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Topeka, Kansas Unofficially Renamed "Google"

Posted by samzenpus on from the statue-of-liberty-insurance dept.

Mayor Bill Bunten issued a proclamation Monday that Topeka shall be referred to as "Google, Kansas - the capital city of fiber optics," for a period of one month. Bunten says the proclamation is mostly for fun, but that he hopes it will put Topeka on top of the list of cities vying for Google's fiber optics. I wonder what it would take to get Google to buy Detroit?

7 comments

  1. Nah, OCP already bought Detroit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Didn't you ever see Robocop?

  2. And thus. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    and thus ending any questions as to if America has officially slid into corporatism.

  3. Depends. by MrLogic17 · · Score: 1

    How much would we have to pay Google to take Detroit?

    (I live in Michigan, so I can make this sad joke.)

    1. Re:Depends. by Gandhi+of+War · · Score: 1

      I wonder if Google would accept cookies as a form of payment. Seeing as how thats all we can afford.

  4. Hard to foretell... by clone53421 · · Score: 1

    ...Bad jokes all month long about perverts in Topeka?
    ...Lawsuits from an unamused Google for unauthorized use of their trademark?

    This could go a couple of different ways... but in any case, I predict the bad jokes.

    --
    Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.
    1. Re:Hard to foretell... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Grew up in Kansas, not all that far from Topeka, incidentally. Anything that can bring the lands behind the Iron curtain of Sasnak into the 20th century (ironic, since it's the 21st) can only be a good thing. If you should ever happen to visit there, I advise STRONGLY to have your papers in order, especially if you happen to be a minority.

    2. Re:Hard to foretell... by clone53421 · · Score: 1

      I’ve been there a few times, and it didn’t seem all that bad. Must’ve been a different part.

      --
      Alexander Peter Kristopeit bought his basement from his mommy for one dollar.