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Every city has things they love and are proud of. Let's make fun of them all!! Sounds like a great time.

After many things were popularized and spread nationwide as a result of the 1904 world's fair, other towns came out of the woodwork saying they invented this or that. It's like Chik-fil-a saying they invented the chicken sandwich, as if nobody before them had accidentally held a chicken breast with 2 pieces of bread.…

Wherever your from sucks too.

As a St. Louisan, I can tell you that Imo's is not the best place for St. Louis Style pizza, St. Louis Chinese Food is very greasy and delicious, and this Wiki article was CLEARLY written by white people, because some of the best neighborhood food you will EVER eat in on the North Side but that's where all the Black…

Counterpoint:

This article does nothing but quantify the stereotype of Northeasterners being insufferable assholes. I mean, HOW DARE any city not within a 30 minute train ride of Manhattan claim ANYTHING as their own?!?!?!122 Why the hell would ANYBODY outside of the New York Metropolitan area...errr but not New Jersey, be proud…

For just the quip about Italian food in this post, I challenge Gawker to a taste test. Boston or New York or wherever you wish, vs. The Hill in Saint Louis. I have been to Little Italy, and some fine restaurants in NY, and it was really really good. However, I have been to restaurants on The Hill. And I have to say I…

On the other hand, gooey butter cake is really pretty good.