Bachelor party, challenge level: wholesome time, tiny Midwestern town, Thursday night, 7 people total, best man (me) arriving in town a few hours before.
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posted by gregoryg
on Apr 22, 2013 -
15 answers
Are there any real-life historical examples of the Small Town With A Terrible Secret horror trope? Towns where long-term, ongoing crimes (or unsavory religious practices one supposes) where purposefully covered up and kept hidden from the outside world and any attempt to investigate them resulted in the investigator being detained, thrown out, or killed?
posted by The Whelk
on Jan 4, 2013 -
35 answers
I want to make a presentation to our town council on behalf of local business owners, and I'm having trouble finding examples of how local governments show
financial support for small businesses.
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posted by mireille
on Jul 4, 2012 -
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Looking for some suburban/small-town fiction or memoirs - think Tom Perotta, Lake Wobegon, or Northern Exposure.
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posted by mippy
on Dec 11, 2011 -
38 answers
I need some recommendations for TV shows set in small towns with quirky inhabitants. The more eccentric and lovable they are the better.
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posted by jihaan
on Jun 27, 2011 -
51 answers
It looks like I will get a job offer at NYU. I am not a city person. Please help me figure out whether this is a good idea and where I might like to live in the NYC area.
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posted by betterton
on May 5, 2011 -
58 answers
I'm in an odd situation in a new town. I need to make new friends, but I have to worry about taking care of my dad.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 4, 2011 -
4 answers
Point me toward movies were a rag-tag bunch of outsiders shake up this stuffy small town! I'm looking for the opposite of
this question, canonical examples of the Outsiders Cause Chaos In A Small Town trope, from
The Music Man to
Pleasantville (Or
..The Devil's Rejects). Any genre, any peroid, just so long as a town is turned upside-down, inside-out, or gored to death.
posted by The Whelk
on Nov 7, 2010 -
39 answers
Tell me about growing up in a small town in the 50s: I'm looking for books, articles, memoirs, interviews, etc that describe or detail growing up in a single industry town in American Rust Belt the late 50s. Ideally I'm looking for stories in places like Braddock or Centralia, mill or mine towns located in the Central Pennsylvania-ish area.
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posted by The Whelk
on Jul 6, 2010 -
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How hard is it to see a movie in a movie theater in rural areas? Is the experience significantly different from seeing a movie in a theater in a city?
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posted by bubukaba
on May 15, 2010 -
58 answers
I currently teach high school in a low income area in a large suburb of Vancouver, BC. I am considering a move to a small community and am wondering what to expect.
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posted by sadtomato
on Dec 22, 2009 -
7 answers
I sleep with the window open during the summertime to hear the sounds of my small town. Now that fall is here and winter is coming, it would be awesome to be able to do this even with the window closed.
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posted by unixrat
on Nov 14, 2009 -
14 answers
How are small law firms structured? Do new partners have to invest capital to join. Or does a few years of grunt work, lead to being made partners?
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posted by bilbo baggins
on May 11, 2009 -
11 answers
There is a movie about a Russian sub that shows up in a small town in maybe Canada? One of the Russians has a problem with spontaneous combustion and has a fire extinguisher with him, and there's a priest from the small town that's handing the situation. What is the name of this movie!? These are all the details I remember, but I know it exists. IMDB/google has been fruitless so far. Thanks mefi!
posted by excitementMD
on Mar 15, 2009 -
6 answers
I've moved to a new town (Amarillo, TX) and have been here for two weeks and I'm feeling bored/lonely. I plan to live here for at least two years. How do I pass the time productively?
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posted by abdulf
on Dec 15, 2008 -
11 answers
What are some books or other resources that can help me become a better political organizer in rural areas?
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posted by abkadefgee
on Aug 13, 2008 -
3 answers
Need suggestions please. The time for our retirement is just around the corner. We raised our family in a small town that is a close cousin to Mayberry. One sheriff, no stop lights and all the crazy nick names for the locals.
Looking for a little cooler area to retire to, but still want that small town atmosphere where if it dosn't get done today, well, there is always tomorrow. Also, is there anything you miss after leaving a small town?
posted by ok
on Jul 28, 2008 -
18 answers
(If you are male) Do women meet your gaze/say hello/acknowledge that you exist when you are out walking? This probably seems like a ridiculous question, but it's been bugging me for a long time.
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posted by stinkycheese
on Oct 17, 2007 -
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I want to isolate myself somewhere for three to six months so that I may read and write without too much distraction from the outside world. I can live and work legally anywhere in the USA and Canada. What are some
cheap and scenic locations? How would I go about looking for a sublet/rental in a small town or in the country?
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posted by ori
on Sep 19, 2005 -
30 answers
Does anyone have any experience living in Blacksburg, Virginia as a non-student? Or general experiences moving from a big city to a small town?
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posted by eileen
on Jun 15, 2005 -
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