On big city mayors
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My comment a few seconds ago in the 2023 draft pick cut thread included the name of the mayor of DC, which I had to google despite the fact she’s been mayor for many years.
This could be influenced by where I live and have lived, but it seems to me that those of us who pay attention at all to politics:
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Always know who the mayor of NY is.
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Generally, but maybe not always, know the name of the mayors of LA and Chicago.
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Know the names of other cities’ mayors only if there’s a scandal of some sort (I knew Marion Barry’s name, for example), or if they make the news for some specific reason, usually not good.
#1 isn’t just geographic bias, I’ll claim. I knew the names of NYC mayors even as a kid. Who didn’t know who Ed Koch was?
What says you guys? Am I off base?
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My comment a few seconds ago in the 2023 draft pick cut thread included the name of the mayor of DC, which I had to google despite the fact she’s been mayor for many years.
This could be influenced by where I live and have lived, but it seems to me that those of us who pay attention at all to politics:
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Always know who the mayor of NY is.
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Generally, but maybe not always, know the name of the mayors of LA and Chicago.
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Know the names of other cities’ mayors only if there’s a scandal of some sort (I knew Marion Barry’s name, for example), or if they make the news for some specific reason, usually not good.
#1 isn’t just geographic bias, I’ll claim. I knew the names of NYC mayors even as a kid. Who didn’t know who Ed Koch was?
What says you guys? Am I off base?
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@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
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@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
@George-K said in On big city mayors:
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
Of course you did. I was replying to Tom.
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@George-K said in On big city mayors:
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
Of course you did. I was replying to Tom.
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
@George-K said in On big city mayors:
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
Of course you did. I was replying to Tom.
My bad...
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@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
@George-K said in On big city mayors:
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
But you knew of the Daleys, Rahm Emanuel, maybe Harold Washington. Lightfoot.
No?
Of course. You didn't mention Byrne and Bilandic.
By the way, I didn’t have unaided recall of Byrne, but with your nudge I remember. I don’t remember Bilandic. Maybe I was overseas then.
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I visited 24 of the top 30
For some reason, I was thinking the other day that I used to know who was the mayor of the cities mentioned.
No longer. Maybe because we don't all watch the same nightly news anymore.
I forget the name of the mayor of the town where I live. I have met him and talked to him, but I forget his name.
Of course I forget a lot of things now.
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@Horace said in On big city mayors:
The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.
Women tell me, fawningly, that my Johnson is memorable. Therefore every time I hear of someone named Johnson, it reminds me of my Johnson, which I'm told is memorable.
The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.
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@Horace said in On big city mayors:
The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.
Women tell me, fawningly, that my Johnson is memorable. Therefore every time I hear of someone named Johnson, it reminds me of my Johnson, which I'm told is memorable.
@jon-nyc said in On big city mayors:
@Horace said in On big city mayors:
The mayor of Denver's name has recently become memorable.
Women tell me, fawningly, that my Johnson is memorable. Therefore every time I hear of someone named Johnson, it reminds me of my Johnson, which I'm told is memorable.
Your Johnson is smaller than the mayor's, which contains a T.
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