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Subject: origin of term norht cacalackey
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Posted: 31 Aug 2003 07:04 PDT
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origin of term "north cacalackey"..where did it originate from and why
or how from north carolina to north cacalackey??
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Subject: Re: origin of term norht cacalackey
From: justaskscott-ga on 31 Aug 2003 09:34 PDT
 
An interesting question, and apparently an unsolved one.  Here are
some views on the origin of "Cackalacky" (which is usually, though not
always, spelled this way):

"Searching for 'Cackalacky,' readers rummage memories", by Clare
Ramsey (Aug. 13, 2003)
The State
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/2003/08/27/living/6517445.htm

"'Cackalacky' trackers lack clues to its origin", by Clare Ramsey
(Jul. 30, 2003)
The State
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/state/2003/08/27/business/6415688.htm

"[internetworkers] Re: north cackalacky question", by Paul Jones (Jul
23, 2003)
The InterNetWorkers Archives
http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/internetworkers/2003-July/010508.html

"[internetworkers] Re: north cackalacky question (fwd)", by Paul Jones
(Jul 22, 2003)
The InterNetWorkers Archives 
http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/internetworkers/2003-July/010504.html
Subject: Re: origin of term norht cacalackey
From: ago-ga on 31 Aug 2003 14:35 PDT
 
I've never heard this term before, but it sure sounds like a
bastardization of the german word "Kackerlacke", which means
cockroach. (pronounced kakerlakey, or kakelakey if the r is not
articulated well, very common if the speaker's native language is
English. I'm guessing that it's a derogatory term...
Subject: Re: origin of term norht cacalackey
From: pinkfreud-ga on 31 Aug 2003 15:40 PDT
 
Having encountered the so-called "Palmetto bugs" of South Carolina,
which are actually huge roaches, I vote for the cockroach origin of
the name.

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