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<h2>Growing up in a small town means dodging hours of small talk with everyone you&#39;ve ever met every time you just want to buy something slightly embarrassing at the pharmacy...</h2><p>Especially when you&#39;re in a rush, your second grade teacher or neighbor&#39;s friend&#39;s mom will emerge around the corner of the grocery store to interview you about your entire life and update you on their grandkids. Small towns mean gossip spreads faster than the speed of light, everyone has dated everyone&#39;s exes multiple times, it&#39;s impossible to have a secret affair without the local bartender knowing, and seemingly insignificant problems can rapidly escalate into full-blown front page scandals.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">worst thing about moving away from a small town is missing all of the drama</p>&mdash; alyssa 🌼 (@its__alyssaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/its__alyssaa/status/1482686069330042883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>So, when a<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/s5m4up/those_of_you_who_live_in_small_towns_what_is_the/"> Reddit</a> user asked, &quot;Those of you who live in small towns, what is the current local controversy all about?&quot; people were ready to reveal the most dramatic local gossip that&#39;s buzzing through the main street bar.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">the feminine urge to move across the world and open a cute bookstore in a small town where nobody knows me</p>&mdash; lola | gryffindor (@llolagraham) <a href="https://twitter.com/llolagraham/status/1480868337001406464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>A couple promised a lot of cakes and fancy breads to the local festival, and didn&#39;t deliver. Everyone is mad at them for the last 2 weeks - ChangeWinter6643</p> </blockquote><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>Town of about 1800. The girl&#39;s volleyball coach got a DWI. The school&#39;s principal went to pick her up from jail, and was arrested for DWI himself. Somehow it got out that these two (both married) were having an affair. - stickshaker73</p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>Not current but it needs to be documented in history - the serial Catnapper. A couple lost their cat so they went knocking door to door in our town, and came across their cat crying in a random home&#39;s front window.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>They call the police who arrive and find 50+ missing cats, along with a f*cking graveyard of cats in the garden. Some that had been missing for up to 7 years. It culminated in the catnapper, a 50+ year old woman, stuffing as many cats as she could in a car and going on a police chase through our little town.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>Most of the cats were identified and taken home, a very small few went to rescue centres, and the catnapper is currently going under mental health treatment. Apparently she just took home any cat she saw while on a walk for the last 7 years. - Creditive</p> </blockquote><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>People here in my town of 396 still upset that the local Christmas tree was taken down and thrown away with all the lights still on it. - Onlykitten</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>The town I grew up in had a Beefalo (cow Buffalo cross breed) escape from a slaughter house. It spent months running wild in the wooded areas around town living off whatever it could find to eat. I had friends who were out for drives sending me pictures of their beefalo encounters like it was Sasquatch. This went on for months. - SectorZed</p> </blockquote><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>Sheep:</p> <p>Whether or not to continue allowing a flock of sheep to graze on the town green (with a petting area for lambs).</p> <p>Some think the sheep do a fine job of keeping the grass under control (and fertilized) - others want landscaping professionals to do the job. - Back2Bach</p> </blockquote><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>My parents live in a tiny Greek village that has a grand total of three families (including my parents) and currently they&#39;re trying to rectify the fact that our dog killed our neighbor&#39;s chicken. - SwingGirlAtHeart</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>The Mayor has a personal feud with this one guy that has an emotional support pig while living in the village. Housing farm animals are illegal within the village. - Far-Resource-819</p> </blockquote><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>They just built a new Verizon in town, but someone started a rumor that it was also going to be a Panera Bread. Someone went as far as to mark it on Google Maps as a Panera, even though the building is clearly a single store with Verizon signage. - KelsieK09876</p> </blockquote><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>About 2 years ago the mayor of the town I live in got caught with drunk driving his lawnmower down main street at around 2 AM about 6 weeks after being elected. - ThatDude8129</p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>Small town with 3000 inhabitants. Everyone knows each other, everyone knows where everyone works, who is related to whom, and so on. Still, my cousin doesn&#39;t know who is the father of her child. - mulberstedp</p> </blockquote><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>The city I live in (around 10k residents or so) doesn&#39;t allow food trucks to operate outside of things like festivals. There has been a push to change that, and, coincidentally, majority of most vocal people against them are restaurant owners. - grindstone_hollow</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>A woman posted in the local neighborhood Facebook group to say a woman had knocked on her door at 6.25am. The reason was she had tracked her missing husbands phone to the address. He had not come back the night before. The man was not there and the poster was a bit concerned. This led to much chat about burglaries and whether she should post the ring doorbell footage. A man then joined the thread to apologize. It was the missing man. He had got drunk at the football and ended up falling asleep in the house next door to the woman who posted on Facebook. Much hilarity. - choirleader</p> </blockquote><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>My country is the size of a small town. One problem at the moment is that we have these things called roundels they are kinda like roundabouts but no one has right of way and there&rsquo;s no lanes you just drive where ever you want and people are getting super angry about it even though nothings bad happened since they opened them. - RhysK2302</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>Two places make dill dip. One accused the other of stealing the recipe - duckswithbanjos</p> </blockquote><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>Thousands of crabs washed ashore dead but nobody really knows why, I think they blamed wind turbines at one point. Dogs are now getting really sick and there&rsquo;s warnings for people to stay away from the beach but nobody knows why it&rsquo;s happening. - MariahCareysButthole</p> </blockquote><h2> </h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

16 people who live in small towns reveal the juiciest local controversy.

Growing up in a small town means dodging hours of small talk with everyone you&#39;ve ever met every time you just want to buy something slightly embarrassing at the pharmacy...Especially when you&#39;re in a rush, your second grade teacher or neighbor&#39;s friend&#39;s mom will emerge around the corner of the grocery store to interview you about your entire life and update you on their grandkids. Small towns mean gossip spreads faster than the speed of light, everyone has dated everyone&#39;s exes multiple times, it&#39;s impossible to have a secret affair without the local bartender knowing, and seemingly insignificant problems can rapidly escalate into full-blown front page scandals.worst thing about moving away from a small town is missing all of the drama&mdash; alyssa 🌼 (@its__alyssaa) January 16, 2022 So, when a Reddit user asked, &quot;Those of you who live in small towns, what is the current local controversy all about?&quot; people were ready to reveal the most dramatic local gossip that&#39;s buzzing through the main street bar.the feminine urge to move across the world and open a cute bookstore in a small town where nobody knows me&mdash; lola | gryffindor (@llolagraham) January 11, 2022 1. A couple promised a lot of cakes and fancy breads to the local festival, and didn&#39;t deliver. Everyone is mad at them for the last 2 weeks - ChangeWinter6643 2. Town of about 1800. The girl&#39;s volleyball coach got a DWI. The school&#39;s principal went to pick her up from jail, and was arrested for DWI himself. Somehow it got out that these two (both married) were having an affair. - stickshaker73 3. Not current but it needs to be documented in history - the serial Catnapper. A couple lost their cat so they went knocking door to door in our town, and came across their cat crying in a random home&#39;s front window.   They call the police who arrive and find 50+ missing cats, along with a f*cking graveyard of cats in the garden. Some that had been missing for up to 7 years. It culminated in the catnapper, a 50+ year old woman, stuffing as many cats as she could in a car and going on a police chase through our little town.   Most of the cats were identified and taken home, a very small few went to rescue centres, and the catnapper is currently going under mental health treatment. Apparently she just took home any cat she saw while on a walk for the last 7 years. - Creditive 4. People here in my town of 396 still upset that the local Christmas tree was taken down and thrown away with all the lights still on it. - Onlykitten 5. The town I grew up in had a Beefalo (cow Buffalo cross breed) escape from a slaughter house. It spent months running wild in the wooded areas around town living off whatever it could find to eat. I had friends who were out for drives sending me pictures of their beefalo encounters like it was Sasquatch. This went on for months. - SectorZed 6. Sheep: Whether or not to continue allowing a flock of sheep to graze on the town green (with a petting area for lambs). Some think the sheep do a fine job of keeping the grass under control (and fertilized) - others want landscaping professionals to do the job. - Back2Bach 7. My parents live in a tiny Greek village that has a grand total of three families (including my parents) and currently they&#39;re trying to rectify the fact that our dog killed our neighbor&#39;s chicken. - SwingGirlAtHeart 8. The Mayor has a personal feud with this one guy that has an emotional support pig while living in the village. Housing farm animals are illegal within the village. - Far-Resource-819 9. They just built a new Verizon in town, but someone started a rumor that it was also going to be a Panera Bread. Someone went as far as to mark it on Google Maps as a Panera, even though the building is clearly a single store with Verizon signage. - KelsieK09876 10. About 2 years ago the mayor of the town I live in got caught with drunk driving his lawnmower down main street at around 2 AM about 6 weeks after being elected. - ThatDude8129 11. Small town with 3000 inhabitants. Everyone knows each other, everyone knows where everyone works, who is related to whom, and so on. Still, my cousin doesn&#39;t know who is the father of her child. - mulberstedp 12. The city I live in (around 10k residents or so) doesn&#39;t allow food trucks to operate outside of things like festivals. There has been a push to change that, and, coincidentally, majority of most vocal people against them are restaurant owners. - grindstone_hollow 13. A woman posted in the local neighborhood Facebook group to say a woman had knocked on her door at 6.25am. The reason was she had tracked her missing husbands phone to the address. He had not come back the night before. The man was not there and the poster was a bit concerned. This led to much chat about burglaries and whether she should post the ring doorbell footage. A man then joined the thread to apologize. It was the missing man. He had got drunk at the football and ended up falling asleep in the house next door to the woman who posted on Facebook. Much hilarity. - choirleader 14. My country is the size of a small town. One problem at the moment is that we have these things called roundels they are kinda like roundabouts but no one has right of way and there&rsquo;s no lanes you just drive where ever you want and people are getting super angry about it even though nothings bad happened since they opened them. - RhysK2302 15. Two places make dill dip. One accused the other of stealing the recipe - duckswithbanjos 16. Thousands of crabs washed ashore dead but nobody really knows why, I think they blamed wind turbines at one point. Dogs are now getting really sick and there&rsquo;s warnings for people to stay away from the beach but nobody knows why it&rsquo;s happening. - MariahCareysButthole  

Growing up in a small town means dodging hours of small talk with everyone you&#39;ve ever met every time you just want to buy something slightly embarrassing at the pharmacy...  Especially when you&#39;re in a rush, your second grade...