Although I did run into a lady a few months ago with the last name spelled "Boucher," who looked at me funny when I called her "Mrs. Booo-sheeaaee" and told me that her name is Mrs. Butcher, thank you very much.

Obviously not related to Joe Boucher, who posts here but uses your preferred pronunciation.

Cairo is KAY-row.

Illinois has one of those too.

Heh. And Butterfly Boucher's last name rhymes with "sloucher."

That's the one I've heard most often...that's wrong. Vonnie has the correct pronunciation, at least from a French-Canadian perspective.

The one that I've heard the bearers of give up on is "Fournier" which gets pronounced For-nee-or more than the correct For-nee-ay.

The one that always confused freshmen at Tulane who were not from Louisiana was a building called Fortier, pronounced for-SHAY.

Hi Betsy! Matt keeps me update on you and your family because he is the LJ reader.

and Hi Vonnie -- you did used to post more...

I like the fact that this thread has an end date ... because we can have this much fun next year. and instead of lurkers they can rename them selves to holiday posters!

Betsy! Good to see your pixels! So sorry to hear about your and W's migraines.

Maybe we should send the kitty to Cheney? Getting caught with some right leaning pussy might just shut him up for a while.

That's the one I've heard most often...that's wrong. Vonnie has the correct pronunciation, at least from a French-Canadian perspective.

She's Australian.

She's Australian.

That's interesting, the only Boucher I've come across pronounced it the same way.

OK, Buffista map question:

You supposed to be the blue balloon, right? So why is there another in Colombia? Does my evil twin live(s?) there?

Also, I still want to know who's the Syrian Buffista, very much.

If you click on a balloon, it shows the name.

Sam E in this case.