Arkansas

That last post was pretty serious, so let me tell you something funny about the drive.  While Mom and I were driving across the country with everything packed into my little compact car, we had to pass through Arkansas.  Most of the cities we drove through or passed by were named something strange.  Here are some of them (not in any particular order):

Little Rock.  Pretty much the only city in Arkansas I could have named before I drove through it.  

Okolona.  This is probably a misspelling of Oklahoma.

Arkadelphia.  The city of brotherly arks?  Arkansas was clearly jealous of Pennsylvania's Philadelphia.  Or maybe Arkansas and Philadelphia got together and this is their couple name.  Is that even legal?  I mean, Arkansas is a state, and Philadelphia is a city, after all....

Scott England.  Apparently Arkansas likes to copy place names from other places (continuing the trend from Okolona and Arkadelphia).

Wugankas.  Okey, I admit it, I made this one up.  But it isn't too much of a stretch.

And finally, Texarkana, right at the border with Texas.  The couple name of Texas and Arkansas (I guess Arkansas was tired of trying to keep things going long-distance with Philadephia).

So if you're driving from Maryland to Texas, you know you've hit Arkansas when the city names get really weird.  Not that I can complain—in my hometown, we have weird street names.  Like Stoneboat Row, Spelling Bee, Starsplit Lane, Beaverkill Road, etc.  But still.  "Arkadelphia"?  Are you serious?  Arkansas, you amuse me.