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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 6:08 pm
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Originally Posted by amlothi
Don't even get me started on Versailles, IN (Ver-sales).
There's a Versailles, KY (Ver-sales) too. The locals explained it to me that when the city was founded, the Irish hated the French so mispronounced it on purpose, just to drive them nuts. Not sure if that's true...
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