Wednesday, March 07, 2007
hopefully Allyn's brother bought it
At one point in the 20th century, thanks to the post-war boom and the town's strangle-hold on the global carpet industry, Dalton, Georgia, was home to more millionaires than any other town in America. They might have to make room for one more, as one of two known winning Mega Millions tickets was purchased at a Favorite in downtown Dalton. There was a story about this on Fox News during my lunch break; they had a correspondent at the store in question, and it was the first time I've ever heard anybody say the store's name without a thick Southern accent. Most people I knew up there called that chain "the Favo-right"; I have no idea if that's the correct pronunciation, but it's certainly far better and more distinctive than the normal old way of saying that word.
Anyway, if Steven Moore did buy that ticket, than he's officially the coolest millionaire in America.
At one point in the 20th century, thanks to the post-war boom and the town's strangle-hold on the global carpet industry, Dalton, Georgia, was home to more millionaires than any other town in America. They might have to make room for one more, as one of two known winning Mega Millions tickets was purchased at a Favorite in downtown Dalton. There was a story about this on Fox News during my lunch break; they had a correspondent at the store in question, and it was the first time I've ever heard anybody say the store's name without a thick Southern accent. Most people I knew up there called that chain "the Favo-right"; I have no idea if that's the correct pronunciation, but it's certainly far better and more distinctive than the normal old way of saying that word.
Anyway, if Steven Moore did buy that ticket, than he's officially the coolest millionaire in America.
