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Old 08-18-2006, 08:51 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123
Houston (pronounced house-ton.)
Actually I heard recently that it is originally house-ton, and that Houston (hue-ston) was the mutilation. Perhaps it became popular because of Sam Houston or somethin like that?
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