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Why is Bill a nickname for William?

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:35:31 +0000

This sounds like an urban legend, but make some sense to me

How did the name William get the nickname Bill? – Yahoo! Answers

When William of Orange ruled England, Ireland and Scotland, he was noted for leaving massive debts wherever he went. The proprietors all across the land, knew of his reputation and while they couldn’t refuse the ruler of the land, they knew that after he left they would be laden with many bills to pay…and wherever he went the people would say, “Here comes bills.”

Single Malt Scotch

admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:07:19 +0000

Read a good review of scotch on some plane somewhere. Made me curious. Of course Whiskymag.com is filled with data. For instance telling you that Single Malt Scotch is really whisky from scotland that is from a single source.

There’s a good Award list up there. Some of the great names are:

Highland Park 18 year old ($90)
Highland Park 12 year old ($40)
The Macallan (speyside)

Twitter Updates for 2008-05-11

admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:59:59 +0000

At Qwest stadium. 10,000 kids and parents. Kids will escort Sounders in. Fun! http://snipurl.com/28a3m #
Sounders drew 0-0. Now watching Saturday night live. How wierd. Same show I watched 30 you are ago #
@thename the Timbers from Portland. The Timbers Army (their fans) reminded me of football in scotland #