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Oh, so this is why I tucked that California license plate from almost 20 years ago in a box and carried it with me through countless moves! Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Bill Murphy Jr.
Apr 14, 2021
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It’s funny when you move somewhere and the very little things stick out.

The small linguistic differences, for example—maybe they call soda, “pop,” or they refer to a “bubblah” as a “water fountain.”

(Kind of kidding about that last one. I grew up in Rhode Island, which is probably the only place in the world where they call a water fountain a “bubbler,” …

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