Sunday, February 15, 2009

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my...

Michael,

I met some new friends and they all say hi. At least, that's what I interpretted as they are animals. I can only speak a little bear, so it was hard to tell exactly what they are saying.

After finally getting rid of my old friends, which I will never mention again (Alex & MacDonna), I am happy to be out in nature, living the wild life. I met a bear, a beaver, a frog and a moose, which apparently are indigenous to Vermont, and most people here have them as pets. They roam the streets quite often and love the Green Mountain state.

Question... Do you know why Vermont is named Vermont?
Answer... Ver mean green in French and Mont means big, giant hill.

What I don't understand is these big old hills here are not green but white. Maybe they should change the state name to Whitemont? Seems silly to me to keep the name Vermont when it doesn't make any sense. It's like Scranton, combining both Scran (get lost) and ton (lots of weight), meaning lose weight. Maybe Scranton should change their name to BiggestLoser, PA?

Sincerely,
Dwight Schrute
Former Assistant (to the) Regional Manager
Dunder-Mifflin, BiggestLoser Branch

1 comment:

  1. Dwight,

    Scram means get lost, scran doesn't mean anything.

    Angela (and I'm not following your blog)
    p.s. the very best of luck to you Dwight.

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