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  • eric
    18•6 months ago

    Do you have a source for that fun detail? Wikipedia doesn’t mention Mobile Alabama anywhere in their article on mobile homes, and I can’t find any history of a brand named Mobile Homes or any company based out of Mobile that would have caused this etymology to become the default term.

    Edit: nevermind I found a valid source. Snopes has a great summary of the Alabama history.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•6 months ago

      And on top of that awesome bit of trivia they add this!

      Trivia: The 1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd hit “Sweet Home Alabama” was a reworking of a 1951 radio jingle advertising “Sweet Homes, Alabama.”

      Presumably connecting that song to trailer parks!