backroader]

Great piece of trivia. When you mentioned Mount Ranier, I thought of a funny conversation I had last summer. Somewhere along the line I picked up a ball cap that had Mount Ranier stitched on the front. I was wearing it walking a trail and I ran into a guy who stopped to chat. He looked at my hat and asked, ever been there? I said, naw, just got the hat. He then said jokingly, that's OK, I've got a Montreal Canadiens hat and I've never played for them. I thought that was pretty witty.

Well wasn't that just a riveting story..

 

[Lil G]

It was pretty dang funny

 

[B.C.]

It was pretty dang funny

I liked it to!

I have a F1 Racing hat.
I have yet to race in F1
Been to a few races as a spectator though, even got to meet Valtteri Bottas.

 

[Backroader]

Well thank you, I'm glad you liked it..,whew

 

[Backroader]

I'm sorry kayakbirder for distracting from your initial post which was very interesting.

 

[B.C.]

I'm sorry kayakbirder for distracting from your initial post which was very interesting.

You should be...this is the only thread on the entire forum that got slightly off topic

 

[Backroader]

You should be...this is the only thread on the entire forum that got slightly off topic

LOL!...well played

Ya, I've seen some subjects drift so far off course I wonder how they ever lost their way... but it's all part of the fun!

 

[tooter]

hmmm [emoji848] i wonder who...i mean how?

 

[B.C.]

LOL!...well played

Ya, I've seen some subjects drift so far off course I wonder how they ever lost their way... but it's all part of the fun!

Hahahahahahahahahaha

The thread asking about the airbox resonator was my favorite. Tooter answered the question right away, then it got slightly off topic...

 

[tooter]

what is your definition of slight, sir? lol

 

[B.C.]

what is your definition of slight, sir? lol

slight·er,slight·est.
small in amount, degree, etc.:a slight increase; a slight odor

 

[tooter]

i can't dispute, haha!

 

[tooter]

also, i think its great how Backroader knows how to lighten up the heavy threads with funny stories.

 

[B.C.]

Agreed!
Backroader is awesome!

 

[Backroader]

Ahhhh that is so nice of you to say that Tooter and BC!! Thank you and you've made my day! .

 

[kayakbirder]

Thread hacked three times! You guys are on a roll

 

[B.C.]

Only three...we must be slipping...