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@eatthispodcast They’re definitely not common here in Southern California. The hidden backstory is that I lived in Baltimore for 4 years down the street from John Waters. It was infested there, so these made things feel like “home” in a sarcastic sort of way.
@eatthispodcast The real ones do live in Florida as part of their natural range. I suspect most plastic ones in America disappeared after their peak in the mid-80s here. Baltimore still has an above average number of the plastic kind for the kitsch factor. I rarely see them anywhere anymore.
California, eh?
@eatthispodcast They’re definitely not common here in Southern California. The hidden backstory is that I lived in Baltimore for 4 years down the street from John Waters. It was infested there, so these made things feel like “home” in a sarcastic sort of way.
@chrisaldrich Huh. Another misconception bites the dust. Maybe I’m thinking Florida.
@eatthispodcast The real ones do live in Florida as part of their natural range. I suspect most plastic ones in America disappeared after their peak in the mid-80s here. Baltimore still has an above average number of the plastic kind for the kitsch factor. I rarely see them anywhere anymore.