Hi neighbor! Wisconsinite here to throw our hat in the ring. I used to live on a residential road in the Milwaukee area that had a sign on either end that said “Rough Road”. It was permanently installed. There were asphalt patches on top of patches that had been used to patch older patches. Half the patches turned to potholes, and then they ran out of patch money. But apparently had just enough left in the budget for signs.

I moved to across town to another suburb of Milwaukee, and the new street I live on partially caved in right beside my neighbor’s driveway

I drove through Nebraska one time, and the only thing I remember is how bad that state smelled. “Industrial Rot” was the best way I could describe it

All the time! Both when lying on my side and lying on my back. It’s comfy

If you want to keep those dress shoes, you can get them re-soled. They’ll be good as new!

I have an unopened bottle of Seagrams from 1946, and a bottle of Old Forester from 1953, where time + the VERY heavy glass stopper cracked the plastic seal and broke the cork. Both belonged to my better half’s grandfather

20+ years ago, when I was a freshman in high school, a Palestinian refugee joined our class. He mentioned off-handedly how quiet it was where we lived at night - he was used to hearing rockets/bombs all night while trying to sleep.

Then I started reading.

Oh, man - Tim Minchin’s “Inflatable You” is amazing

“Me Talk Pretty One Day” had me audibly cackling. He’s the best!

There hasn’t been any single major event - just years upon years of proving that they were trustworthy.

I’m standing on a street corner, wearin’ my leatheh

I see we have the same decorator!

Your version is gorgeous!

I’ve heard a couple of variations, but that’s a new one for me! I love it!

“There’s not enough blue to make a cat a pair of pants!”

From my southern grandmother, when she’d spot a break in the clouds on an overcast day