Cities have nicknames as well, including “Sacratomato” and “Lousyville.” Do you have a better city nickname? Let’s hear it. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “City Nicknames”
Grant, we were talking earlier about nicknames for people, but what about nicknames for cities?
Don’t you mean earlier, sugar? We were talking about?
I mean earlier, Gertie.
You and I were talking about nicknames for cities.
I mean, I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and I love Louisville, but some people call it Lousyville.
Yeah, I was born in St. Louis.
It doesn’t have any nicknames that I know of except for St. Louis, which the locals find repulsive, and it’s only used by outsiders.
Oh, really?
I don’t know if that really counts.
My favorite one is actually very sweet.
I like it.
It’s Sacra Tomato, which is a nickname for Sacramento because of all the tomatoes that are grown nearby.
Oh.
Never heard that one?
Sacra Tomato.
No, no, no.
Yeah.
Sacra Tomato.
There we go.
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