Stanton, Iowa. The home of Mrs. Olsen is near here. I don't think young people even know who Mrs. Friggin' Olsen is anymore. They recently had to replace their World's Biggest Swedish Coffee Pot water tower (still standing) with The World Biggest Swedish Coffee Cup. Shakes head. It's called The Little White City and there's a town ordinance which says you must paint your house white. There have been a few non conformists. When they went on vacation, they came home to find their house painted white. Weird. No offence, but, I didn't find it a particularly friendly place. Not that our town is any better. But, at least our claim to fame is not some old bag with bad hair on a creepy coffee commercial. I fully expect some shit for this, but, Stanton would make a fab horror movie set.
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what is your town's claim to fame?
i know who mrs. olsen is!
Oh, yeah. I remember her on the Folgers commercials. I also remember her being in the movie "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner". I hated her character in that movie. Interesting to learn she was born in Stanton, Iowa. I'm always amazed when I find out a movie star was born in this state. There's actually quite a few. Imagine that!
If I told you our claim to fame, the trolls would know my address. I probably will, it really doesn't matter.
Trolls always think they're going to do something with personal info, but, I don't know what. Beats me.
In case anyone including trolls care my towns claim to fame is the Valentine remailing program. People from all over the world mail their Valentines here and then the senior citizens remail them with a special cache and they then get postmarked from here. Anyone want to take a guess?
my town's claim is being the home of the "prom mom". haha... gotta love it :P
akron has several claims to fame...goodyear (the blimp is out almost daily most summers, i love that blimp!), soap box derby, devo, militant vegan hypocrit chrissie pissie hynde (who also lives here 6 months out of the year), lebron james, and one of the most crooked mayors EVAR!
The town I live in really doesn't have much of a claim to fame. Nothing really worth peeing my pants about.
Thanks for reminding me why I've always avoided Iowa.
Escrow, yours was easy, but, that's a good sized town. No one can really find you from that. Corina's was harder, but, I got it.
Matilda, I don't remember that Olsen wench from that movie. What'd she play? A neighbor with coffee?
She was the nosey racist who worked in the art studio. Remember? She got her ass canned by Katherine Hepburn. I loved that scene!
I think I got Corina's
I thought she was also wicked witch in the Wizard of OZ? or did i make that up as a child and it stuck. The Town of Stanton is boring with the houses having to be white. But it's full of a bunch of sweeds (of Swedish descent) houses are the same color as the food. I mean no offense its just the facts. I think they allow a little trim and brick. If i lived there my interior walls would have to have tons of color.
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