"No pork on my fork"

[Jonathan Lighter]

"Weed" and "Bliss" must've been renamed in the '60s.  Come on, John, what were they originally ?

JL

"Baker, John" <JMB at STRADLEY.COM> wrote:
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And don't forget Monticello. Unusual place names seem to be a
strength of Kentucky's.


John Baker (who grew up between Weed and Bliss, next to Jaybird Ridge)


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From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Dennis R. Preston
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 8:43 AM
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Subject: Re: "No pork on my fork"

Ah! Versailles, Madrid, Cairo...

dInIs

>I had a friend in grad school who grew up near Arab, Alabama. He said
>it was always pronounced "AY-rab."
>
>JL


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