WELCOME TO MAYBERRY - a photo on Flickriver

            MT AIRY NC: [A.K.A. MAYBERRY]:  The home of Andy, Barney, Aunt Bee and, of course, Otis, the endearing and lovable town "over-imbiber."

We checked into the HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS in Mt. Airy looking forward to a few days of good Appalachian entertainment, down home cooking, & southern hospitality but were hit unexpectedly by this sign.

NOTE: For my friends outside the USA I should mention that Mayberry is the fictional town in The Andy Griffith Show, the very popular TV series presented back in the 60s.  Andy Griffith, the actor, portrayed Andy Taylor, the Sheriff and mentor of Mayberry.  In real life, because of the Andy Taylor role, Andy Griffith has risen to an elevated level of esteem to those who are both native-born North Carolinians and faithful transplants.

I was born and raised in NJ and lived there for 50 years before moving to NC where I have lived for the last 18 years.  I can tell you that the profile of the average person from NJ is quite different from the average citizen of Mayberry.  The two are like night and day.

We never expected to see a sign such as this sign and we rolled over laughing.

Taken in: United States / Kentucky (show map)

Taken on: July 15, 2011

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Camera: Canon PowerShot G12, f/3.2, 1/25 sec, 9.8mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot G12
Lens:	6.1-30.5 mm
Aperture:	f/3.2
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	9.8mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Fired, Red-eye reduction
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh
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