OT-Weird town names - was Young Chang......

[Nichols]

At 01:59 PM 1/2/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>John,
>
>That' probably Guy Nichols who frequently calls where he lives
>"Ft. Stinkin' Desert". Or something like that. Sorry if I got it
>wrong, Guy! :-)
>
>Avery

No need to apologize, little fella. "Ft. Stinkin' Desert" is a nickname, 
borrowed from Firesign Theater. Las Cruces, NM, core of my service area, is 
often nicknamed "Stinky Town" by passing truckers. There are dairys coming 
in from one direction, and a waste treatment plant from another. On the 
other hand, I didn't even join in the OT town listings, because, well.... 
just look at map of New Mexico.... it's an almost endless supply of odd 
names. From "Truth or Consequences" to "Weed" to "Road Forks" and.... 
well... "Cheechigeetho"...three "Coyotes" (that we know of)...and "Elephant 
Butte"..."Loco Hills"... a bunch of "_____ Junction"s...."Bent"....almost 
every mineral... more "San"s than you can count...and of course "Miami" and 
"Las Vegas". The Spaniards, Native Americans, and United States Military 
have done a heck of job over the last four hundred years.
     And to keep a smidgen of piano relevance, I'm surprised nobody has 
mentioned "French Lick", Indiana.

Later,
Guy