My sister Charlotte claimed Silverwood as her address during the year or two she lived within the post office boundaries of Athol. In other words, she never embraced her Atholness as Lynne MacKinzie has – you know, the four-year resident who produces coffee cups, baseball caps and T-shirts with funny sayings about her town. "Prevent Colon Cancer, Get Your Athol Checked." Et cetera. At Huckleberries Online on Tuesday, we discussed colleague Jared Paben's Monday article about MacKinzie and the ill-named Athol:

*Athol blogger Digital Fog: "I correspond with people/customers from all over the U.S. The 'snicker-factor' is about 50 percent when they hear where I live."
*John Austin: "It's an old comment, but what does a divorce in Athol have in common with a tornado in Kansas? In either case, somebody's gonna lose a trailer."
*KaleJ: "Can you live in N. Idaho and NOT make fun of Athol? I have friends that live nearer to Rathdrum but have the Athol address. I guess they live in Rathol." And: "What is the only thing good about living in Athol? You don't live in Humptulips (Wash.)."
*Larry Spencer: "Question: How do you pronounce the name of the town? Answer: Very carefully."
*Rainbow Sparkle Pony Angel: "Keep the name – For no other reason than the slim possibility that Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana may secede one day, form their own state, and need a capital."

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