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Opa at Honeoye Falls
His family calls him "Opa." They also want us to believe that it's a name of affection (Opa in German is Grandpa). He usually resides in warmer Florida, but over recent holidays he braved the winter of the Rochester area to be with his family.
We, however, have come up with a totally different reason for them to call the ol' guy Opa. Ya see, the Seneca Indians used to call this area Totiakton. You can still find the Native' influence by the presence of casinos and cigarette stands. We think they call him Opa to try and convince the local Indians that he's a long-lost relative who deserves better gambling odds cuz he's "one of them!" We don't know if it works -- It's just our theory.
Some folks pronounce it honey-OYE (like in oye-veh!), though some of the uppity ones say hoo-NAY-oo-way. Either way, this little burg of less than 3000 is almost due south of Rochester. The name comes from an Indian term for "a finger lying." We can think of lots of plays on that, but we don't want to get anyone really upset. :-)
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