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Posted by JJ on April 12, 2001 at 23:37:37:

In Reply to: Re: Dave/Richard crosses line -- Goodbye! posted by TenantNet on April 10, 2001 at 22:42:52:

: But isn't Sanders out of business, or was that Strohs? They made ice cream as well. BBut you get the grand prize if you tell us what Bob-Lo actually sstands for (in the correct language) :)

You believed "Renee" was of French ancestry and would know this?

Or did you want an answer?

Answer: farfetched, I don't believe that Bob-Lo is the closest non-French-speaking people could come up with, but here's the official urban legend on the origin of the name:

"Bob-Lo was the best the non-French locals could do with the pronunciation of Bois Blanc, and it stuck and became official in 1949. "

from: http://www.detnews.com/history/boblo/boblo.htm

memory lane: http://www.bobloisland.com/OpeningPage.html

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: : But isn't Sanders out of business, or was that Strohs? They made ice cream as well. BBut you get the grand prize if you tell us what Bob-Lo actually sstands for (in the correct language) :)

: You believed "Renee" was of French ancestry and would know this?

: Or did you want an answer?

: Answer: farfetched, I don't believe that Bob-Lo is the closest non-French-speaking people could come up with, but here's the official urban legend on the origin of the name:

: "Bob-Lo was the best the non-French locals could do with the pronunciation of Bois Blanc, and it stuck and became official in 1949. "

: from: http://www.detnews.com/history/boblo/boblo.htm

: memory lane: http://www.bobloisland.com/OpeningPage.html


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