[Alpines] Something I don't understand

[Wiencek, Thomas]

"I first produced my Alpine and then produced my Rapier"-

Everyone knows that a rapier is a sword but few people know that an alpine is
UK slang for a small knife that is very expensive, hard to keep functional and
at times can be very painful.
:-)

While googling this, I found this list.  How many Alpines have you been to?
It would make a great summer trip to take photos of your Alpine in all the
Alpines.


United States

    * Alpine, Alabama
    * Alpine, Alaska
    * Alpine, Arizona
    * Alpine, California, in San Diego County
    * Alpine, Los Angeles County, California
    * Alpine, Mendocino County, California
    * Alpine (former settlement), California, in Los Angeles County
    * Alpine County, California
    * Alpine, Indiana
    * Alpine Township, Michigan
    * Alpine, New Jersey
    * Alpine, Oregon
    * Alpine, Tennessee
    * Alpine, Texas
    * Alpine, Utah
    * Alpine, Washington
    * Alpine, Wyoming

-----Original Message-----
From: alpines-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:alpines-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of #auri
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 2:16 AM
To: 'Alpine List'
Subject: [Alpines] Something I don't understand

For at least 30 years I have tried to understand what this song means:

As I was goin' over the Cork and Kerry Mountains
I saw Captain Farrell and his money, he was countin'
I first produced my Alpine and then produced my Rapier
I said, "Stand and deliver or the devil he may take ya"

Why devil should take a man who have seen both an Alpine and a Rapier?
For 30 years I have not slept well because of this problem. And I have
had not courage enough to buy a Rapier.

Lauri Lehtinen
journalist, engineer
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