Wahoo: A Fish, a Shrub, a Town, and a High School

"Wahoo" sounds like a cry of happiness or excitement, like "Yippee" or "Yahoo."   But the dictionary demotes the interjection to #4, after a fish and two bushes, all based on Native American names garbled into "wahoo." One of the bushes donated its name to Wahoo Creek in Nebraska, whence the city.

It's in the cornfields about 45 miles west of Omaha, one of those quintessential small towns with a grid of streets, east-west numberd, north-south named after trees: Sycamore, Chestnut, Locust, Elm, Beach, Pine.

















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2,1 square miles containing 1,801 houses (8 with gay people), 10 churches, 18 restaurants  (including the Wigwam Cafe, the C&C Cafe, Rezac's Cafe, and the Stockyard Cafe). 3 parks, 2 high schools, a county jail, the county courthouse, city hall, and a lot of trees.

Its main claim to fame dates back to 1995, when the town leaders petitioned David Letterman to identify it as the "home office" for his late night talk show.  They sent many whimsical gifts, including a Ford Pinto (the old car that exploded on impact), a clock made of cow dung, and two teenage boys, Jeff and Josh Price.  He finally agreed, but sent the boys home.





Maybe he already had all the teenage boys he needed.

If you have a few names left on your Christmas list, try the Yahoo High Swim Team.

This group seems a little young -- I swear I saw braces.  Maybe they're from the Aquatic Center.

There are a lot of wrestlers, both local high schools.

I'm not usually into crosscountry, but I might watch these guys, just for the jogging trunks with various national flags on them.  The photo doesn't explain the significance.

This came up in a search on "Wahoo powerlifting," but I think it's more "Wahoo!  Powerlifting!"

And I think these guys have actually caught a "Wahoo" fish.