Île aux Tourtes and its history
Philippe Teisceira-Lessard tells us about the history of the Île aux Tourtes but not much about the passenger pigeon, and nothing about the pies.
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jeather 10:59 on 2021-05-31 Permalink
Sadly, that one is probably a false etymology, it’s cognate to tart.
Kate 19:50 on 2021-05-31 Permalink
Who are you calling cognate to tart?!
jeather 15:12 on 2021-06-01 Permalink
If the pastry crust fits.
Janet 15:34 on 2021-06-01 Permalink
Stop, stop! These puns are tourtiere.
MarcG 16:18 on 2021-06-01 Permalink
What do you get when unilingual francophones and anglophones bump into each other on the metro? Passenger pidgin.