Ooh, this is a tough one!
Let me guess: Trenton NJ?
Minneapolis?
Silly. It’s obviously Omaha, where the eating is good and the good times roll!
Where I grew up, barbecue was divided between east and west. Where I lived would have been in western style barbecue territory, although I always preferred the eastern style.
I once parodied the Beatles t-shirt that says:
John&
Paul&
George&
Ringo
But instead:
Dahmer&
Gein&
Slenderman&
Cryptosporidium.
And under that: Wisconsin. Get out while you can.
This drove me crazy as a new driver!
“Wait, where’s that? It’s not on my map! I’ve only got numbers! Adlai, where are you?”
How about “Cash on the nail”? That phrase supposedly derives from your city.
(And shouldn’t it be “sausages and zoider”?)
Ok, this should be somewhat hard but not impossible for dopers, considering that we are talking about the smartest, hippest people on the planet (plus a few total dipsticks).
Where I grew up:
When the wind blows in a certain way the smell of malt can be overpowering.
Home of the oldest (and possibly lamest) football club in the country, hated by any right thinking person…
Literally built over a native american burial ground.
Been here for 32 years.
- Skiing
- Snow
- More snow
- Tourists
- More tourists
- Mud season
OK, I thought Rochester and Charlotte - but I don’t know of a Charlotte avenue. Or is it possibly Chili?
OttoDaFe
Sluice Gate Tender, FCD #3
Jan 8 wrote:
Galloping Gertie (replaced by “Sturdy Gertie”)
Coffee Pot Restaurant (not its current name)
Aroma
Ted Bundy
Muhammad and Malvo
I lived in the big city just north of there, but I once worked in your town. Its distinct aroma, from the Armour packing plant, smelled like diesel, farts, and hot dogs.
As for my city:
Jesus Christ Made S------ Under Pressure
Archy McPhee’s
Pike Place Market
Pill Hill
SLUT Bus
Don’t forget he stupidest nickname ever, “Jet City”. Not sure why they felt it necessary to replace “Emerald City”.
Let’s add Almost Live or is that reference too old?
The Ave. Which is not an avenue.
Yeah, the Lazy B is about to get even idler.
Almost Live. Would you have picked Bill Nye as the breakout star from that show? I loved Great Chefs of Renton.
Unfortunately. Don’t even get me started on that!
Cops in Ballard
And that parody of West Side Story. “I just met a girl called Clinique Giiiirl.”
Also, “that bar from that Leroy Nieman painting.” Do you remember Ruby Montana’s gift shop?
What to say about the place I grew up?
First cultural reference is: It has no cultural references. Kind of like Fight Club. Its identity is subsumed by the Very Important City it is adjacent to.
The best Pizza on Earth was at an adjacent location, although I don’t think it was strictly in this place. Said pizza place later branched out, and finally moved near the local, large university.
My high school was mentioned by name in a ground-breaking horror film released in 1999.
It was, at one time, the largest incorporated city in the country.
Juneau?
No, although that’s interesting.
It’s on the other end of the country…
Could be Nunda. There’s a Nunda Boulevard in Rochester.