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People in Mocksville, N.C., say they're friendly despite unfriendly street names (Associated Press, October 09, 2002)

Look at the street signs and you might think people in Davie County don't like visitors.

There's Staya Way and Getta Way, Keepa Way and Outatha Way. But the people who live on the streets say they're friendly.

"When we named the road, we didn't even think it was odd," said Keretha Shore, who lives on Staya Way. "We just thought it was funny."

When we had to have an answering machine for awhile a few years back, the wife wanted to record the following message:
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 10, 2002 10:11 AM