Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Why Norfolk is Norfork

I was a little bored today, so I was clicking around on Wikipedia, the encyclopedia on everything and stumbled upon Norfolk's listing. Apparently the town was named after the north fork simplified of the Elkhorn River, but the USPS thought it was a mistake so they changed the name to Norfolk and that's why people don't pronounce it as it is spelled. I feel so learned.

I also found out that Wahoo, Nebraska, had the Nebraska legislature proclaim David Letterman an admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska. When Letterman jokingly said he wanted more, Wahoo sent him a '76 Ford Pinto with a sofa attached to the hood, a wall clock made of cow droppings, and two of the town's teenagers, brothers Jeff and Josh Price.

By the way, there is no Wayne State College entry yet so if anyone wants to make one for Wikipedia, go here.

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