"Christopher Green" > wrote in message
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> Never seen "Sandy Eggo" myself except on Usenet, and I've long resided
> near enough that I should've if it existed.

AFAIK, it is my invention.

> In the days when it was pretty much a Navy town, and had a deservedly
> wild reputation, it was often "Dago".

Wild? Heh, heh. Only if you came from somewhere small in the mid-west. San
Diego has always been about as conservative as a city can get.

In reality, it was never a "Navy Town". Lots of Navy here, but except for
the peak of Vietnam and WWII, there is as much military presence now as
always. The big military related change has been in the loss of aircraft
manufacture and defense contractors. On the other hand, ship building is
larger than ever. It may have seemed as if there was more military here in
the past as the population was much less. IIRC, the population in the early
1960s was only about 300,000. Sailors and Marines are less visable now
because they are now allowed to wear civilian clothing more freely. They are
still here....just less visible.

Now, the use of "Dago" is a fighting word!

Charlie

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> Chris Green