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To: Ahithophel

In re Joachim Neuman/Neander...

Another Joachim had a valley named after him, in what is now the Czech Republic. We use a derivation of his valley’s name every day.

Joachim->Joachimthal->thaler->dollar.


24 posted on 05/02/2008 4:35:33 PM PDT by Erasmus (Nihilism never amounted to anything.)
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To: Erasmus

The San Joaquin valley in California is named after another Joachim.


27 posted on 05/02/2008 5:22:13 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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