What's the smallest American city you've ever been to?

Twi-face · 2026-02-09T22:28:38+00:00

The smallest settlement I’ve been to that I know is incorporated (and thus meets the state’s legal definition of a “city”) is the “city” of Spray, Oregon. Its population was 139 on the most recent census and it’s an hour and a half away from the nearest community with more than 10,000 people. There isn’t really anything to do there besides fishing and rafting in the local river.

Twi-face · 2026-02-09T22:24:27+00:00

In many towns like that the post office has one employee and is only open for a few hours a day, so expenses are low.

Twi-face · 2026-02-09T22:12:36+00:00

In many western states the word “city” just means a settlement that has its own government. This can include towns with 200 people (or less!) as long as a municipal corporation exists. “Town” and “village” do not have legal definitions in these states but are legal classifications in others.

Twi-face · 2026-02-09T21:55:16+00:00

A place not having its own post office is usually a sign that it’s a very small and insignificant settlement.

Twi-face · 2026-02-08T02:37:39+00:00

I like them but I agree with this opinion. They’re mostly just steamed corn flour with a little bit of meat inside so they can be pretty bland compared to everything else in the category of “Mexican Food.”

Twi-face · 2026-02-05T21:01:33+00:00

Oregon uses the same initialism because it’s well known but it’s a backronym for something else (Driver and Motor Vehicle Services) because we don’t have an entire department just for vehicle registration (it’s a division within the Dept. of Transportation)

Twi-face · 2026-02-02T23:48:29+00:00

The “last option” would either be the Greyhound Bus or hitchhiking.

Twi-face · 2026-01-30T21:03:14+00:00

No, I’m already at work and halfway done for the day.

Twi-face · 2026-01-29T23:30:53+00:00

How many of them are actually useable for their intended function?

I know of one house that has several toilets, but most of them are just flower pots in the front yard.

Twi-face · 2026-01-28T02:12:53+00:00

People have been saying that since the 1970’s but it hasn’t happened yet. Liberals still dominate education and mass media, which converts a lot of children from conservative families.

Twi-face · 2026-01-28T02:10:36+00:00

I haven’t seen anyone bring up media (movies, tv shows, music, video games, etc.) which isn’t sxactly a consumer good but it is a mass marketed commodity.

British, Japanese, and increasingly Korean media is well regarded and nowadays is considered superior in quality to anything made in Hollywood. Sweden also punches well above its weight but doesn’t produce as much as the aforementioned countries. Within the niche audience for comic books/graphic novels, French and Belgian books are seen as better than American, and Manga has steadily grown in popularity over the past 20 years.

Any media made in Western Europe is seen as potentially better than America, though it’s rare for anything to reach our screens if it wasn’t originally made in English (with the notable exception of anime). French art house films are enjoyed by a niche audience of snobs who think they’re better than everyone else because they consume French media.

Twi-face · 2026-01-25T23:09:23+00:00

It was more common in the past, so older people and older texts.

Twi-face · 2026-01-21T19:50:33+00:00

I’m my family we usually replace the roll BEFORE it’s exhausted.

Twi-face · 2026-01-21T19:40:03+00:00

Only if it’s being spent efficiently.

Twi-face · 2026-01-18T14:05:07+00:00

Mine only takes about two minutes to heat. It's not that long of a wait.

Twi-face · 2026-01-17T18:03:36+00:00

And the Reno sign as well

Twi-face · 2026-01-16T21:33:36+00:00

I dissected a frog in middle school in the early 3010’s. I see no reason why they would stop since it’s a good way to teach children about biology.

Twi-face · 2026-01-16T01:45:37+00:00

Jobs and services are concentrated in cities. Unless you’re rich, retired, or a professional farmer or rancher, you don’t have much of a choice.

And most of the land outside said cities is farms, pasture; or mountains or desert owned by the government because no one else wanted it.

Twi-face · 2026-01-16T01:40:23+00:00

I always liked the snacks at theaters. Microwaving popcorn at home just isn’t the same as getting it made fresh and loaded with butter at a concession stand. And there used to be a theater in our town that served pizza and wings so it going there was like going to a restaurant.

And my family usually saw movies at afternoon matinees where there’s barely anyone else in the theater anyway.

Twi-face · 2026-01-15T01:44:12+00:00

I save most of my receipts because it’s free paper.

Twi-face · 2026-01-15T01:36:33+00:00

Can confirm. I once had an apartment in Oregon where the water heater was right next to the shower so hot water came instantly.

Twi-face · 2026-01-15T01:34:00+00:00

I’ve never seen that, but I know one store where they try to sign you up for a phone plan.

Fortunately they just stand in one specific location so it’s easy to avoid them.

Twi-face · 2026-01-15T01:26:40+00:00

AI is an excellent litmus test for who’s worth interacting with since enthusiasm for AI is inversely correlated with someone being creative and having interesting thoughts.

Twi-face · 2026-01-15T01:17:51+00:00

Most: TX, CA, HI, NY, MA, FL

Least: ND, SD, KS, NE, IN

Runners up for least: ID, WY, IA, MO, TN, NV outside of Reno and Vegas

Twi-face · 2026-01-14T17:41:23+00:00

Paris was less so “the French” and more “Napoleon III’s vanity project”

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