Re: LoGH Mystery Ship
Scott Swoboda (scotswo1@airmail.net)
Fri, 14 Mar 1997 14:03:04 -0600
CSUE@delphi.com wrote:
>
> Ree: mystery ship - I believe the proper spelling of the name should be
> Masasoit. (An Indian name - Whether a tribe or a chief, I don't
> recall!)
>
Looks like Sue wins the mystery ship sweepstakes, and with it, our
undying admiration and praise. Thanks to her clue, I found "Massasoit"
(close, Sue!) in the biographical section of my Webser's Dictionary. He
was a sachem (chief) of Wampanoag Indians of eastern Massachusetts.
Your next mission, should you decide to accept it, is to figure out why
anyone would name a ship "Bang Goo." In the event of your capture, the
secretary will disavow any knowledge of your mission. This MSG will
self destruct in ten seconds :)
Regards,
Scott Swoboda
P.S. My guess is that it is the worst misspelling of "van Gogh" in
recorded history, though it would be more believable if it had a strange
paint job like the "Mauria."