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6 minutes ago, MartintheMopMan said:


Portland, Kokomo, Brazil, Columbus, Montpelier, Albany, Geneva, Winchester, Syracuse, auburn, Akron, Warsaw, morocco, Monticello, Milan, Versailles, Rockville, and Attica are the ones I think of on top of those. I can't tell you how many times someone told me where they were from and I asked the wrong follow-up because they didn't toss that "Indiana" at the end.

I feel pretty comfortable in saying NOWHERE else has copied the name of the spot-in-the-road where I grew up.

Gnaw Bone, Indiana

For those who don't know, it is on State Road 46 about five miles east of Nashville, Indiana.

 

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Not just North Central IN.  It's Southern IN too; Rockport, IN and Rockport, CA.

Both named after Rockport, MA

I mean, I live in a city named after Portland, ME in a state with town names like "Boring" and "Bend" and a capital named after Salem, MA named after a Biblical city so who am I to judge?

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I feel pretty comfortable in saying NOWHERE else has copied the name of the spot-in-the-road where I grew up.
Gnaw Bone, Indiana
For those who don't know, it is on State Road 46 about five miles east of Nashville, Indiana.
 

I always heard it was named after Narbonne, France but, you know, Indiana countryfolk can't say Narbonne…

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1 hour ago, MartintheMopMan said:


Both named after Rockport, MA

I mean, I live in a city named after Portland, ME in a state with town names like "Boring" and "Bend" and a capital named after Salem, MA named after a Biblical city so who am I to judge?

If we're going down this tangent, America in general is pretty unimaginative with names. The Northeast, because of colonization, borrows many British names, including some really obvious ones: New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey.

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3 hours ago, MartintheMopMan said:


Both named after Rockport, MA

I mean, I live in a city named after Portland, ME in a state with town names like "Boring" and "Bend" and a capital named after Salem, MA named after a Biblical city so who am I to judge?

There are THREE Salem's in Indiana

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If we're going down this tangent, America in general is pretty unimaginative with names. The Northeast, because of colonization, borrows many British names, including some really obvious ones: New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey.

There is only 1 Teutopolis and I am proud to say I was born, raised and still live there. And the only HS with the nickname the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes.

 

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Well, Wakarusa isn't the only one in the U.S. but the one in northern Indiana is the one where I was born and raised not that imposter in Kansas.  The local lore always claimed the word was indian for 'knee deep in mud' and the truth is, where the town was originally laid out was on pretty swampy ground until they moved it a mile south.  And coincidentally we were known as the Wakarusa Indians until consolidation mania in the 1960's and we were forced to merge with the Nappanee Bulldogs and it the consolidation is known today as the NorthWood Panthers.

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Is there a Springfield, Indiana?  I work in logistics, and there are a lot of states with a city named Springfield.

Speaking of which, where is Springfield from the Simpsons? Long running joke. Have they ever given in?

I'd always assumed Illinois.


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Is De'ron a legit 6'10? That's great if he is, but I always thought it seemed like a generous height for him. The 6'8ish range seemed to be more accurate. 
55219d1561ae59746d4942e630c2ff39.jpg Depends how tall you think Thomas is. At most in this pic it looks like Tom is maybe an inch taller. So I think that 6'8" or 6'9" is probably more accurate.



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2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

IU uses 'in shoe' measurements then rounds up to nearest inch.

 

 

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Just like most teams do though.  My favorite story about a negative growth spurt is how Michael Beasley was listed at 6'10" coming out of high school and at Kansas State, yet at the NBA combine measured in at just over 6'6".

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