http://www.guidephilly.com/2007/07/23/city-living-alerts/city-event-news/the-legend-of-the-wawa/ Commentary on the city of Philadelphia from an outsider Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:23:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.guidephilly.com/2007/07/23/city-living-alerts/city-event-news/the-legend-of-the-wawa/#comment-6 Vik Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:47:03 +0000 http://www.guidephilly.com/2007/07/23/phillyisms/the-legend-of-the-wawa/#comment-6 Great info! Thanks...I like that Aflac duck... Great info! Thanks…I like that Aflac duck…

]]> http://www.guidephilly.com/2007/07/23/city-living-alerts/city-event-news/the-legend-of-the-wawa/#comment-4 vincitverita Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:39:07 +0000 http://www.guidephilly.com/2007/07/23/phillyisms/the-legend-of-the-wawa/#comment-4 Just to add on the origins on what the hell "Wawa" means... listen to the sound of the word and listen to the sound the goose makes while migrating. They are very similar sounding and it's probably how the Lenni Lenape came up with it. Another tidbit on the sound, In the mid 80's Wawa had a jingle/tagline they used to use in their advertising. It went like this, "we do it just a little bit better at......Wawa (wonking out the sounding of it kinda like the Aflac duck)" Just to add on the origins on what the hell “Wawa” means… listen to the sound of the word and listen to the sound the goose makes while migrating. They are very similar sounding and it’s probably how the Lenni Lenape came up with it. Another tidbit on the sound, In the mid 80’s Wawa had a jingle/tagline they used to use in their advertising. It went like this, “we do it just a little bit better at……Wawa (wonking out the sounding of it kinda like the Aflac duck)”

]]>