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1. katry Says:

   
   August 2, 2011 at 11:24 am

   Russell Baker quote
2. Bob Says:

   
   August 2, 2011 at 7:02 pm

   There was a motel in Wichita Kansas near the airport that looked exactly like the one in the photo. I decided to stay there in 1980 because I thought that these oddities would be gone in a couple of years and I wanted to experience staying in an iconic building. I was very surprised at the size of my room. The tepees are much larger than they look from the road. The room was comfortable and very nice. Too bad they are probably all gone.
3. kat Says:

   
   August 2, 2011 at 8:16 pm

   Bob,
   Splendid and her family just stayed in one:

   http://www.wigwamvillage.com/

   I guess there are still a few originals hanging around!
4. J.M. Heinrichs Says:

   
   August 2, 2011 at 10:37 pm

   ‘Wigwam’ was a local Boston term meaning ‘hot hair’.

   Cheers
   • kat Says:

     
     August 2, 2011 at 11:12 pm

     Minicapt,
     I rather think it was British term adopted by the likes of John Adams!
     • Bob Says:

       
       August 3, 2011 at 2:08 pm

       There is nothing British about the word. Except they brought it back to England from America.

       wigwam
       ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Abnaki, ‘their house,’ from an Algonquian base meaning ‘dwell,’ shared with wickiup
5. kat Says:

   
   August 3, 2011 at 2:21 pm

   Bob,
   I was actually being a bit tongue in cheek as Minicapt had used it literally.

   I knew it was from an Indian word though I didn’t know it was Algonquin so I thank you for filling the gap..

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