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minus-squarecarbonari_sandwich@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 hours agoWell, there’s still Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexico
minus-squareSaltySalamander@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 minutes agoYea but that one is actually cool.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 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-up2·3 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!
Well, there’s still Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_Consequences,_New_Mexico
Yea but that one is actually cool.
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!