Square from Delaware, etc

[David A. Daniel]

Mebbe wrong, but I don't think the pronunciation of Spokane is the issue; I
think it is the meaning of "lane" if any(thing special other than "street")
DAD
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At 1:16 PM -0700 9/4/08, Brian Hitchcock wrote:
>Re the below:  What sense is "lane" being used in, that rhymes with
>"Spokane"? (ie, with  "man", "can", etc)?

I gather it's the "Spokane" that's pronounced in a weird way
(/spokeyn/), not the "lane".

LH

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>1939 _New York Amsterdam News_ [Dan Burley's "Backdoor Stuff"] 27 May
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>20/1 "Lawd! I'm a square from Delaware, a Lane from Spokane, a killer
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>from Manila and a Home from Rome," Allen Drew beats out.
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