Quote Originally Posted by ravells
I take that there there are a lot of 'in-jokes' in the place names which locals would appreciate!
lol...Yes, I realized when I made it that only "Perryites" would "get" a lot of them, but like I said, this was a very self-indulgent map.

For example, our school's mascot is the Rambler (an old jalopy--powerful symbol, eh?...), and the town next door (and I mean, like, less than 2 miles down the road!) are the Morrice Orioles; and our towns have been feuding since the great railroad station debacle of 1880, when Perry built a station overnight in order to undercut Morrice's almost-completed station! Hence, to many of us, they are the "Evil Birds."

Just one more oddity for your reading pleasure: In our little homey community there is a huge porn store called The Lion's Den. I kid you not. A few years ago the proprietors cleverly & semi-deceitfully snuck their building permit past the zoning board by saying they would be a "discount clothing & movie store" of some unknown variety. Well...now we boast one of the biggest porn stores in mid-Michigan, right on the highway, fully visible as people drive into our town. Great selling point. On my map I have it a conspiracy by the Evil Birds.

There's a lot more, too, but in general I'm poking fun at our xenophobic and rural ways in the map. I hope everyone gets at least a giggle from it!

PS: I can't believe no one has guessed the map that inspired this. Here's a hint: it's a classic novel series, over 100 years old... and a classic movie almost 70 years old...