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Re: Geographically incorrect
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Robert Lopresti <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
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This reminds me of one of the few jokes I remember from Laugh-In.



Party-goer: I’m from Iowa.

Englishman: Isn’t that funny.  In Britain we pronounce it “Ohio.”





Rob Lopresti

Western Washington University

Librarian for Maps, Government Information, Huxley College of the Environment, and Canadian-American Studies.                                                           360-650-3342                 [log in to unmask]

"Hard would it be for one mortal to tell all the names of these [rivers], but everyone knows the river he happens to live by." - Hesiod, ca. 700 B.C.





From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathy Stroud

Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 1:18 PM

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Subject: Re: Geographically incorrect



It happens all the time, apparently.



According to WalMart:  “On the map, MA and MD are shaped somewhat similarly…”



http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bal-terps-t-shirt-massachusetts-outline-confuses-public-but-not-walmart-story.html

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