Opinion "Essen-don" - Where does this name derive from?

[chogsauce]

“Essendon” (es-sen-don) (essen-don)


Essen

unr. tr., itr. V.

· gut essen = have a good meal; (immer)
· eat wellessen gehen = go out for a meal

don

Translation for the name "Essendon":

“to eat Don Don’s”.


True story guvna's. True story.

Thoughts? Questions? Queries? Emotional Outbursts? Don Don's?

 

[vaughany]

“Essendon” (es-sen-don) (essen-don)


Essen

unr. tr., itr. V.

·gut essen= have a good meal;(immer)
·eat wellessen gehen=go out for a meal

don

Translation for the name "Essendon":

“to eat Don Don’s”.


True story guvna's. True story.

Thoughts? Questions? Queries? Emotional Outbursts? Don Don's?

Got too much time on your hands mate.

 

[Despair]

I want my kilobytes back.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

“Essendon” (es-sen-don) (essen-don)


Essen

unr. tr., itr. V.

·gut essen= have a good meal;(immer)
·eat wellessen gehen=go out for a meal

don

Translation for the name "Essendon":

“to eat Don Don’s”.


True story guvna's. True story.

Thoughts? Questions? Queries? Emotional Outbursts? Don Don's?

U wot?

 

[Tommy08]

Don Don's makes no sense in English. If it were Don's dons than maybe but you failed to..hang on. shut up

 

[Lord Nicholson]

We all cope with a loss in our own way...

 

[Doss]

Is Don. Is good.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Get a job

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

just curious, does anyone actually know origin of the name?

 

[Whispering_Jack]

just curious, does anyone actually know origin of the name?

See OP

 

[chogsauce]

just curious, does anyone actually know origin of the name?

Yes. A bunch of German men were eating Don Don's and said "Hey man, lets Essendon,..dons..."

True story.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

See OP

Yes. A bunch of German men were eating Don Don's and said "Hey man, lets Essendon,..dons..."

True story.

Had that coming

 

[Whispering_Jack]

I think it is safe to say this thread has come to the end of it's life

 

[The Speaker]

This does not explain the etymology of Essington.

 

[Pie eyed]

“Essendon” (es-sen-don) (essen-don)


Essen

unr. tr., itr. V.

·gut essen= have a good meal;(immer)
·eat wellessen gehen=go out for a meal

don

Translation for the name "Essendon":

“to eat Don Don’s”.


True story guvna's. True story.

Thoughts? Questions? Queries? Emotional Outbursts? Don Don's?

Appropriate culinary username.

 

[Espe]

“Essendon” (es-sen-don) (essen-don)


Essen

unr. tr., itr. V.

·gut essen= have a good meal;(immer)
·eat wellessen gehen=go out for a meal

don

Translation for the name "Essendon":

“to eat Don Don’s”.


True story guvna's. True story.

Thoughts? Questions? Queries? Emotional Outbursts? Don Don's?

 

[Donakebab]

Someone's hitting the chog sauce too hard.

 

[Halftimehero]

I guess we all take a loss in different ways

 

[Kettles]

There is an Essendon in England.

 

[gO_bOmBeRz]

Legend says that the answer to your query is located in a fridge somewhere in Stephan Dank's office. True story.

 

[RogersResults]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11735813

 

[Goon_Squad]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11735813

Impressive find!

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Excellent find indeed.

What Essadon?

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11735813

Hmmm so when trolls are saying Essendone, they could be construed as correct.

All hail Aesc!!

Still like the OP and ensuing responses, made me laugh.

 

[Call Me Cake]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11735813

If you go to the bottom of that page, you'll see an article with the title "Eighty Years Ago To-day",

That newspaper itself is dated 80 years old.

Freeeeeaky.