Eurelia (32°33′S 138°33′E / 32.55°S 138.55°E / -32.55; 138.55^[1]) is a small town in South Australia.

The pronunciation of the town's name gives rise to some long standing jokes. One joke^[2] has two railway porters at each end of the platform and as each train pulls in one would call out "You're a liar! You're a liar", and the other would reply "You really are! You really are!". (Ie. the town's name sounds like either "you're a liar" or "you really are" depending on which syllable the stress falls.)

[edit] References

1. ^ Eurelia page at Geoscience Australia
2. ^ Tom Burton, Words in Your Ear, Wakefield Press, 1999, ISBN 1-86254-475-1, page 101, relating a joke told to him by Alan Brissenden