tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post5023932763206524331..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Boston SpeakSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-84498423195321356972012-03-25T10:11:49.046-07:002012-03-25T10:11:49.046-07:00I've got a slew of family in Connecticut, by v...I've got a slew of family in Connecticut, by virtue of an uncle who married a nurse when he got home from the War (he'd been captured at Bataan and was a POW through the war; captured at 17).<br /><br />He's still there, as are his three kids and most of his grandkids.<br /><br />When I last visited, everybody got a kick out of trying to pronounce my name: Josh. They held their lower lips and just laughed and laughed.<br /><br />My uncle, by the way, is an Okie, and my aunt a Slovak.<br /><br />I've been walking around for two days with that cheer running through my head. Sadly, all the cheerleaders look like Cliff Claven.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-55321379437331956672012-03-22T20:48:56.279-07:002012-03-22T20:48:56.279-07:00I lived near HAHVAHD Street in Fort Collins a numb...I lived near HAHVAHD Street in Fort Collins a number of years ago. Someone had helpfully fixed up the street sign to aid the locals as to proper pronunciation.<br /><br />ShiriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com