Connecticut Residents are Having an Identity Crisis

[Woodswun]

http://www.courant.com/features/hc-connecticutians.artnov20,0,3503717.story

"Comments on a Courant blog post on the subject last week came down
heavily in favor of "Nutmegger." But it's doubtful the term means much
to people outside the region."

Maybe they should call themselves Conns? ;-)

The story of the "Nutmegger" term is thus: way back when nutmeg was a
very expensive spice, and people had to grind it down themselves,
Connecticut became known for shipping out "nutmeg" that was actually
chunks of wood carved to look like a nutmeg nut. A Connecticut nutmeg
was a phony one.

Woods