Did you know there is no "J" Street in downtown Anchorage? Many early residents of Anchorage were Scandinavian and had trouble pronouncing the letter "J". So, the streets go H, I, K, L etc. but no J. Going the other direction, they used "Juneau" and everyone knew what they meant.

Lena called the airlines information desk and inquired, "How long does it take to fly from Minneapolis to Fargo? "Just a minute," said the busy clerk. "Vell, said Lena, "if it has to go dat fast, I tink Ill just take da bus."