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[Tonitrus]

I have it set it up in the area where my mom lives (I helped buy the house)...it's very small town, so not too bad, but still mostly a mix of:

- local gossip
- scammers
- grifters
- a few crackpots
- there-was-a-cougar-in-my-yard
- stop feeding the raccoons before they get of control
- EVs will be the death of us all
- Coyotes are rampaging over the neighborhood eating household pets
- my indoor-only dog got out, please help me find him
- one actual active-minded citizen volunteer doing hard work to encourage the community to assist with keep the local woodland trails well maintained
- "I keep seeing kids on e-bikes ravaging the local woodland trails"

[crazy canuck]

I have it set it up in the area where my mom lives (I helped buy the house)...it's very small town, so not too bad, but still mostly a mix of:

- local gossip
- scammers
- grifters
- a few crackpots
- there-was-a-cougar-in-my-yard
- stop feeding the raccoons before they get of control
- EVs will be the death of us all
- Coyotes are rampaging over the neighborhood eating household pets
- my indoor-only dog got out, please help me find him
- one actual active-minded citizen volunteer doing hard work to encourage the community to assist with keep the local woodland trails well maintained
- "I keep seeing kids on e-bikes ravaging the local woodland trails"

Ours is similar, but more citizen volunteer types than grifter/scammer types.

[celedhring]

The local groups I am part of are:

- 40% people advertising their businesses
- 40% people complaining about people advertising their businesess and cluttering everything.
- 10% people looking for a job.
- 10% "Hey, where can I buy xxxx?" -> followed by people advertising their business and people complaining about people advertising their business

Up until a year ago we also had loads of flame wars among Russian/Ukrainian neighbors. But that has died out for the most part.

[Josquius]

I don't use Facebook anymore but my partner does. She often shows me stuff from the local group. It's always ridiculous new ways to break the law.

[Tonitrus]

I have it set it up in the area where my mom lives (I helped buy the house)...it's very small town, so not too bad, but still mostly a mix of:

- local gossip
- scammers
- grifters
- a few crackpots
- there-was-a-cougar-in-my-yard
- stop feeding the raccoons before they get of control
- EVs will be the death of us all
- Coyotes are rampaging over the neighborhood eating household pets
- my indoor-only dog got out, please help me find him
- one actual active-minded citizen volunteer doing hard work to encourage the community to assist with keep the local woodland trails well maintained
- "I keep seeing kids on e-bikes ravaging the local woodland trails"

Ours is similar, but more citizen volunteer types than grifter/scammer types.

To be fair, grifters/scammer presence is fairly low.  I also left out:

- Can anyone recommend a good contractorr/mechanic/chimney sweep/roofer...
- I need someone to do yard work for me, willing to pay $10/hour.*


*fair chance had also posted in the past about something-something-illegal immigrants

[Sheilbh]

Kind of yes, supposed to be adding you to your immediate neighbourhood's community, but it's been giving me fairly wide coverage. I quickly shut down the notifications, but I haven't turned off the few emails I am getting of popular posts, out of a morbid curiosity.

Abandon all hope.

Just checked mine - 90% people looking for or offering cash in hand work (mainly garden and flat clearance by the looks of it) and, I'm sure entirely unrelatedly, complaints about flytipping in the area.

[viper37]

Denmark to remove 'pornographic' mermaid statue, reports say

Et tu Denmark, et tu...

conservatives and prudes are gaining everywhere.

[HVC]

Denmark to remove 'pornographic' mermaid statue, reports say

Et tu Denmark, et tu...

conservatives and prudes are gaining everywhere.

They've converted the liberals 

[Savonarola]

Denmark to remove 'pornographic' mermaid statue, reports say

Et tu Denmark, et tu...

conservatives and prudes are gaining everywhere.

Just for the record, this isn't the famous Little Mermaid statue (as the article notes), but her... err... larger... sister.  It doesn't seem to be nudity, but big boobs that the censors are objecting to.

[Tonitrus]

We must not allow a big boobs gap.

[viper37]

Denmark to remove 'pornographic' mermaid statue, reports say

Et tu Denmark, et tu...

conservatives and prudes are gaining everywhere.

Just for the record, this isn't the famous Little Mermaid statue (as the article notes), but her... err... larger... sister.  It doesn't seem to be nudity, but big boobs that the censors are objecting to.

I wasn't aware they had two of these.  

I really should make a Euro trip some day.

[The Brain]

I'm not a fan of kitsch in public sculpture, and seems I'm not the only one.

[Josquius]

I remember finding the little mermaid statue quite depressing.
Nice enough statue.... But in a grotty industrial port.

[Tamas]

I am guessing it's a bit of a hype for tourists thing like the peeing boy statue in Brussels. You go there and it's.. Nothing special at a random boring corner.

Life truly must had been dull when this was a prime attraction.

[Syt]

Picture from 2008 Languish Meet for reference:



And vending machine at Brussels Airport at the time: