Catspaw-- You're right, I am from Nerk. There are people there, even in my family, who have almost southern accents. Never could figure out why. Speaking of towns, how about Lima (like the bean) Ohio? Must have been named after Peru, so why the name switch? Murphy's of D.C., a pub where I work,has a sister establishment in Lima, OH and people try to correct my pronunciation all the time, to the Peru way.

Is Bill Isenhart a band teacher at Roosevelt Junior high School? What town do you live in? I bet I have a relative living there.

Older people in Nerk tend to pronounce days of the week differently--"Tuesday" becomes "Tuesdee" etc.