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'Top 10 ways to mispronounce Kirby Puckett'

By Patrick Reusse

May 9, 2015 at 1:29PM
SPECIAL TO MINNEAPOLIS STAR--Kirby Puckett, former Minnesota Twins player, draws a laugh with host David Letterman Thursday night during taping in New York City of "Late Night with David Letterman." The CBS-TV show, featuring a Minnesota angle, and audience specially flown in from that state, airs Friday night.
Kirby Puckett, former Minnesota Twins player, draws a laugh with host David Letterman Thursday night during taping in New York City of "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1997. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

FROM THE HOME OFFICE IN EDINA

"Top 10 Ways to Mispronounce Kirby Puckett,'' a list read by the Twins great on the "Late Show with David Letterman" that ran on May 9, 1997:

10. Kooby Pickett.

9. Creepy Pockets.

8. Bernie Crumpet.

7. Turkey Bucket.

6. Buddy Hackett.

5. The Puckett Formerly Known as Kirby.

4. Punky Brewster.

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3. Kent Hrbek.

2. There once was a man from Nantucket who Kirbied his very own Puckett.

1. Englepuck Kirbydink.

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