Submitted by page_ofpentacles t3_y40ubg in vermont
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page_ofpentacles OP t1_isbg1ae wrote
Driving through and jw if that's a point of state pride or not.
zombienutz1 t1_isbhlxe wrote
I think Winooski is the only city that starts with W.
page_ofpentacles OP t1_isbi6b9 wrote
I'm sitting in Windsor right now, about to go to Warren, passing Woodstock, White River Junction. Looking at the map, Weathersfield, Wardsboro, Windham, Weston, Windhall, Woodford, Woodbury, Wilmington, Wittingham, whoopsy daisy, wafflehouse, whippoorwill (I lost it near the end, but seriously a lot of Ws)
zonitronic t1_isbiu37 wrote
You all can do your own math...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Vermont
zombienutz1 t1_isbj0s9 wrote
Yeah those are towns. But yes, lots of towns start with W and I don't think there's a specific reason behind it.
page_ofpentacles OP t1_isbj3qx wrote
Math, what's that?
page_ofpentacles OP t1_isbjofm wrote
So a No to my question of if it's a point of state pride.
GwennieJo t1_isblajs wrote
I think the point is that Vermont might have a lot of towns that start with W, we don't have a lot of cities - whether they start with W or not. May sound picky but it is what it is.
Simon_Jester88 t1_isbnet2 wrote
Massachusetts has a lot as well. I'm too lazy to look up the data and compare percentages.
AZ_Rather_Unique t1_isbw2lo wrote
No but we do have a higher % of schools named BFA.
couldbeyourex t1_isbwpzk wrote
Why…cause we’re white?
Icantwriteforshit- t1_isc1725 wrote
Or b
page_ofpentacles OP t1_isc5jcs wrote
Didn't realize y'all split hairs over terms. Where I'm from town/city is used interchangeably
Eternally65 t1_isc5pmc wrote
Well, wonder why we would...
YellowMeatloaf t1_isc6qqr wrote
I would think B would win the city award
PerennialPangolin t1_isc9u18 wrote
For anyone who doesn’t want to do their own math, here: 36 out of 242 towns (14.9%) have names that start with W. If you add in cities (1 out of 10) and gores (2 out of 4), then the percentage is 15.2%.
Christopher_LX t1_iscpfxt wrote
I don’t know but every town I visit has a sign posted Free Zucchini, so I assume that’s a popular name.
Sudden_Dragonfly2638 t1_iscrsf1 wrote
NH 18/234 or 7.6%
Maine 46/483 or 9.5%
Conn 22/169 or 13.0%
Mass 46/351 or 13.1%
RI 6/39 or 15.4%
Intelligent_Fig_8143 t1_iscrw42 wrote
Does it really matter?
VTer t1_iscwues wrote
10 of them!
CloinLoond69 t1_isd9mr6 wrote
And they all suck
just-the-smellz t1_isds5pi wrote
Sounds like words mean nothing where you’re from.
stan__dupp t1_ise8mb7 wrote
Fun fact it was first called wermont
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