Friday, November 29, 2013

Q. Are all place-names with h or k sounds automatically funny?

A. Yes, and then again no. Hoboken, New Jersey, is always funny—and not the New Jersey part. So is Hackensack and also Weehawken. As a matter of fact, if you throw in Secaucus—which is not a bad thing to do—and Hohokus, you’ve got quite a state there. But, on the other hand, Camden isn’t funny, and Hasbrook Heights has never doubled up anybody. Elsewhere in the country, Kalamazoo and Oshkosh are always good for a laugh, as is Cucamonga. Out there, of course, the whole state of California gets more and more hilarious. Still, Kansas isn’t humorous and, goodness knows, Hell’s Canyon is no laughing matter.Honolulu is somewhere in the middle—of the Pacific Ocean, I mean. Blandings, Florida, is about the best place for a rest.

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