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<blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 5292169" data-attributes="member: 34175"><p>There is a Ware, Illinois not 10 minutes from my front door. I live in Anna, I went to school in Cobden (there are 6 of those all named for the same English explorer Sir Richard Cobden - ego maniac much?) So, the area I live in, pretty lousy on the fantasy name scale.</p><p></p><p>On a higher note (pun intended) I grew up in Alto Pass (High Pass) which all in all isn't all that bad of a fantasy town name, unless you are from there, and then it's just silly.</p><p></p><p>All of these towns are within about 10 minutes of each other.</p><p></p><p>Other "great" names in this area:</p><p>Wolf Lake</p><p>Campground</p><p>Woodshed</p><p>Mount Pleasant</p><p>Marion</p><p>Glen Ridge</p><p>Pomona - no, that isn't a Native American word, it's just dumb</p><p>Vienna (pronounced VIE - anna not like the Austrian town it shares a spelling with)</p><p>Cairo (pronounced KAY-roh (like the syrup) not like the Egyptian town of the same name)</p><p>Karnack - Like the Great of Johnny Carson fame</p><p>Johnson City</p><p>Ziegler-Royalton (Where John Malcovich is from)</p><p>Jonesboro</p><p>Murphysboro</p><p>Harrisburg</p><p>Elizabethtown</p><p>Mulkeytown </p><p>Howardton</p><p>Eddysville</p><p>Golconda</p><p>Simpson</p><p>New Grand Chain (there is no Grand Chain)</p><p>Goreville (maybe that's where the monsters live) *rolleyes*</p><p>Christopher</p><p>Buckner</p><p>Tyrone</p><p>Chester</p><p></p><p>As you can see, a whole lot of thought and intelligence went into the naming of these locations. Makes me proud to be a Southern Illinoisan. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/cry.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":.-(" title="Cry :.-(" data-shortname=":.-(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thunderfoot, post: 5292169, member: 34175"] There is a Ware, Illinois not 10 minutes from my front door. I live in Anna, I went to school in Cobden (there are 6 of those all named for the same English explorer Sir Richard Cobden - ego maniac much?) So, the area I live in, pretty lousy on the fantasy name scale. On a higher note (pun intended) I grew up in Alto Pass (High Pass) which all in all isn't all that bad of a fantasy town name, unless you are from there, and then it's just silly. All of these towns are within about 10 minutes of each other. Other "great" names in this area: Wolf Lake Campground Woodshed Mount Pleasant Marion Glen Ridge Pomona - no, that isn't a Native American word, it's just dumb Vienna (pronounced VIE - anna not like the Austrian town it shares a spelling with) Cairo (pronounced KAY-roh (like the syrup) not like the Egyptian town of the same name) Karnack - Like the Great of Johnny Carson fame Johnson City Ziegler-Royalton (Where John Malcovich is from) Jonesboro Murphysboro Harrisburg Elizabethtown Mulkeytown Howardton Eddysville Golconda Simpson New Grand Chain (there is no Grand Chain) Goreville (maybe that's where the monsters live) *rolleyes* Christopher Buckner Tyrone Chester As you can see, a whole lot of thought and intelligence went into the naming of these locations. Makes me proud to be a Southern Illinoisan. :.-( [/QUOTE]
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