Grant: Letters and the Origin of Loo

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Published July 25, 2007 at 7:00 AM PDT

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While rummaging through the mailbag, Grant answers questions about the military cry Hooah! and what to call a person from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Also: A caller has spent a lot of time searching for th

Grant: Letters and the Origin of Loo

While rummaging through the mailbag, Grant answers questions about the military cry “Hooah!” and what to call a person from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Also: A caller has spent a lot of time searching for the origin of the word “loo.” Grant and Martha share their theories about this British expression came to be.
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Grant: Letters and the Origin of Loo

While rummaging through the mailbag, Grant answers questions about the military cry Hooah! and what to call a person from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Also: A caller has spent a lot of time searching for th

While rummaging through the mailbag, Grant answers questions about the military cry Hooah! and what to call a person from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Also: A caller has spent a lot of time searching for th