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Posted on Tue, Jun 23, 2009
A pub, grub, and memories of misery
When does a name go from outrageous to edgy? Conditions at the 13th-century English insane asylum Bedlam were so horrific that the name became a household pejorative. Fast-forward 900 years and, sure enough, there's a Bedlam Bar in London, Bedlam Theatre in Minneapolis, and Bedlam Bar-B-Q in Oklahoma City. »Read story
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