Sorry Folks, But...

This
picture
just cracks me up.  


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I spent a fair amount of time growing up in ,
and still have a fondness for the place.  Anything that
promotes a positive image is welcome.  



Somewhere, I saw a list that had been kept by a postman who made note
of alternative spellings for "Ypsilanti" that appeared on letters that
people sent.  My favorite: Slippery Shanty.



Yspilanti's main claim to fame is the
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypsilanti_Water_Tower">water
tower
.  I am too prudish to post that
picture here, but you can follow the link if you want.


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