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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThere is an Egypt in Georgia.
Does your state have a holeinwall town place named for a much more exotic foreign land?
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)We liked it so much, we had it twice!
Climax, Collin Co.
Climax, Nacogdoches Co.
I found all sorts of interesting places going through my old "The Roads of Texas" book
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)The back roads are where my heart feels at home.
It's nice to see you tonight.
I just had an interesting conversation (on the Bruce Springsteen/puppy thread) with a DUer who was curious about my sexual preferences. DU is so interesting.
By the way ~ did you notice the thread to honor the females of DU re: Lord Byron?
kentauros
(29,414 posts)I'm still looking up Texas towns!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)ananda
(28,877 posts)But I get the feeling it might not be named after the country. LOL
There is also a Germany, Texas; a China, Texas; and a Sudan, Texas.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)It's the Lounge, after all.
I'll be here all week. Try the veal, tip your waitstaff!
onehandle
(51,122 posts)alphafemale
(18,497 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I love it even though it is a bit touristy.
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)alphafemale
(18,497 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,095 posts)Also, Norway. No Finland, however.
Brother Buzz
(36,469 posts)bluedigger
(17,087 posts)Three, if you count Hussey's Hardware.
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)Saw a business...Abattoir-Gun & Tackle...and underneath Ask About Our Bridal Registry.
This reminded me of that. lol
Hey. It's a long way to the big city. A business person has gotta wear a lot of hats.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)Southern Illinois is also known as "Little Egypt".
The nickname "Egypt" may have arisen in the 1830s, when poor harvests in the north of the state drove people to Southern Illinois to buy grain. Others say it was because the land of the great Mississippi and Ohio River valleys were like that of Egypts Nile delta. According to Hubbs, the nickname may date back to 1818, when a huge tract of land was purchased at the confluence of the rivers and its developers named it Cairo (/ˈkɛəroʊ/) Today, the town of Cairo still stands on the peninsula where the Ohio River joins the Mississippi.
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)I highly recommend it to anyone interested in reading very well-written true crime accounts.
Arkansas Granny
(31,532 posts)London, Paris or Havana.
lastlib
(23,309 posts)...Warsaw......
Missourians are lousy at geography!
dawg
(10,624 posts)Kay-roh.
We also have Rome, Athens, Dublin, Dallas, and ...
Albany (but it's not pronounced right either). In fact, Albany, Georgia is pronounced all kinds of wrong. Because I'm from North Georgia, I'm not even capable of pronouncing it the way they do.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)bluedigger
(17,087 posts)alphafemale
(18,497 posts)If you are north GA, if you have an accent, it is maybe more like a Tennessee accent?
Phentex
(16,334 posts)dawg
(10,624 posts)My accent isn't as pronounced as most people in my area. When I was young, I didn't think I had a noticeable accent at all. Then I went on a school trip to California, got on an elevator with a bunch of girls from the Northwest, and asked one of them to please push the button for my floor.
"Say something else!" Giggle, giggle, giggle.
Well, gee. I guess I do have a noticeable accent. But maybe it's a cute one.
a la izquierda
(11,797 posts)the "Jersey" accent.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)alphafemale
(18,497 posts)Ohio's Cadiz is not pronounced like its exotic namesake. It is not ka-Dizz'. It is KAD' iss. lol
In_The_Wind
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dawg
(10,624 posts)That big ol' town out past Swanee?
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)just down the road a piece from Sandy Springs
dawg
(10,624 posts)That big city a few miles south of the Big Chicken!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)[img][/img] My Home! [img][/img]
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)Also VI-enna. There were too many places for the sign.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)There's also a tiny town called Enigma near Tifton
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)Peru, Holland, Wales
LeftInTX
(25,565 posts)Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lebanon, Ohio
Lebanon, Oregon
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Lebanon, New Jersey
Lebanon, Missouri
Lebanon, Illinois
Lebanon, Kentucky
tabbycat31
(6,336 posts)bluedigger
(17,087 posts)You can't get theyah in Maine because you already are theyah, ayuh.
Brother Buzz
(36,469 posts)The post was wood and it looked like beavers were chewing through it. I see someone has "beaver proofed" it by erecting it on a metal post.
derby378
(30,252 posts)Going there next weekend - I understand it's a ghost town now. About a 30-minute drive from Fort Hood, if I guess correctly.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)derby378
(30,252 posts)I was fortunate enough to tour the bottling plant before Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. sued them out of business over distribution and copyright issues.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Last time I went through, I saw the towers for the wind turbines to generate power being transported through the town and an old friend took me out to eat at a diner there. The turbines were already being used on farms. Damn the heat, though.
derby378
(30,252 posts)Haven't been back to Dublin since touring the bottling plant. That must've been in 2011 - I've been doing a lot of travelling across the state since Ginny died. Hard to get my dates straight sometimes.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Used to go there on my way to Waco. Went down through Fairy, Iredell and kept going. Then went through Pancake.
It's been built up a lot since. IIRC, all of the armored divisions (or whatevers) were consolidated there. We used to hear and feel them doing their shelling practice or whatever in the wildlife sanctuary or vacant land that belonged to the military certain days of the week.
Once a week the oldt Flying Fortresses, whatever model they were, that's what the old timers would tell me they were, flew over my place. They seemed so close to the ground, we used to wave at them. I don't know if they ever saw us, though.
Bet the bluebonnets and paint brushes are in bloom now. Every time I go down to the bigger cities, it's changed so much I get lost but not it hasn't changed so much in the Crosstimbers.
derby378
(30,252 posts)You have my full attention. Please tell me more.
Ginny was my wife and best friend. We had been married a little over 10 years. She posted on DU as ginbarn, and later as ChickMagic.
Texasgal
(17,048 posts)A very small place.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)It looks pretty bigger than what it is from the air. It has a pretty nice airport. I've flow in and out of there many times.
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)Texasgal
(17,048 posts)I dunno!
nolabear
(41,991 posts)dawg
(10,624 posts)does have an awe-inspiring monument.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)pronounced ver-SALES.
unlike the major city of Lima, Ohio, pronounced LY-ma.
Milan, or MY-lan, was close by to us.
Athens, of course.
Here in Maryland, we have other interesting town names such as Parole, Port Tobacco, Scaggsville, and Havre du Grace.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)We even get the whole continent of Asia!
China
Georgia
Egypt
Fredonia (like Freedonia)
Guadalupe (as in "Guadaloupe." They have a flag! )
Iraan (close enough)
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Macedonia, TX (Williamson County)
Macedonia, TX (Hopkins County)
Macedonia, TX (Liberty County)
Macedonia, TX (Marion County)
Macedonia, TX (Panola County)
Macedonia, TX (Henderson County)
Malta
Mexico
Nederland
Palestine
Scotland
New Sweden (also known as East Sweden, and Sweden)
Togo
Trinidad
Turkey
We also speak:
Canadian
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgc02
English
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hne20
Norse
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hln26