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From: B-P Golden Oldies: "The listserv troubled by a bad conscience and
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Of Ruth Barton
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:16 PM

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Very interesting.  I have just one question.  May I reveal my ignorance of
things city in general, and NO in particular, and ask, What is a MODGUN??
I don't think we have any of those out here in the sticks, but if we do I'm
sure Ralph will find them when he comes in about ten days.  Ruth
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Ruth:

At first I didn't try to assign any meaning to the name but once you asked it occurred to me that it might mean a modified, modular, or modern "shotgun" house.  As I recall that is a floor plan that has a central hallway that runs from front to back so you can fire a shotgun in the front door and out the back without hitting anything (like walls) in the process.  That probably is a simplified explanation.

But what do I know, I'm only an engineer with a mild interest in architecture.

Bruce

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