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Originally Posted by netwit
I don't know. I didn't know "the city that rhymes with fun" is an old joke. I've never heard it. I think it shows a playful side to take an old joke and turn it back on yourself. People will remember it. If you've never heard of Regina, you can't visit either. It would be interesting to see actual statistics as to whether advertising actually makes much of a difference to cities like Winnipeg or Regina. There aren't any mountains like Vancouver, it's not quaint in the way Newfoundland is, so there's not much left to do but make fun of yourself. Manitobans do that all the time. Tourists aren't standing in line for either city and never will. But I can see "Regina" sticking in people's heads so that if they can't afford to go to other places, they might say, why don't we check out Regina?
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That’s what I was thinking too. Plenty of small towns in Newfoundland have funny names and people get out of their cars and take pictures with the signs. Somewhere like Regina they might want to take some funny pictures, spend the night at a hotel and maybe check out a local restaurant or bar. You gotta be able to laugh at yourself
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