[MrB]

Did you hear about the groom who was taking his bride to Maine for their honeymoon?
Yeah, he said he was going to Bangor for a week.

[armymarinemom]

Oh good grief. Bangor is pronounced Bangor or Bangah not Banger.

[wbill]

Good one. But if you pronounce it "Banger", then the locals will all immediately spot you as being 'From Away'.

It's sort of like Southerners saying "Yew ain't from around here, are yew?". Not world-ending, but far from being a compliment.

The correct pronunciation is "BANG-gore". Folks from away still won't fool the locals, but they can fool each other. :-)