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Well, I might as well trot out one more story related to Chicago suburbs and their somewhat lame attempts at self-promotion.<\/p>\n

When we first moved to Brookfield and would occasionally pop into the nearby suburb of LaGrange for some errands, I noted some banners they had lining the streets of their lovely downtown — they simply said “Ahhh! LaGrange”, which struck me as kind of humorous. Okay — I can see “Ahhh! Chocolate” or “Ahhh! A crazy man wielding an ax!” but I have trouble taking “Ahhh! LaGrange” seriously.<\/p>\n

I mentioned seeing these banners to a fellow west suburbs coworker, who, minutes later, looked for and found a promotional website for LaGrange — http:\/\/ahhhlagrange.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This also struck me as humorous — having an interjection like “Ahhh” in a website address. Are we expecting people to remember the degree of “ahness” that LaGrange is? God forbid they visit ahhlagrange.com, or even worse, ahlagrange.com.<\/p>\n

So, flash-forward to about six months ago. My wife drops me off at our dentist in LaGrange on the way to pick up our eldest son from preschool. I get my teeth cleaned and then have the dentist’s office call me a cab (it’s the easiest thing for me to do with my wife busy with our one car, and no easy mass transportation options available).<\/p>\n

I strike up a conversation with the twentysomething fella who is driving my cab. I ask where he is from. When he mentions he’s from LaGrange, I launch into the above story, and gently ridicule his town for their goofy slogan.<\/p>\n

He mentions he is the son of an advertising man. But not just any ad man, but the man who came up with “Ahhh! LaGrange”.<\/p>\n

“Ah man, I’m sorry. I hope I didn’t offend you,” I said.<\/p>\n

He said he wasn’t offended. He did say he would pass on my comments to his dad. I asked if he could tone down my sarcasm a bit, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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