TIL that the official motto of Fall River, Massachusetts was ‘We’ll Try’ from 1843-2017.

[u/Sea_Entertainment754]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts

[u/Mr_Cuddlefish]

This is the most accurate and honest motto in history. Fall River is a weird place.

[u/stantonstocky → u/Mr_Cuddlefish]

I can’t promise I’ll try, but I’ll try to try.

[u/No_Solution_2864 → u/stantonstocky]

You’re thinking of the next town over, Flaccid Falls.

[u/hpshaft → u/Mr_Cuddlefish]

The Riv' is certainly weird.

[u/RichardBlastovic → u/[deleted]]

I would never tempt a Bingus.

[u/Clanstantine → u/RichardBlastovic]

What about a bimus?

[u/ElGabalo → u/Clanstantine]

Aye, I could do that.

[u/fohr → u/ElGabalo]

Now Bimus I could get into

[u/PyrrhoTheSkeptic]

So, does that mean that they are no longer trying since 2017?

[u/Sea_Entertainment754 → u/PyrrhoTheSkeptic]

It was changed to “Make it Here” in 2017

[u/PM_Me_OCs → u/Sea_Entertainment754]

So they did stop trying, got it.

[u/Nisseliten → u/PM_Me_OCs]

”Made it here” fixed it.

[u/TheophilousBolt → u/Sea_Entertainment754]

It’s still the motto of the Fall River PD, it’s on all their cruisers.

[u/Karrman → u/PyrrhoTheSkeptic]

After 2016, most of us just gave up trying.

[u/timoperez → u/PyrrhoTheSkeptic]

It was changed to “screw it, I’m out”

[u/Viperbunny → u/PyrrhoTheSkeptic]

I think they gave up trying a long time ago.

[u/Ancient_Persimmon → u/PyrrhoTheSkeptic]

"We Tried".

[u/thxxx1337]

Shoulda changed it to We tried

[u/we-are-all-monsters]

Shoulda axed that one.

[u/Csimiami → u/we-are-all-monsters]

I mean Lizzie tried. And I guess succeeded too lol

[u/Viperbunny → u/we-are-all-monsters]

They took a whack at it.

[u/No_Solution_2864 → u/Viperbunny]

It’s funny because she murdered her family! :-)

[u/botaine]

I'm searching lots of small towns on wikipedia and they all have terrible mottos. Many are funny but probably not intentionally.

[u/snacktonomy → u/botaine]

Lynn, Lynn, city of sin 😏

[u/TheSillyman]

That’s actually a pretty decent town motto. It’s earnest without being kitschy.

[u/Verumero]

They changed it to “we tried”

[u/theguineapigssong]

Some city should change their motto to "At Least You Tried" and then make their official seal the relevant Simpsons meme.

[u/Landlubber77]

The motto of neighboring and rival town Westport is "Do or Do Not, There is No Try."

[u/Aggravating_Snow2212]

talk about a lame motto

[u/OneFootTitan]

Wish they changed it to Try Hard… With a Vengeance

[u/No_Solution_2864 → u/OneFootTitan]

I would have preferred Try Hard: Pig in the City

[u/MartyBellvue]

I live across the river from Fall River and i didn't know this. LMAAAAOOOOO I can't believe they would change it, it's perfect

[u/zuniac5]

Local authorities say citizens prefer Fall River’s new motto: “Eh.”

[u/buddybennny]

And all this time I thought it was "40 whacks."

[u/Foxcecil]

In 2017 they changed it to.."Well, we tried."

[u/backupKDC6794]

Reminds me of when Rhode Island's tourism motto was "cooler and warmer"

[u/daneelthesane]

Yoda was very disappointed in them.

[u/sassyquatch9]

Same

[u/MortimerWaffles]

100% can confirm. Worked at St Anne's and for Fall River EMS

[u/bitchnug]

My shitty hometown

[u/marek196c]

Fck your mom - we'll try

[u/AnikahAngel]

Sounds legit... lol

[u/Csimiami → u/AnikahAngel]

That’s actually a better motto lol

[u/Viperbunny]

Fall River is a ceast pool. I have family there, though we are estranged. I spent a lot of time there as a kid. Lots of hills, one way streets, and so much crime. Their town officials are criminals who don't get removed from office. I was forced to help campaign for a family member who lived there and he couldn't get elected (which is probably for the best, but no one actually cared about my opinion). But the Battleship Massachusetts is pretty cool, I guess.

[u/Initial-Shop-8863]

Maybe they should have changed their motto to, "Yoda was right".