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Truth or Consequences

I just discovered that there is a city called "Truth or Consequences" in New Mexico. Really.

How would someone come up with a name like this?!

- Blathered by Adam on Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 2:29 [ Permalink | Trackback ]
- Filed under Wackiness
- Commented on by 2 folks so far. Scroll down and see for yourself (and join in the conversation!)

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Anita Rowland

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They changed the name of the town as a publicity stunt for the radio quiz show (it was a tv show later). This came up in the news when a town voted on changing their name to match with some dot com or other.

http://www.truthorconsequencesnm.net/ralph_edwards.htm

- Posted on Thursday, January 2, 2003 at 13:41 [ Permalink to this comment ]

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it used to be called hot springs new mexico, but when the radio show, truth or consequences asked for a city to change their name, hot springs voted, and succesfully became truth or consequences. new mexico doesnt get much publicity, i should know im from there, so this was a big deal. On may first of every year, a fiesta is held, this tradition was started by the announcer of the radio show who offered to host it. and it just continued from there.

- Posted on Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 1:36 [ Permalink to this comment ]

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