CNN: Topeka ‘renames’ itself ‘Google, Kansas’.
“This isn’t the first time Topeka has switched its name to mark a cultural trend. In 1998, former mayor Joan Wagnon temporarily changed the name of the city to ”ToPikachu, Kansas,” in reference to the Pikachu anime character, from the show and game called “Pokemon,” which was popular at the time, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.” Who says the Midwest doesn’t have an eye for the latest trends?
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Be careful what face you make; it might stick, and you’ll be stuck that way forever.
Just ask Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.