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Enter stage left

(4,321 posts) Wed Jan 21, 2026, 11:32 PM 11 hrs ago

I grew up in a town so small we didn't even have a town drunk...

So all of the rest of the adults just took turns.

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I grew up in a town so small we didn't even have a town drunk... (Original Post) Enter stage left 11 hrs ago OP

We had a town character Grim Chieftain 11 hrs ago #1

That is Truly Fabulous! The Roux Comes First 11 hrs ago #2

Would you settle for a village idiot? Danascot 1 hr ago #3

We had one. OldBaldy1701E 38 min ago #4

Grim Chieftain

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1. We had a town character

Reply to Enter stage left (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 12:14 AM

11 hrs ago

Bless his heart, he was mentally challenged, but everyone knew him and loved him. When he heard the firetruck sirens, he would run out on the street and direct them. He unfortunately died of COVID, but there is a wonderful memorial to him on our Main Street. He makes me think of Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird. He will live in our hearts forever.