Cartography at the Truman Household

[barnabas_truman]

[looking at map] "So here's Bum Palace…"

"…You mean Buckingham Palace?"

"Yeah."

"Did you just pronounce it Bum Palace??"

"Yeah, the 'uckingha' is silent. Isn't that how British place-name pronunciation works?"

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"So what's that waterway?"

"Saint James Park. Or maybe Sinjim Park."

"But what's the waterway called?"

"Saint James Park Lake."

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"How do they get that checkerboard pattern in the lawn?"

"I think they mow it in stripes one way, and then in stripes the other way."

"Huh."

"It's basically just like weaving. Except grass. And also completely different."