Re: Cologne, Germany

In article <1147422701.590346.130800@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> "mb" <azythos2@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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None that I see. That was one of the explanations found in the
discussion of the place name by New Yorkers on their history. Another
one was that the "spuiten" was not about squirting but a
maelstrom/whirlpool.

That would surprise *me* very much.
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