Nobody Girl Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Ah, thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 No secret story or anything. Just that some lines in "New Madrid" are based on true facts about the destructive earthquake that happened in New Madrid, MO, in the 1800's, and the man, a Mr. Browning, who created a stir by making predictions in the 1990's about another earthquake in New Madrid. i've always wondered about the name. is it prounced like the city in Spain (ma-drid), or as Jeff sings it, (mad-rid).? living down here, i feel like an idiot calling it "mad-rid" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 It's MAD-rid. That region of the country has a habit of butchering any foreign-ish words. People live in Des Moines (de moyne) but also Des Plaines (dess plains), Cairo (kay ro) - umm...surely other VCers will provide you with more inconsistencies. ETA: New BERlin, Favre... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 It's MAD-rid. That region of the country has a habit of butchering any foreign-ish words. People live in Des Moines (de moyne) but also Des Plaines (dess plains), Cairo (kay ro) - umm...surely other VCers will provide you with more inconsistencies. ETA: New BERlin, Favre... outside of Pittsburgh, there's North Versailles (pronounced North Verr-sailz) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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