Iowa, Ohio, and now Indiana: I don’t ‘get’ it . . . ‘Englishman’ [log in to unmask] From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Grabach Sent: 08 June 2016 14:11 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Geographically incorrect Has nobody in Indiana complained about this? Is what I want to know. Ken Grabach Maps Librarian BEST Library, 219D Miami University Libraries Oxford, OH 45056 USA [log in to unmask] 513-529-1726 On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 6:58 PM, Robert Lopresti <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 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 To: [log in to unmask] 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