Everyone's Unhappy, Everyone's Ashamed. Well We All Just Got Caught Looking At Somebody Else's Page...
Modest Mouse - Missed The Boat
I can't help it, this song is too god damn catchy.
Anyhoo.
I meant to say! We had our 4,500 visitor! Several days ago, actually, and I forgot to report it.
Anyhoo, congratulations to an unknown reader out of Grand Rapids, MI!!! I know there's several of you, so I don't know who it was, so congratulations to all of you!!
They narrowly beat out our favorite reader out of Downers Grove, Illinois, which, besides being the most depressing name for a town ever, also apparently has some history to it. Are you ready? Because here it comes. Thank you Wikipedia.
As of the 2000 census, the population was 48,724, and for every 100 females 18 or older, there were only 87.7 males. And don't worry, I'm fairly certain they simply found a percentage, and there's not actually seven tenths of men walking around all over the town.
Downers Grove features the Downers Grove Golf Course (most creative name ever? yes), which is the largest golf course west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Local high schools Hinsdale Central High School and Downers Grove North High School battle it out every year in football for the Old Oaken Bucket, a trophy name skillfully stolen from the trophy awarded to the winner of the football game between Purdue and Indiana.
Oh! And waste water is treated by the Downers Grove Sanitary District!!
And this one is info is from their official website: whilst the town has but ONE talent agency, and just ONE bakery (Ingram's Busy Bee Bakery), they have a full compliment of EIGHTEEN catering companies. EIGHTEEN!! Does that make sense, and I'm just an idiot? Perhaps.
2 Comments:
Hey, Danny. The 1800's were times of big religious movements in New York, which is where evangelical minister Pierce Downer was from -- you know, like the Mormons, and the folks at Oneida, and lots of other stuff. But it doesn't sound like Pierce was planning a new religious community at Downer's Grove, just a regular bustling little town. I did a little research...
well goodness gracious, i'm so much more informed now. thank you. also, i'm incredibly impressed by your further research on the topic. that's solid initiative.
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