Your home town's claim to fame
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The general area I live in has the place where "Yankee Doodle" was written, one of the oldest churches in the nation, and the birthplace of Uncle Sam.
My specific hometown, however, is best known for having the highest concentration of white trash in the county.
My specific hometown, however, is best known for having the highest concentration of white trash in the county.
A little rural town in Missouri?
Well... We have a resturant called Buckinghams.
It's like bar-b-que for extreme hicks.
Pretty tasty.
Well... We have a resturant called Buckinghams.
It's like bar-b-que for extreme hicks.
Pretty tasty.
I htink the worthwhile claim to fame we have is that we actually have a wikipedia page.
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yeah, i live in a borough of like less than 500 people.
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yeah, i live in a borough of like less than 500 people.
I live in chelmsford, essex, in the UK, its the birth place of radio, as every sign in and out of the town tells us. also, the sign for the secret nuclear bunker that crops up from time to time on the net? thats in kelvedon hatch whcih is close by.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Bioware operates out of here. Capital of our province. Our two major teams: The Oilers(NHL) and Eskimos(CFL) used to be good. Used to have the worlds largest shopping mall.
We've got other cool stuff too.
We've got other cool stuff too.
I'm from Bedford MA. Aparently, our town flag is the oldest flag in America, seeing as it was brought over from Britain at the beginning and already had quite a bit of history.
On the other hand, it's only 400 or so years old... there are a lot of just normal houses over in Europe that are older where people still live... funny how big of a deal we make of what's really still a very short amount of time.
On the other hand, it's only 400 or so years old... there are a lot of just normal houses over in Europe that are older where people still live... funny how big of a deal we make of what's really still a very short amount of time.
Peterborough, Ontario.
Second largest senior rate in Canada.
Birth place of David Kaye (the voice behind Megatron).
Home of the tallest boat lift in the world.
That's... really all I can think of.
Second largest senior rate in Canada.
Birth place of David Kaye (the voice behind Megatron).
Home of the tallest boat lift in the world.
That's... really all I can think of.
The closest town to where I live is Manhattan, Kansas. Lets see...
GW Bush came here for a landon lecture
Kansas State Univeristy
On an episode of "Great Food Truck Race"
FDR stopped here on his railroad campain
Being extremely liberal compared to the surrounding area
Fort Riley is nearby
The Great 1993 flood
Aggieville
Country Stampede, the "largest country music festival on the planet" (so say the country stampede organizers. Still draws HUGE crowd)
The recently built Flint Hills Discovery Center. A musuem about prarie grass. I kid you not. =/
Did I say enough?
GW Bush came here for a landon lecture
Kansas State Univeristy
On an episode of "Great Food Truck Race"
FDR stopped here on his railroad campain
Being extremely liberal compared to the surrounding area
Fort Riley is nearby
The Great 1993 flood
Aggieville
Country Stampede, the "largest country music festival on the planet" (so say the country stampede organizers. Still draws HUGE crowd)
The recently built Flint Hills Discovery Center. A musuem about prarie grass. I kid you not. =/
Did I say enough?
One of the people who invented the jet engine lived in my home city. Thats seems unusually cool for my home city. Oh yeah, and its a twin city with Dresden in Germany, because we both got bombed flat in the Second World War.
My home town (Holmfirth) is home to "Last of The Summer Wine", one of the longest running sitcoms ever 