We won two consecutive editions of the bowl’s worldcup. Never checked whether that was true or not (there’s no place to play bowls in my small ~5000 people village, apparently our team practices in another town) but we had this giant banner on our most trafficked road proudly announcing it
My hometown is famous for having a midget village. The rumors are false because I actually grew up in the exact neighborhood the rumors were about. I’m not a midget (6’6"). Neither is Geraldo Rivera who moved there in the 90s.
Probably for having a big fucking tower that looks like Barad-Dur. And another one that’s a big fucking brick cellphone.
Also recently because of a black dog that became a symbol for resistance and revolution.
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A tank was stolen and was driven down the main highway here in the middle of the night.
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th President of the United States (1961–63), was born and lived first 10 years of his life in my town :)
We won two consecutive editions of the bowl’s worldcup. Never checked whether that was true or not (there’s no place to play bowls in my small ~5000 people village, apparently our team practices in another town) but we had this giant banner on our most trafficked road proudly announcing it
Snoop Dogg.
My hometown is famous for having a midget village. The rumors are false because I actually grew up in the exact neighborhood the rumors were about. I’m not a midget (6’6"). Neither is Geraldo Rivera who moved there in the 90s.
We’re the hate crime capital of Canada, and simultaneously the “silicon valley of the north”.
The economic tension between software engineers driving teslas, STEM students, and working class people is palpable.
Could make for a great cyberpunk city
From a tech perspective, we have the alma mater of Bjarne Stroustrup of C++ fame, and Ivan Damgård of Merkle-Damgård fame.
Les Paul
A large tsunami that took out an entire elementary school.
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pot head
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wall street?
Probably for having a big fucking tower that looks like Barad-Dur. And another one that’s a big fucking brick cellphone. Also recently because of a black dog that became a symbol for resistance and revolution.
Ok, what town?
Santiago, Chile
start of ww2
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Albuquerque?