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9. This town is the seat of one of the least populated counties in the Midwest.

Reply to Tobin S. (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 24, 2015, 02:26 PM

Jan 2015

Well qualified for PHC talent contests reserved for those from towns of under 2K. A lot of regional maps don't even list it! But the few remaining people elsewhere in the region call it the 'Big Town' because some of the others have as few as 6. Not 6K - just plain old 6.

One of the Allman brothers once got conned into a concert on the town square because he was passing through anyway. Some rich guy offered him a huge sum to play at an event the next day too, and Allman (I used to know which one) said there wasn't enough $ in the world to make him even stay overnight here.

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Who Says Small Town Life Has to Be Dull? [View all] IrishAyes Jan 2015 OP

! DeSwiss Jan 2015 #1

Our lil town voted to go wet in 2004. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #2

'Our' small town weekly is a Republican rag too. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #3

We live in a town of about 40,000. Probably not as small as yours, but still small. Tobin S. Jan 2015 #4

This town is the seat of one of the least populated counties in the Midwest. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #9

This guy sounds dangerous to me. lovemydog Jan 2015 #5

I agree rurallib Jan 2015 #6

I'm glad the police at least helped you somewhat. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #20

I agree. cwydro Jan 2015 #8

Points well taken. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #11

Wow, your small town nutcase pipi_k Jan 2015 #7

Wow. So 'my' town's not the only one this way?? IrishAyes Jan 2015 #12

I doubt he knows that sited is a word, either, kentauros Jan 2015 #10

It's probably too old fashioned of me, but I still resist using nouns as verbs or adjectives. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #13

Oddly enough, I'm not an English major. kentauros Jan 2015 #14

There's an old saying in journalism, IrishAyes Jan 2015 #15

Thanks for the insight on that kentauros Jan 2015 #17

It's survival or its survival? RebelOne Jan 2015 #19

Hoisted on my own petard again! IrishAyes Jan 2015 #21

There - all done. Friends again? Or must we be fiends? IrishAyes Jan 2015 #23

Your comment re "articles" submitted about guests, mishaps, shopping trips, etc. No Vested Interest Jan 2015 #27

I hadn't thought about that. Thanks. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #28

A puzzling question just crossed my mind: IrishAyes Jan 2015 #16

I would think that's it's better to be a human than a hyena Tobin S. Jan 2015 #18

Oh... okay. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #24

I've lived some time in communities of less than 4000 souls. hunter Jan 2015 #21

Actually you'll find even in larger cities one or two freaks like this who write mackerel Jan 2015 #25

I figured that's what ticked him off the worst, IrishAyes Jan 2015 #26

our papers are useless fishwrap. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #29

Hooray for you, holding the line. IrishAyes Jan 2015 #30