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> I'm sure he realizes this, yes. Howard's style is to promote thought or humor by dismissing the rote facts that cut it off. It doesn't work if you don't play along.
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Hmmmmm. So that's what I've been doing. I never really thought of that way, but you're right. I never knew I did anything with style. Thanks.
H

> - The largest city in Maine and the largest city in Oregon are both named Portland.
> - We've got 201 different cities called "Fairview."
> - 29 of those 201 Fairviews are in Tennessee. 22 of them are in Alaska.

And that explains why I go through Fairview so often. Tennessee must not have a great deal of originality.
H

> - There is a similar plethora of U.S. towns called "Franklin," "Centerville," "Mount Pleasant," "Five Points," "Oak Grove," "Salem," "Midway," and "Riverside."

National Geographic lists a dozen Portlands.
Howard