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As a Brit, pretty much all I know of Des Moines is what I've learned from Bill Bryson, the first line of his book "Travels in Small-Town America" is "I come fro
by desas 12y ago
As a Brit, pretty much all I know of Des Moines is what I've learned from Bill Bryson, the first line of his book "Travels in Small-Town America" is "I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to."
- pm 12y agoI do remember that line - Bill Bryson is gold. The other fact I remember is that Slipknot originated there.
- Nexxxeh 12y agoAs a fellow Brit, all I know Slipknot came from Des Moines. But if it's good enough for the 'knot...
- jondthompson 12y agoHere's a couple views that aren't as stale as one written 25 years ago about a childhood that ended 42 years ago. - http://davidbyrne.com/des-moines http://davidbyrne.com/des-moines - http://altonbrown.com/ab-road-eats-des-moines/ http://altonbrown.com/ab-road-eats-des-moines/ -