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I'm Grant Barrett. And I'm Martha Burnett.

Lately, I've become a connoisseur of street names. It all started when I was driving

Long 54 Street here in San Diego, and I turned right, and suddenly I literally found myself

on Easy Street. And I thought, gosh, somebody had fun coming up with that name, Easy Street.

Since then, I've been collecting street names like that, and I'm hoping that we can all crowdsource

some more to add to my collection. Here are some of my favorites, and I've checked all of these

on maps. In Casco, Maine, there's a road called Uptha, U-P-T-H-A. So that's Uptha Road.

Oh, terrible. In Hemant, California, near here, there's a street sign that says

Habiture, and that, of course, is for Habiture Way. And poor Grant. And the folks who live near

Porter's Lake Nova Scotia apparently ran out of ideas when it came to naming the streets,

because there are three connecting streets next to the lake. And if you look at them on a map,

you'll see that they're called this street, that street, and the other street.

Must be terrible to do directions there. I mean, you must be the worst.

This isn't quite what you're talking about. It reminds me when the Google directions on the maps,

when the robotic lady gives me directions. And she says, so we have AB and C streets here in San

Diego, and she says, turn right on A Street. Instead of turn right on A Street, I'm like, no, robot lady,

that's not quite right. It's not A Street, it's A Street.

Well, I know there are probably fun street names where you live. Call us 877-929-673,

or send them to us in email. The address is words at waywardradio.org.

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Hey, my name is Ben Whiting. I'm calling from Traverse City, Michigan. And my question is this,

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