"No pork on my fork"

[Wilson Gray]

On Jun 21, 2005, at 9:39 AM, Steve Kl. wrote:

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> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, Wilson Gray wrote:
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>> Don't forget Hayti, Missouri, pronounced "HAY tie," not to mention
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>> Madrid, Missouri is pronounced [MAE drId].
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> I've mentioned this before, but my favorite is still Pompeii
> "POM-pee-eye"
> Michigan.
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That's a goodn, all right. In fact, IMO, it takes JAY-pan to the
woodshed.

-Wilson