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babblingfringe.bsky.social
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217 days ago
*giggles in Portland street names*
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howdoibluesky.bsky.social
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217 days ago
Damn I’m still new enough to Portland that I don’t get this joke yet…
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babblingfringe.bsky.social
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217 days ago
Couch street is pronounced, uh…
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howdoibluesky.bsky.social
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217 days ago
Oh lol I never would have sussed that out. I’m still not sure how Flavel is pronounced despite driving on it every day.
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babblingfringe.bsky.social
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217 days ago
fluh vel
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howdoibluesky.bsky.social
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217 days ago
That’s what I thought but I kept second guessing it might be like Flah-vel or flay-vel or something
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babblingfringe.bsky.social
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217 days ago
The work Gavel *seems* like it should be involved, but no.
A lot of it comes down to family names and when stuff was founded/incorporated, but hilariously the Glisan family’s name pronunciation is NOT respected.
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babblingfringe.bsky.social
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217 days ago
And yes, you’re allowed to take puerile amusement from it for as long as you live, the rest of us still do as well.
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A lot of it comes down to family names and when stuff was founded/incorporated, but hilariously the Glisan family’s name pronunciation is NOT respected.