On Feb 25, 8:21*am, Jerry Avins > wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 3:18:29 PM UTC-5, (unknown) wrote:
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> * ...
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> > Oddly enough few people seem to know about this. *A local Hardees sells
> > them, and I asked several of the workers the reason, no one knew.
>
> What did you expect? I was interviewed by telephone last night about where I shopped for food. When I mentioned Garden State Farm Market, the interviewer asked me how to spell it. It took three tries to get "garden" right.
>
Are you a stranger where you live? Do you drop the "r"s or pronounce
them? (Gahdn State Fahm Mahkt?)

I once rented a car in Charlotte, NC. The attendant asked me where I
was staying locally. I said "the Tar Heel motel"; she wrote down "Tire
Hill Motel." (Counting the spare, each car needs five "tars.")