It also has an interesting peculiarity: its phone book lists people by nickname as well. This is because many people are often known by their nickname rather than by their given name. This has been going on since 1950 or so. The pace of life is different here. Somehow, it just seems like a more friendly feature in a place where everyone sort of knows your name, at least the name you go by. Also see:
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1985-12-07/features/8502250459_1_telephone-directory-nicknames-phone-system
Angélique (Tee Angel)
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12 comments:
Sounds like an interesting place!
Interesting, indeed!
I'd like to hang there for a while, Angel
Looks like a great visit.
You can actually have any name you want put in the phone book with your number. I knew a guy that used the moniker George Twoshoes (pronounced Twa-shows). His listing was G. Twoshoes. Any time someone would call and ask for G. Twoshoes he would just hang up.
I'll bet they have some great stories behind those names!
too cute.
This makes me smile.
Sounds like a nice place to live.
Towns in that part of Louisiana are laid-back and pleasant to visit.
I wonder if Scotty has a similar accent to the Engineer of the Enterprise. How about giving Scotty a call?
Nice! I wonder if I can get listed as Bilbo in the NoVa phone book ...
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