When someone says they're "from Chicago" there's a 70% chance they're actually from Naperville. - ThreadSky

justinrawlins.bsky.social • 9 days ago

When someone says they're "from Chicago" there's a 70% chance they're actually from Naperville.

It's not enough to know the new Pope was born in Chicago. We need to know what neighborhood 💗

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Pope Bob is from Dolton apparently, and he was a Sox fan (though his brother can't figure out why, he was the only one in the family): https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2025/05/08/pope-leo-chicago-cubs-fan-white-sox-robert-prevost/83516795007/

readmorethings.bsky.social•9 days ago

I knew someone in college who claimed "from Chicago" but was actually from Valpo

tellmeastory314.bsky.social•9 days ago

That’s just silly. Valpo is in a different state!! Hmph.

justinrawlins.bsky.social•9 days ago

There were more than a few students who used to tell me they were from Chicago only to concede they were actually from Munster, Valpo, Crown Point.

tellmeastory314.bsky.social•9 days ago

Gracious sakes.

Well, I guess I should be flattered that they want to be from Chicago. 😁

shaindelr.bsky.social•9 days ago

You are hanging out with the WRONG people, my friend.

dkompare.bsky.social•9 days ago

Our version of that here are people that say they're "from Dallas" but they're really from Plano or points north.

justinrawlins.bsky.social•9 days ago

Haha yes! I'd have students say "Dallas" and then concede later that they were actually from Flower Mound or Frisco (we had a surprising number of students from Flower Mound and Frisco, as I recall).

dkompare.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yep. Or McKinney, Allen, The Colony, Wylie, Southlake, etc.

chutry.bsky.social•9 days ago

The Atlanta version of that is probably Roswell, Marietta, or Alpharetta.

jamiemcguire3p.bsky.social•9 days ago

The Rhode Island version is Cranston. And here come the real housewives, smh.

tellmeastory314.bsky.social•9 days ago

I met a woman who claimed she was from the North Side.

She was from Gurnee.

jenmhessler.bsky.social•9 days ago

Like all the people "from Detroit" who are actually from a mcmansion in Farmington Hills or Livonia

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