A southern man and his wife were traveling west on Interstate 10. He was silently reading the exit signs to himself as they went along.
Suddenly he said out loud "Look honey, up here is the exit we would take if we were going into New OR-l-e-e-e-a-a-n-n-z
His wife replied, "That's nice honey, but it is pronounced New Awleanz"
"No" he said "It's New OR-l-e-e-e-a-a-n-n-z"
"No" she replied pleasantly, "New Awleanz"
The man realized they were in a phase of disagreement.
Husband, "I'll exit up here at the highway exchange. We'll go through the drive-thru and get something to eat. I'll ask a local person about the proper pronunciation"
"OK" said the wife, "Just ask for them to speak slowly, you know how they talk down in this part of the country."
The husband agreed.
He drove up to order through the drive-thru speaker / microphone.
After taking the order, the restaurant worker gave instructions to drive up to pick up their burgers and pay for the order.
They complied.
After receiving the bag of burgers and paying, the man asked, "We would like you to settle a little disagreement among us. Please speak slowly and tell us the name of this place, where are we?"
The young man at the pick-up window spoke slowly and said, "Burger King."
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