Talk:Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
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[edit] Soccer
The bit about "In the fall of 2002, Pen Argyl High soccer amased an impressive 2-18 record." doesn't seem to belong on this page.
I was a bit hesitant to remove it however, because it has been removed before, and has been readded. The wikipedia guidelines suggest that you shouldn't get into edit wars (see Harmonious editing club, but should instead take it to the talk page. So, here we are.
If I read it correctly, it is a slam, since a 2-18 record typically means 2 wins and 18 losses. This isn't "impressive", and the word "amased" is spelled incorrectly. Nor does it seem to be a fact about Pen Argyl Pennsylvania that would be worthy of special mention in an encyclopedia article about the town.
I'm going to remove that entry---if someone wants to re-add it, perhaps he/she should add some explanation here as to why they feel it is an important fact to mention about the town.
Pconrad0 19:00, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Suggestion for addition copied from ref.desk
User [1] left the following info on the reference desk. Maybe s.o. (or OP) would like to reference the info and add such as is useful to the article. --71.236.23.111 (talk) 02:05, 29 May 2008 (UTC) The name Pen Argyl ( pronounced Pehn Argil , or Pehn Arjil ) derives from 2 words : Pen , meaning the mountain region ; Argyl , from the word " argylite " , a type of slate . Together , the two words mean " Mountain of Slate " . This name was giving to the town by the immigrants ( the ancestors or grandparents of the people of Pen Aygyl ) who arrived to the United States from the town of Delabole ; Cornwall , England . Many of the men arriving from Cownwall were slate quarry workers ; having worked in the Delabole Slate Quarry . They left their homeland because of lack of work in the tin mines . Many were forced to leave their homes and find work in other places in United Kingdom , Canada , United States , and Australia . With them they brought their history , language , culture , and recipes . Although they are English ; they prefer to be known as Cornish people . Their Food : The people of Pen Argyl are known for making two of their most popular Cornish dishes : Saffron Buns ( or Saffron Cake ), and their Cornish Pasties ( sometimes called English Pasties ) ; which is beef ( cubed or ground beef ) , onions , and diced - cubed potatoes ; stuffed in a half - folded pastry pie crust . They also like making Rhubarb Pie . Pen Argyl is the home of the famous " Mr. Pasties " pasty shop , where they make the pasties homemade ; home of " Weona Park " (pronounced : we - own - a - park )and its carousel . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.130.17.219 (talk) 23:13, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
