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In_The_Wind

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59. The one with the Underground.

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There is an Egypt in Georgia. [View all] alphafemale Mar 2013 OP

Climax in New York In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #1

Climax, Texas, too. kentauros Mar 2013 #51

Texas is funny that way. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #52

I haven't seen the Lord Byron thread yet. kentauros Mar 2013 #55

Over 30 views. I guess it isn't worth a bump. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #56

Well, there is a Turkey, Texas. ananda Mar 2013 #2

There's a Turkey in Uranus.... NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #3

! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #5

Helen Ga is a replica of a Bavarian alpine town. nt onehandle Mar 2013 #4

been there...it is lovely. nt alphafemale Mar 2013 #8

Me too. I live in Georgia and have been there many times. RebelOne Mar 2013 #14

I reckon you never saw this iconic photo from Maine. bluedigger Mar 2013 #6

Awesome! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #7

like nt alphafemale Mar 2013 #9

We have a Denmark her in South Carolina. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #25

Actually, there are two iconic signs in Maine. Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #32

Yeah, I was thinking there was another. bluedigger Mar 2013 #35

I've logged some hours on two lane roads through Smallvilles. alphafemale Mar 2013 #58

The southern tip of Illinois is nicknamed 'Little Egypt' Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #10

Darcy O'Brien's book "Murder in Little Egypt" was my first introduction to that area Tom Ripley Mar 2013 #17

In less than an hour you could drive from my house to Arkansas Granny Mar 2013 #11

Missouri has towns named Cuba, Mexico, California, Nevada, Paris, Versailles, Moscow..... lastlib Mar 2013 #12

* In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #61

Georgia also has Cairo, but it's pronounced ... dawg Mar 2013 #13

Georgia also has Woodstock where I live. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #15

My grandfather grew up in Woodstock, ME. n/t bluedigger Mar 2013 #27

Cairo - Like the syrup...and it's All-Ben'-Ee alphafemale Mar 2013 #16

I hear it as All-binny. Phentex Mar 2013 #18

My accent is a mixture, but it's definitely influenced by Appalachia. dawg Mar 2013 #20

My students in Oklahoma used to ask me to do... a la izquierda Mar 2013 #37

Same pronunciation with IL's Cairo. I once mispronounced it on the radio down there and caught hell. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2013 #23

lol. and if it ever happens... alphafemale Mar 2013 #24

I was born and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #26

You mean Etlanna, right? dawg Mar 2013 #33

HotLanta In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #34

Oh, I know where you're talking about now. dawg Mar 2013 #36

The one with the Underground. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #59

PE-ru and MAD-rid, Maine. bluedigger Mar 2013 #28

There's also a Milan, Ga(pronounced My- lan) NightWatcher Mar 2013 #45

In Mass we have... pipi_k Mar 2013 #19

Can't forget the Lebanons LeftInTX Mar 2013 #21

There's a Lebanon in Virginia too tabbycat31 Mar 2013 #22

And in Maine. bluedigger Mar 2013 #29

I've seen this sign in Maine. Brother Buzz Mar 2013 #30

Ireland, Texas derby378 Mar 2013 #31

There's Dublin, Texas, also. Used to drive through it regularly on my way to somewhere else. freshwest Mar 2013 #38

Formerly the home of Dublin Dr. Pepper derby378 Mar 2013 #39

Have they finally taken down the old signs? I'd like to visit some people down there once again. freshwest Mar 2013 #40

I honestly don't know derby378 Mar 2013 #41

Sorry about Ginny (don't know who that is). Haven't been through Ft. Hood in a score of years. freshwest Mar 2013 #44

Pancake, TX? derby378 Mar 2013 #62

Paris, TX. Texasgal Mar 2013 #42

The population is 25K Major Nikon Mar 2013 #49

Wasn't there a movie...? nt alphafemale Mar 2013 #53

Was there? Texasgal Mar 2013 #54

The original Memphis was in Egypt too. nolabear Mar 2013 #43

Not an exotic foreign land, and I don't think it's even an incorporated town, but Rabbittown ... dawg Mar 2013 #46

Love the purtty red shiny thing the most. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #60

Palestine, Texas Major Nikon Mar 2013 #47

I was there. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #48

My grandfather was from Versailles, Ohio. kwassa Mar 2013 #50

Here are the ones I've managed to find (and sift through) for Texas: kentauros Mar 2013 #57