Angie Beumer writes, . . Does anyone out there know if the Cheers postal worker's name .is Cliff Claven, or just Claibourne pronounced with a Boston accent? .Bostonians? Cheers fans? Wicked excellent question. I'm pretty sure it's "Cliff Clavin." There were (are? I've moved) two well-known sports radio personalities in the Boston area when I was growing up called Cliff and Claf (Cliff Something and Larry Clafflin, I think), and I've always assumed that "Cliff Clavin" was a hybrid of those two heavily accented guys. It is certainly not "Claibourne" with a Boston accent, however. That would be pronounced "Clay-boan" -- we loses the Rs but keeps the Bs. Feelin' youngah, Chris Amirault English Department -- Modern Studies [log in to unmask] University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 414.372.5153 (voice) Milwaukee WI 53201 414.372.5144 (fax) 414.229.6022 (office)