[78-L] Peach Soda in Biloxi

[David Lennick]

> From: stevenc at interlinks.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:26:38 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Peach Soda in Biloxi
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bob Rice" <bobrice at snet.net>
> > I THOUGHT it was Moxie?!Well, Maine, is a bit away from ole Miss!
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Geoffrey Wheeler" <dialjazz at verizon.net>
> > “Biloxi.” Isn’t that the name of a soft drink and the expression: “He’s
> > got plenty of Biloxi?”
> >
> Note that Biloxi does NOT rhyme with Moxie (when pronounced
> properly. anyway...!)!
> 
> Steven C. Barr 
> 

Note also that my Webster's pronouncing gazetteer DOES list "bil-LOK-see" as an accepted second choice. Let's not be too hard on Frank Loesser while we're at it..his use of that pronunciation in the song "Guys And Dolls" is in character, and he was well acquainted with the folks who populated those Damon Runyon stories. As which of us is not.

 

dl