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Originally Posted by Devo
Salty, I believe it was Cincinatus, a slaves name that was the root word for Cincinnati.
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... Too Right, Devo... The must o' made him change
his name again... I'm thinkin' the bloke's name was
already Cincinnati - he was a crew-mate on Columbus's
ship that first sailed here - it was sometime after
Australians "discovered" America - ... Anyway, the
story is that Columbus got his sailing ships in Italy
from Queen Isabella - and the Cincinnati fellow decided
to sail-along. ... So, once here in America, Columbus
and "Cincy" (the called him THAT for short) and the
crew surely had a go with all the pretty-bird native
girls here.
... and Cincy went chasing after a pretty girl named
Running Bare and followed her all the way to Ohio!
And her Indi... native American tribe must have made
ol' Cincy a slave...
... Hence the name - Cincinnati!
... And I hope the Steelers can beat Cincinnati TWICE
this season-meet!
#### Salty