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What is it now?

"musick"


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> "musick"

swiftly followed by "can I have a bed for the night I fly in dude, and which bar shall we meet in?" ;)


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To anyone just about: from Virginia( possibly adding USA, depending upon audience)

To Virginians: from DeWitt (sometimes adding: southwest of Richmond)

To DeWittians: from Rocky Run

Interesting question.


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To Canadians I say "Vancouver", In the States I add "B C" (or British Columbia) as there is a Vancouver, Washington too.
Elsewhere I say "Vancouver, on the west coast of Canada."


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To DeWittians: from Rocky Run

Funny, we allus tell people you're from Dim-witty.


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I knew you would bring that out, Faldage. But, no, I generally tell people I'm from DeWitt. I pronounce it: Duh WITT; locals pronounce it: DEE witt


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...a bed for the night I fly in...

Nightly rentals of futons with wings?


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I say "I'm from Irchester ... " Slight pause while listening to incredulous reply. Then "Yes, I know it sounds like something out of the Archers!"

Northamptonshire is a black hole to most people. You go straight from Buckinghamshire to Leicestershire.

To the ignorati - almost anyone who doesn't come from Britain - I simply say "I live 60 miles north of London." They lose interest at that point ...


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How many syllables in Irchester? And Leicestershire, for that matter?


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How many syllables

Wait, wait, don't tell me.

Three each, yeah?


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