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    They missed Sandwich, Illinois (DeKalb County, population 7500). And Normal - named for the Illinois Normal School (for teacher training) that was located there- it's now Illinois State University.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
    They missed Sandwich, Illinois (DeKalb County, population 7500). And Normal - named for the Illinois Normal School (for teacher training) that was located there- it's now Illinois State University.
    There is also a Sandwich, MA
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    I always liked Flin Flon, a town in Canada (Manitoba?) which always seems to show up on the arctic blast weather maps.
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    Hard to believe these are real names but seeing is believing.


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    Still, I think I'd rather live in those towns than Intercourse, Pennsylvania

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    It's funny, I forget others might consider Sandwich as a funny name, I think of the one here in terms of Sandwich glass, instead of the food!
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    Quote Originally Posted by kuhio98 View Post
    Still, I think I'd rather live in those towns than Intercourse, Pennsylvania

    I never did understand how this town got this name, since it is in the heart of the very religious and straight-laced Amish country. I wonder if they are embarrassed to speak it out loud?

    In my travels back and forth to NC, I noticed a lot of strange names on the Interstate exit signs. One that I always laughed at was Dinwiddie, VA. It always made me think of dimwit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kuhio98 View Post
    Still, I think I'd rather live in those towns than Intercourse, Pennsylvania

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