My brother in law (mid 70's) grew up in smalltown Iowa and says "Crick" all the time - they lived for years in Walnut Creek, CA, so we were hearing it often.
He also pronounces his home state with a hard "a".....Ioway.
PS to Jay.....love your blog.
44 posted on 03/26/2010 7:53:08 AM PDT by ErnBatavia
(It's not the Obama Administration....it's the "Obama Regime".)