Nigeria used to be called "Niger"....
"There was a young lady from Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside
And the smile on the face of the tiger"
Of course, this stretches a bit on the "hard g"-"soft g" axis...
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Last edited by MaggieL; 02-09-2002 at 07:35 PM.
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