{"id":35617,"date":"2022-04-04T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=35617"},"modified":"2022-03-29T10:35:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:35:27","slug":"matts-mishaps-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/matts-mishaps-14\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0MATT\u2019S MISHAPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cServing overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Matt <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pig Lard Estates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Americans sure know how to make things sound appealing!  When we are back in Indiana I am amazed by all the nice names for the new subdivisions.  The names of these new neighborhoods conjure up images of rolling pastures, peaceful streams, quiet forests, and bounding deer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overseas they don\u2019t have the same creative thinking when it comes to naming places to make them sound very pleasant.  We have a neighboring sea port town that was called \u201cGoat Port\u201d as it is a port where goats are shipped from.  The local government wanted to develop tourism.  They thought they needed to update their town\u2019s name to better attract tourists.  I don\u2019t know if it has helped, but the town is now called \u201cPort of the Rosary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My neighborhood must not have tourism or clever marketing in mind as it is called \u201cPig Lard.\u201d  Yes, this is really true.  It is called \u201cPig Lard.\u201d  Yes, pork products played an important role in our area and it must have seemed like a logical name to the first organizers of my neighborhood.  I have never heard any present-day neighbors or local officials voice any concerns over the name \u201cPig Lard.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I understand that lard may have an image problem among some today in American cities.  However, lard is doing quite well in other countries and maybe a resurgence among some innovative foodies.  I remember my grandpa telling me stories of taking lard sandwiches for lunch during his school years \u2013 he was ahead of his time.  I have warm fuzzy thoughts about lard and I have a quirky pride that my overseas neighborhood doesn\u2019t have any name- change plans in mind.  However, if I were to rename the neighborhood, I would pick the name \u201cScampering Pig Meadows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something similar ever happen to you?   Contact me and let me hear your story!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mattsmishaps@gmail.com    Matt\u2019s Mishaps, PO BOX 114, Grabill, IN  46741<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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