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Johnstown Syndrome

The feeling of dread and hopelessness that occurs when one visits or unfortunately lives in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. This syndrome causes everyone to become angry out of spite and be extremely rude to one another. The only thing going for this town is the amount of massive, devastating floods that have killed the entire town. If you’re lucky… maybe you’ll be in the next one and get flushed down the Conemaugh like your coal cracker ancestors.
~cut off in traffic by a lifted dodge pickup shooting black smoke~

“Dude, there’s too many coal crackers in this town with Johnstown Syndrome. I gotta get out.”
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Johnstown Syndrome

The feeling of dread and hopelessness that one experiences when entering or living in the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. This leads to the general population being extremely unfriendly. Johnstown is a dreary shit hole, the only thing going for it is a few massive floods that killed and wiped out the entire town. If you’re lucky… maybe you’ll be in the next one. Otherwise, move out of this coal cracker wasteland.
~ get’s cut off by a redneck in a lifted dodge that shoots black smoke ~
“ Dude, there’s too many angry coal crackers in this town with Johnstown syndrome. “

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That guy in that ACDC tribute band had BRIAN'S JOHNSON SYNDROME and left a sticky mess on Malcolm...
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