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minus-squarecarbonari_sandwich@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·18 hours agoWell, there’s still Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexico
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoThat one kinda works, there are plenty of places with the name Hot Spring but Truth or Consequences kinda works for a small New Mexican town.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·17 hours agoEgad - they didn’t even get free TV out of it or something. But at least that has a sort of “old west” kinda name to it. Like “death valley” or “last chance saloon”.
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 hours agoI’d heard the name, but just assumed it was one of those weird old west names. I had no idea it was named after a radio show!
minus-squareSaltySalamander@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoYea but that one is actually cool.
Well, there’s still Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexico
That one kinda works, there are plenty of places with the name Hot Spring but Truth or Consequences kinda works for a small New Mexican town.
Egad - they didn’t even get free TV out of it or something.
But at least that has a sort of “old west” kinda name to it. Like “death valley” or “last chance saloon”.
I’d heard the name, but just assumed it was one of those weird old west names. I had no idea it was named after a radio show!
Yea but that one is actually cool.