The Athol of Massachusetts

[underpants]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/d/d3/20070902101241!Athol_ma_highlight.png

http://www.athol-ma.gov/





http://www.atholhigh.org/

[Dystopian]

1. omg....

I went to Athol High for two years....
Small world....

peace~

[underpants]

2. Ha!

how is it really pronounced?

I ran across this at work.

[SoxFan]

3. ATH-all

[Forkboy]

4. 20 minutes up the road from me, but my city has the real Red Raiders.

:)

[SoxFan]

14. Nope, try going east on 495!

[KamaAina]

5. Most Mass. voters are athols

at lkeast 52 percent. :grr:

[Gormy Cuss]

6. Except the ones in Belchertown.

They're just gassy.

[Mopar151]

7. Actually a nice place.

Old political joke: The Governor has 3 towns in MA named after him: Peabody, Marblehead, and Athol (Endicott Peabody)

Home of L.S. Starret Co. "Worlds Greatest Toolmakers" I have 60+ y.o. Starret tools still accurate and in perfect order.

[Mopar151]

8. Check this clever Starrett tool out

http://www.starrett.com/download/325_p413_415.pdf
Locate the punch precisely, and mark the spot without putting down the tool.

[greendog]

9. Your sign is for Athol, Idaho. Athol, Massachusetts has a population of 11,299.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athol,_Idaho

[SoxFan]

12. Good catch

The Mass "entering" signs are white with black letters and the state seal.

[jmowreader]

15. Did you know there's a Navy base there?

Or, at least, very close to it.

Athol is near Lake Pend Oreile--which is the fifth deepest lake in the United States at 1150 feet. It is acoustically very similar to the ocean. They do sonar research there, and during World War II the Navy had a training base at Farragut.

[greendog]

17. Didn't know that.

I've only been over that way two or three times. I remember seeing the sign for Athol between Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene.

[elleng]

10. Atholl Highlanders

[old mark]

11. Thertainly! nt

[SoxFan]

13. ...

[madinmaryland]

16. We have a ton of Athol here (Atholton)...

:shrug:

[MissMillie]

18. Yep, grew up about 15-20 miles from there

In my house, we didn't say "go to hell" we said "go to Athol"

[Arugula Latte]

19. Buncha Mathols live there ...

[Mopar151]

20. I dunno about Mathols

Massholes largely reside to the east - just watch for drivers who seem bent on suicide.

I want to tell you, though - if you want to do some serious drinkin', you can find some like-minded companions in Athol.