Flick Fact: As NBC makes history today, what Central Illinois town will notice?
We've got nothing but love for odd town names, because we are the home of Normal, after all. Some of these names are silly, others are simple, and ...
We've got nothing but love for odd town names, because we are the home of Normal, after all. Some of these names are silly, others are simple, and all of them have pun potential. Let's start with the town that actually has humor in its name. According to Wikipedia, the area was originally called "The Ridge," a camp near the river bank. After some serious drinking one night, a local game warden said he wasn't too drunk to shoot a walnut off the head of a volunteer. Naturally, someone was drunk enough to volunteer.