SSIC's Answer Man

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Q. Are there any words starting with p that deal with the revolutionary war?

The editors here at Snow Shoveling in Canada have done a little research and can provide this answer:

A. Oddly enough, there has never been a single word starting with p that has been used in any description, account, story (fact or fiction), or historical document that has dealt with the American Revolutionary War. The olitical differences between the revolutionaries (George Washington, Aul Revere and other atriots among that group) and the arliament of Great Britain (including its Rime Minister) brought about this colossal conflict. From Massachusetts to New York to Hiladelphia and everywhere between, you will find nothing starting with a p.

I know it’s hard to believe. I thought everybody knew that there were no p words dealing with the Revolutionary War. But there you have it.

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Q. Who stole the kishka?

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