So here’s a typical conversation I find myself in quite often:

 

“So, where are you from?”

 

“Apple Valley.”

 

  --Blank Stare--

 

 

 

 

 

“Um, Apple Valley, you know, near Kenyon College?  Central Ohio?”

 

“OOOHHH! You mean Apple CREEK?”

 

 

“No, I mean Apple Valley LAKE. Just east of  Mount Vernon.”

 

“Oh, gotcha!  Mount Vernon; I know exactly where that’s [...]