Ogretown

idyllic Ogretown


Population

11,468 (and one cow)


Primary trade

Doctor Doomlittle’s, concert tickets, vacation/resort destination


“There’s a reason they call it ‘Big Solvaang.’ For one thing, it’s bigger.”

- Horkle Funkly, current Mayor of Ogretown.

Ogretown is a largely preserved 16th century village of ogres and one cow. It is a popular site for vacations and tourism.

History

Ogretown was founded in 1547 AD (by human time, not lizard time) by Jacinda Funkly. Since then, the mayor has always been a matriarch of the Funkly ogre family. Tucked into the hills of Monterey County in California, it was never officially discovered by non-ogre eyes — though John Steinbeck frequently alluded to it in his many works centered around Salinas. When the Lizard Apocalypse broke out, the ogre residents and the one cow decided they “might as well come out in the open now.”

Since public awareness, the village has become a popular tourist destination, largely due to ogres being warm and generous huggers (when consensually prompted). Said The New New New York Times:

“There is some not unspoken magic about an ogre’s hug. Not unspoken. ‘Our hugs are magical,’ Ogres often say. When you hug an ogre, it is like being embraced by a long-lost childhood friend. Numerous medical studies also reveal it moderately decreases low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.”

Lizard psychedelic prog rock group Sweet Summer Gecko consistently book tour dates at the Ogredome.

Ogretown sells almost as much Doctor Doomlittle’s Extra Spicy Trinidad Butch T Pepper Salsa Dip and Transmission Fluid as all Clawsco locations combined.

Film Location

Ogretown’s well-preserved architecture and the innate giftedness of ogres as actors make it a popular location for filming. Director Robert Redford, actor Brad Pitt, and lizard person actor and screenwriter ßkwwlth lauded the hospitality of the town after spending six months there filming A Lizard Runs Through It.

However, as tourism has increased, new buildings have been erected and bike lanes have become more numerous, interrupting the ancient/rustic visual consistency. Also, the film taxes have become outrageously exorbitant.

On the plus side, the noble lizard House of the Protracted Dewlap is considering Ogretown as the first aboveground location for Lizard Sundance.