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Old 01-18-2013, 08:45 PM   #1
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Good catch! Yup,its seems when you call somebody out you get it right back. I'm guilty.
Shame on you for misspelling Wolfsboro!
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Old 01-18-2013, 09:34 PM   #2
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We have friends who call it "Wolfenboro"...no idea where it comes from .
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Old 01-18-2013, 10:06 PM   #3
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Wolfenboro...Tuftonboro...Moultonborough...hey what's a few letters among
friends...local color.
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Old 01-19-2013, 09:20 AM   #4
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We have friends who call it "Wolfenboro"...no idea where it comes from .
That's funny!! I have never in my whole life heard it called that!!! Where does that come from, do you know?
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Old 01-19-2013, 06:27 PM   #5
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That's funny!! I have never in my whole life heard it called that!!! Where does that come from, do you know?
But she and her husband both say it. Initially, I thought maybe she was saying "wolf-e-boro", but after hearing her say it a few times more, and even with my lousy hearing, I know she is saying Wolfenboro. Just gives me a smile.
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We have friends who call it "Wolfenboro"...no idea where it comes from .
Maybe there was a WereWolf in Wolfeboro history.... NB
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named Wolfeborough in honor of English General James Wolfe, in the 1700's
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