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Question: Did you ever live in a place where all the words sing!?
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THE VILLAGES OF GUAM

Mongmong
Toto
Maiti
Piti
Sinajana

Mogfog
Lamlam
Agat
Chalan-Pago

Ordot
Yona
Yigo
Baragada

Umatac
Tamuning
Inaranjan
Talafofo

You come, we go
Agana Heights to Dededo…

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Yes! I lived on Guam for 2 years from '74 - '76, when Typhoon Pamela hit and Viet Nam fell!.!.!.thanks for bringing back names long forgotten!

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The capacity of the human brain is infinite!.!.!.!.just imagine all the languages on this planet created at the dawning of mankind!. The words you have shown us are like a magical incantation!.

You'd love Great Britain!.!.!.!.all our little villages have strange names!.!.!.!.off the top of my head I can think of Wyre Piddle, Giggleswick, Great Snoring, Upper and Lower Slaughter, Baddesley Clinton and Harborough Magna, to name but a few!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They're really rockin' in Boston, Pittsburgh, PA
Deep in the heart of Texas
and round the Frisco Bay
All over St!. Louis,
way down in New Orleans
All the cats wanna dance with
Sweet Little 16

This refers to an actual person prior to MTV!.
She doesn't exist anymore in any of those cities!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I know a better place and the hamlets and villages still exist!.

http://answers!.yahoo!.com/question/index;!.!.!.

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Far away places with strange sounding names!. I bet - our cities sound strange too - like Minneapolis - Tallahassee - Indianapolis ?Www@QuestionHome@Com

From Rabaul to Kokopo
Some things we just don't know!.
Loyang to Pasir Ris
Some things we just can't see

Wherever you are coming from
Makes me feel rather dum de dum dum dumbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbWww@QuestionHome@Com

Where I grew up, the music was conducted by gunshots and sirens!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I had to take a daily daily in Baden-Baden!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

This only adds to my confusion this morning!.
Off to garden!.!.!.I never promised you a rose!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It does sing!.!.!.now I'll never get the Beach Boys out of my head!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com