A whim of the moment

[unixronin]

Hypothetical conversation excerpt:

Him:  "So where do you live?"

Her:  "645 State Street, Rhode Island."

Him:  "Uh, which city in RI?"

Her:  "DUH!"

(Yeah, I know, there is actually more than one city in Rhode Island.  But not much more.  And why IS it called Rhode Island, anyway?  It isn't an island....)

Comments

[freetrav.livejournal.com]

Actually, if you look at a good map, a significant chunk of the state IS an island, and that island is Rhode Island. The rest of the state is Providence Plantations. Originally, the state bore both names, "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations".

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I checked on Google Maps before I posted, and it was not obviously apparent that a significant part of the state was an island.

[greyman.livejournal.com]

Looks like Portsmouth, Middletown, and Newport are on Rhode Island... the state as it is *now* is mostly not-on-an-island but you can see how it might be islandy to folks coming from the Mass area.

[bbwoof.livejournal.com]

Pawtucket?