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MineralMan

(146,308 posts) Tue Oct 31, 2017, 04:40 PM Oct 2017

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Huckleberry and Whortleberry are Synonyms.

I used to pick them as casual snacks on the central coast of California while hiking, along with the odd gooseberry and wild blackberry.

BTW, it's whortleberry, not whoretleberry, just to clarify. Also, they are not related to the common dingleberry, Donald Trump's favorite fruit, either.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huckleberry

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Huckleberry and Whortleberry are Synonyms. (Original Post) MineralMan Oct 2017 OP

Coincidence? n/t rzemanfl Oct 2017 #1

There are no coincidences. MineralMan Oct 2017 #2

Little known fact.... Mark Twain's first draft of "Whortleberry Finn" was rejected by publishers. virtualobserver Oct 2017 #4

Synonyms for "dingleberry"? lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #3

rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)

1. Coincidence? n/t

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 04:43 PM

Oct 2017

MineralMan

(146,308 posts)

2. There are no coincidences.

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 04:44 PM

Oct 2017

Everything is carefully planned.

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)

4. Little known fact.... Mark Twain's first draft of "Whortleberry Finn" was rejected by publishers.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 04:50 PM

Oct 2017

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

3. Synonyms for "dingleberry"?

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 04:48 PM

Oct 2017

sorry - on edit I see you're way ahead of me.

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