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Originally Posted by jtodd_fl
I remember going to / through Lima. They had a billboard with a Lima bean to let people know it was pronounced like the bean, not the place in Peru. I chuckled a little... and kept right on driving. I think I was headed to the bustling metropolis of Clyde... or maybe it was Marion.
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The lima bean is actually the town mascot, "Beanie"
It's funny you mention the pronunciation thing, because the legend goes that that's how we got our name. When the town was founded people submitted suggestions for what to call it and then they just drew one at random like a lottery. "Lima" was suggested to honor Lima, Peru, but when it was announced, it was mispronounced with the hard "i" sound rather than the hard "e" sound, and the name stuck.
Srsly though, if you ever go through there again, stop by a Kewpee.