3 August 2007
KFC in Looeyville
Over the breakfast table
Louisville, Kentucky
Mom, reading the city guide: (Surprised) “Hey, Kentucky Fried Chicken started here!”
For the past week I’ve been in Kentucky—Louisville, Kentucky to be exact. If you think visitors mispronounce your city’s name upon arrival, imagine what happens in a place where even the locals all pronounce it differently. Looval, Loouhval, Looeyville, Looville, and for those who haven’t yet learned that the ’s’ is generally regarded as silent, Louisville.
… And I thought I had a name easily screwed up.
