Do the Most Hipster Thing Possible – Move to Des Moines

Re:Do the Most Hipster Thing Possible – Move to Des Moines by desas on Saturday November 15, 2014 @08:48AM (#8611659)

As a Brit, pretty much all I know of Des Moines is what I've learned from Bill Bryson, the first line of his book "Travels in Small-Town America" is "I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to."

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Re:Do the Most Hipster Thing Possible – Move to Des Moines by pm on Saturday November 15, 2014 @10:31AM (#8611834)

I do remember that line - Bill Bryson is gold. The other fact I remember is that Slipknot originated there.

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Re:Do the Most Hipster Thing Possible – Move to Des Moines by Nexxxeh on Saturday November 15, 2014 @11:35AM (#8612003)

As a fellow Brit, all I know Slipknot came from Des Moines. But if it's good enough for the 'knot...

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Re:Do the Most Hipster Thing Possible – Move to Des Moines by jondthompson on Saturday November 15, 2014 @12:39PM (#8612137)

Here's a couple views that aren't as stale as one written 25 years ago about a childhood that ended 42 years ago.

- http://davidbyrne.com/des-moines - http://altonbrown.com/ab-road-eats-des-moines/ -

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