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From: licsak@hsi.UUCP (Don Licsak)
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Subject: Re: ORIGIN OF "ARGO"
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Date: Sat, 27-Sep-86 08:20:33 EDT
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> > What did he name the boat after? 
> 
> The city where the ship was built.  Its near the Isthmus of
> Corinth.  It was a fairly important city state in ancient times.
> 
> 				Non Cuniculus Est,
> 					Tom H.

Ah, gee. I thought Jason named his ship after that city in Illinois
where the corn starch is made. A buddy of mine played high school
basketball there. Their nickname? What else? The Argonauts.


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         Don Licsak                      ihnp4!hsi!licsak
         Health Systems International
         New Haven, CT  06511


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