Truth Or Consequences, NM

[KFC911]

Why aren't there a few more like this...

Wheel Of Fortune, NV
The Gong Show, FL
The Price Is Right, CA

Well... scratch that last one

[vash]

T or C is a funky place. It’s the only lake near my home town. As a kid I was there a lot. I heard it’s growing.

[craigster59]

I think Jeopardy, Ca is a better fit.

[speeder]

"I wouldn't want them on my Quizbowl Team," Arizona.

[Seahawk]

I HAD to look up why:

Town History

The place where the town is currently located was an isolated area with little activities and very few people. In the late 1800s, the first pool was constructed over the Geronimo Spring. However, there were no major settlements until the Elephant Butte Dam and Reservoir was constructed and completed in 1916. This dam was included in the Rio Grande project, an extensive irrigation project under the 1902 Reclamation Act. The area soon became busy, and the town was named Hot Spring in 1916. In 1937, Hot Spring became the seat of Sierra County. The town was known as Hot Spring because of the presence of hot springs there. The springs produce about 100 liters of hot water per second at about 110 degrees, making it a popular destination for people who want to benefit from healing spa treatment.
Name Change

The change of name from Hot Spring to Truth or Consequences is credited to Ralph Edwards who hosted a radio quiz program on NBC Radio named “Truth or Consequences.” In March 1950, Ralph promised to air this show from a town that would change its name to match the name of the program. Several towns, including Hot Spring, sent in their applications and Hot Springs was selected.

The residents of the town held a vote and unanimously agreed to change the name to “Truth or Consequences.” The name was effectively changed on March 31, 1950, and the show was aired from the town the next evening on April 1, 1950. Every year for the next 50 years, Ralph Edwards visited the city for an event called “Fiesta” which is still held every year on the first weekend of May. The event features parades, dances, and beauty contest. Edwards has a park and auditorium in the town named after him.

[Tobra]

I had a patient at the VA in Albuquerque one time from T or C. Wanted to do an MRI on him for his foot, but had to cancel it. He had what looked like a .32 slug in his melon. Got shot in the back of the head in bar in T or C and did not even realize it. Was having headaches so they did an x ray. Too risky to remove it.

[flatbutt]

There are places here in jersey that could be named:

Dead End
Stuck for Life
Nobody Cares ; and for the grand prize
$$$$$$

[A930Rocket]

The next to Cumming, GA is called Throbbing, GA.

Just kidding about Throbbing, but I did live in Cumming.

[Pazuzu]

"Show Low" AZ was named after the card game that determined which of the two founding ranchers could stay...the winner had to show the low card in a single draw hand. That card was the 2 of clubs, which is the name of the main street through town.

[Heel n Toe]

North, South Carolina

[GH85Carrera]

There is a Slap Out, OK.

And in Arkansas, there is a Toad Suck.

[KFC911]

Climax, NC .... but unless I missed the game show.... it doesn't count either

Saw where Richard Branson is now an astronaut.... T or C, NM just might get a little more attention for sure!

Rocketman .... burning out his fuse....

Rock on... rocketman

[Aurel]

I once rented a pontoon boat on Elephant Butte Lake in NM, when I lived in Albuquerque. Not far from TOC.

[rattlsnak]

Had some friends that were from Hot Coffee, Mississippi...!

[smadsen]

I once drove thru a town called "Broken Axle." Can't remember where it was, but it was somewhere in the desert out past where God lost his boots.

[unclebilly]

I will just leave this here… not related to TOC but seemed like as good a place as any to post it.

[cgarr]

No Name Colorado


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[Tobra]

Cut 'n' Shoot, TX


Wife's home town

[mattdavis11]

One of my brothers moved to Gun Barrel City, TX a little over a year ago. Nice place on the water.

Family Feud, AR or WV.

[Sooner or later]

Originally Posted by unclebilly

I will just leave this here… not related to TOC but seemed like as good a place as any to post it.

If you want Intercourse (PA), find yourself n Dildo (Newfoundland), you end up with Blue Ball (PA).