Date:  Wed, 10 Jan 1996 15:46:38 -0600

From:  "Charles F Juengling (Fritz Juengling)" <juen0001[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GOLD.TC.UMN.EDU>

Subject: Re: Oregon mist/old maids



Neither my wife nor I have heard 'Oregon rain/mist' I'll second Peter's

suggestion that it would be redundant.

I have always used the term 'old maid' for unpopped popcorn kernels. My

wife doesn't use it, tho.

We're both from Oregon.

Fritz Juengling

 >With just a day or so remaining in which to clear up questions in the

>DARE entries I-O, I'm wondering if anyone knows the term "Oregon rain." It

>can mean a light mist, or, ironically, a prolonged rain; we also have one

>citation in which it means an "Idaho rain" (a dust storm). Is anyone

>familiar with any of these senses? If so, when and where? Thanks in

>advance.

>

>Joan Hall, DARE

>

>

Fritz Juengling

U of MN