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katieleehaw t1_it72a5j wrote

It’s so bad. But really it’s also the most honest police motto I’ve ever heard.

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icwhatudiddere t1_it72w7l wrote

Every defense attorney “Did you really try? I mean that’s what’s on the door of you car, right?”

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SamanthaSheehy t1_it7373h wrote

Holy shit I just spit coffee all over myself laughing! ♥️

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Perks508 t1_it737ma wrote

This is hilarious! Is it actually legit?

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Due-Designer4078 t1_it75zp2 wrote

I remember seeing this years ago, I actually thought they had changed it. It still makes me laugh!

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kissmekate48 t1_it79b5r wrote

We'll -- and by we I mean those people over there, not me -- will try.

Not likely to work though.

Could change to < shrug >.

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psychetron t1_it79shd wrote

Replying to Mongostein (#164,544)

What’s that American flag sticker on the filing cabinet on the right in the photo? It looks like the Betsy Ross flag, but with the number 2 inside the circle of stars.

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JameelWallace t1_it7a1jt wrote

Is this what the former mayors lawyer said when he asked them if they could get him out of his fraud and extortion charges?

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Merkuri22 t1_it7a5gf wrote

Do, or do not. There is no try.

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bemest t1_it7aapn wrote

This not The Onion?

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BrockVegas t1_it7axwa wrote

Well, Oklahoma calls the damned whole state merely OK....

I contest that the whole place is a good bit less than OK, but I have been to Fort Sill, so have a bit of a bias.

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MrsSynchronie t1_it7c0gk wrote

They’ll be updating it soon to “Welp, whaddaya gonna do?”

Proudly emblazoned above their new logo: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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dbath t1_it7c3sx wrote

Replying to psychetron (#164,852)

Hard to see, but might be 2⁰⁰ so possibly an American bicentennial sticker from 1976?

Poking around on Google Images I could only find examples with "76", not "200", so unsure.

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Jamesy-007 t1_it7cgo9 wrote

As someone who lived on the south coast for quite some time (mostly Taunton, Fall River & New Bedford), this couldn't be more accurate for Fall River.

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SabersSoberMom t1_it7czzn wrote

The city tried to "re-brand" itself--"Make it here"

Entrepreneurship meets Yankee ingenuity, increased "home based pharmacologists" making their fentanyl laced candy right there in Fall River.

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tjean5377 t1_it7dl2x wrote

Replying to JameelWallace (#164,871)

Ah Jasiel Correa. A total narcissist who had serious charm, and pretty good communication. He was a prince of the Portuguese diaspora who whispered sweet nothings to his constituents. The people saw that pretty face and silken voice and totally ignored that he was barely out of college. They saw visions of a Portuguese Kennedy. Buddy Cianci was shaking his head from heaven. "Can't have a paper trail kid." Good times. (I grew up in nearby Tiverton)

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SabersSoberMom t1_it7ewcc wrote

There's a town in Saskatchewan Canada named Tisdale. The town motto is, "Land of Rape* and Honey."

*Not sexual assault, but the Rapeseed plant that we get Canola oil from.

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SabersSoberMom t1_it7fhbt wrote

Replying to tjean5377 (#165,177)

That's offered to anyone who completes 10th grade, who pursues a career in science, culinary arts, and chemistry.

Applicants must submit their criminal record, proof of 10th grade completion, and brief explanation of their career goal

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NoMoLerking t1_it7gcbd wrote

Replying to Perks508 (#164,250)

I went down the rabbit hole a few years ago, it’s actually pretty interesting.

The motto was born of one of Fall River’s many great fires — this one, in 1843. The city’s residents resolved to rebuild from the ruins, and their efforts spawned the hopeful “We’ll Try.” It stuck, and for years has adorned both police cruisers and the city seal.

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Easy-Progress8252 t1_it7hr2y wrote

That’s the motto for the whole city, not just the PD. I knew people who worked for the city over the years and when I’d point it out to them they’d shrug and agree it’s ridiculous. Probably a facet of the changing times. Maybe in the 1800s it was equivalent to “We’ll take on any challenge” or something similar.

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thomastodon01027 t1_it7j57f wrote

As someone who has worked in municipal government, it is, in my opinion, the best motto of all time. Anything beyond that is bullshit.

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MazW t1_it7jk6l wrote

Malden confuses me with "Strong past, proud future." Not bad, exactly. Just seems backwards.

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greymaresinspace t1_it7kevp wrote

my buddy from fall river just reported back that its not even accurate

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sad0panda t1_it7ltsw wrote

In Greenfield there is one of those "sponsored" benches where people can buy a memorial slogan printed on the bench, this particular bench just says "HE TRIED"

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missiemiss t1_it7m7id wrote

Providence RI is “what cheer”

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Oiggamed t1_it7rfdo wrote

…you for anything.

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kd8qdz t1_it7rmtf wrote

My dude, they have a battleship.

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rockdude t1_it7rri5 wrote

we'll try really hard

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rockdude t1_it7rvo4 wrote

This is the best we can do

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riefpirate t1_it7tjlj wrote

They should have a bottom ribbon that says ooopps !!

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SheeEttin t1_it7wisy wrote

Replying to SabersSoberMom (#165,280)

The name "canola" was created from "Canada" and "oil, low acid" because putting bottles labeled "rape oil" on supermarket shelves seeemed like a bad idea.

Additional fun fact, rape is a brassica, putting it in the same genus as Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and broccoli--but all of those are actually the same species, Brassica oleracea, just different cultivars!

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Codspear t1_it7y5ob wrote

Replying to SheeEttin (#166,860)

It’s alluding to New Bedford’s history as the whaling capital of the world in the early-to-mid-19th century. Whale oil was primarily used to fuel lamps before the discovery of kerosene*.

Edit: Wrong hydrocarbon

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WinterSkier t1_it80f94 wrote

“We tried” would be worse maybe 😂

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Mary10123 t1_it83juz wrote

Replying to Perks508 (#164,293)

It is, I worked in FR as a case manager and had to file a missing persons. The second my eye caught that patch I nearly shouted in laughter, then realized they’d prob not find the missing person

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fuertepqek t1_it879aa wrote

I wish people would research this shit before making dumb comments. It has a meaning and a story, look it up.

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0621FiST t1_it8829z wrote

Pawnee Indiana “welcome taliban soldiers”

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thegalwayseoige t1_it8ro2h wrote

If they try as hard as they did with coming up with that motto…then, no. No, you won’t.

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Daddy_Cakez_1226 t1_it8tblm wrote

Welcome to the dirty river where a life saver 🛟 won’t save ya

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AtTheFirePit t1_it8ytb7 wrote

Replying to NoMoLerking (#165,422)

Ware MA is "the town that can't be licked!"

"The Great Depression era nearly signaled the demise of the mills. But, the citizens of Ware banded together to buy shares in the struggling companies. The purchase was the first employee buy-out of a major manufacturer in America. Ware Industries was born, preserving the livelihood for hundreds of families. Ware's then-Chief of Police Bartholomew Buckley coined a new phrase for Ware, calling it “The Town that can’t be licked!” Life Magazine heralded the event in their May 23, 1938 issue with an article entitled Life Goes to a Party: Ware, Mass. Celebrates Comeback."

needless to say, things have... changed

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solohazel t1_it96rr5 wrote

After a long day of policing in Fall River, I like to kick back with an ice cold Pabst Honorable Mention 🎖

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FreedomsPower t1_it99ybn wrote

At least it's not Ware, MA .

Their motto is The Town That Can't be Licked..

Which made sense back when they town's factories made it a economic powerhouse in the state; however, it doesn't really apply any more as a motto for the town.

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tculli t1_it9ihgj wrote

Well that explains a lot 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Genuinisa t1_it9u8v5 wrote

Underpromise, over deliver!

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AJMoosie t1_ita0nat wrote

The other motto is, "At least we're not Springfield."

My father worked in Fall Reev his entire professional life, so the ol' mill city is intimately familiar to me.

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JohnnyRevovler t1_ita321j wrote

That's Melrose on the left. A cop from there always described it as the clouds parting during The Simpsons opening.

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Redioarnaut893 t1_ita6sqk wrote

Lmao. Yea well try and clean up them streets. They full of potholes and junkies And oneways up the ass. Oh yea. Gotta do the BAAAAAAAMMMMMM for the king chef.

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SirKomlinIV t1_itag1rl wrote

Replying to TheMellerYeller (#171,480)

What makes New Bedford nicer is they put a lot of effort into a nice downtown with local businesses... Fall River lacks that. The big investment in new business is just bringing chains to town. No character.

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Massive-Prophet t1_itag5fd wrote

Replying to randomlurker82 (#166,043)

I'm willing to agree with 'Strong past'... I have mixed feelings about presumptive pride.

Feels like that drunk uncle being kicked out of the family gathering shouting back, "oh yeah? You'll be proud of me someday..."

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-Im-A-Little-Teapot_ t1_itbzjn4 wrote

Legend has it that residents had originally voted for 'Oh Well, Fuck It! to be the city's motto, but due to some shenanigans at the voting booths, 'We'll Try' mysteriously won.

Still a lot of bitterness and resentment to this day over that one.

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Elementium t1_iteuzvw wrote

Replying to SirKomlinIV (#166,872)

Fall River is the home of my favorite potential soulmates profile from OKCupid. She started her profile with "All Lives Matter. That being said, I only date black men."

90% match.

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SirKomlinIV t1_ithddbd wrote

Replying to Elementium (#184,974)

Too bad she hasn't right swiped you yet.

My favorite potential soulmate wrote in his profile he "identifies as vaccinated" and "will make fun of you if you wear a face diaper". Still waiting for that match notification 🤞

Fun dating on the Southcoast.

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