Turn Off That Noise!
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
by John Bowers
A few years ago I was reading a James Patterson novel and having a jolly old time. I was deeply immersed in the mystery, which led the protagonist to Southern California and through a number of towns I have visited. Every single city was correctly indentified, until the narrative mentioned Bakersville!
Bakersville? Bakersville? There is no such city in California. But there is a Bakersfield, which is obviously what Patterson meant. (How the error got past his editors, I’ll never know…except they probably live in Manhattan and think California is part of the Gobi Desert). (more…)
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