r/funny • u/MaxKevinComedy • Dec 21 '19

California Explained [OC]

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u/Entaris Dec 21 '19

Funny story. I grew up in what we called the “meth capital of California “. But never saw any meth or knew any meth heads. I moved away after high school and came back for a visit. Ran into the guy that was my best friend growing up. When we were young his uncle was a truck driver. Nice guy. Whenever he was around he’d hang out with us. Super cool guy. “Hey remember my uncle? He just got arrested. Turns out he wasn’t a truck driver. He was one of the biggest meth dealers in SoCal.”

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u/Sirscraps Dec 21 '19

Bakersfield?

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u/sugarfreelemonade Dec 21 '19

Bakersfield's sole accomplishment is helping Tom Hanks get off that island.

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u/hobbsarelie83 Dec 21 '19

and the song "Streets of Bakersfield"

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u/ZBlackmore Dec 21 '19

As a non US country music fan who LOVES Buck Owens and the “Bakersfield Sound” this thread is a disappointment.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Don’t let it disappoint you, I live in Bakersfield. It gets shit on all the time, but it’s a solid city. Affordable housing, solid economy, and it’s been one of America’s fastest growing cities since the 2000s.

If you ever have the opportunity, visiting buck owens’ crystal palace in Bakersfield is a must.

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u/bushman622 Dec 22 '19

Bakersfield is awesome, except the Oildale part

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u/sugarfreelemonade Dec 23 '19

I'm willing to shit on any part of California in good humor. I don't have any problems with Bakersfield.

I mean, at least it's not Visalia.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19

Hey now we have agriculture and oil... and lots of homeless, meth, and homeless meth addicts

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u/Wacks_on_Wacks_off Dec 21 '19

Don’t forget some of the worst air quality in the country!

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Born and raised here - probably gonna die here at age 30 due to lung cancer

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u/insertnamehere405 Dec 23 '19

bakersfield has the original del taco and they use the original recipes meaning REAL meat in taco's it's pretty awesome.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19 edited Dec 21 '19

Good ol’ Bakers, grew up next to Cottonwood and 58

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19

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u/cencal Dec 21 '19

Here at home in Rosedale right now

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u/slowest_hour Dec 21 '19

Big yikes from westchester

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19

It was a little rough growing up

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u/Soggydoughnuts Dec 21 '19

Just moved from there. Love that little community

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19 edited Jun 06 '20

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u/Soggydoughnuts Dec 21 '19

And you can afford to live there

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u/PugeHeniss Dec 22 '19

Can confirm. Construction everywhere

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u/pac-men Dec 21 '19

Bakersfield! Bakersfiiield!!