NationStates Jolt Archive

well?

me, i live in Southampton, which is where the Titanic orginally sailed from (before stopping off at Portsmouth) and i believe its where Spitfires were made during WW2. it also has a history stretching back to being a Roman port.

and i used to live in Winchester, the ancient capital of Wessex and England, where King Alfred The Great was crowned and subsequently went on to unite the disperate kingdoms of England, and where royal coronations were held for centuries after. its also where the legendary Round Table of King Arthur hangs in the old City Hall, but it is, of course, fake ;)


what about where you live?

nothing.

I live in Telford, which is home to Ironbridge. Which they take great pride in dubbing 'Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution'. Named, imaginatively, after the iron bridge that was built over the River Severn that flows straight through the middle of it. I think it was the first iron bridge ever constructed, but it's been a long time since I learned about the place so don't quote me on that. I think some other stuff happened there too. It's a pretty big tourist attraction actually, it's got all sorts of Industrial Age museums and suchlike. Unfortunate for me, as I often drive through there. While it's wonderful to stop every five seconds for the driver in front to take some photos, it does get a bit tedious after a while...

Another interesting thing about Telford is that it has a very good infrastructure for commerce. Which means there are plenty of ways to get out...

I live in Manchester, UK, one of the centres of the Industrial Revolution and the birthplace of the idea of Free Trade (although the guys whose statues stand on the plinths outside the town hall would probably recoil at what we have done to their ideals).

I live in Trenton, NJ. It's where George Washington and his men turned the tide of the revolution and showed that there was hope for the collonies to defeat England. It's home to a pretty decent museum for such a small city. Home of the Trenton Titans, minor league hockey's Kelley Cup champions this year. We've got a nice minor league baseball stadium that occasionally hosts concerts by cool bands.

Trenton is also the capital of New Jersey, which is home to the best local legend ever, the Jersey Devil.

www.ci.trenton.nj.us/trenton.html

This is the town where surfing was introduced to the mainland. And the setting for The Lost Boys (though they called it something else).

well?

me, i live in Southampton, which is where the Titanic orginally sailed from (before stopping off at Portsmouth) and i believe its where Spitfires were made during WW2.

Ah, yes, but we built in round our way: if I leave the house and walk a hundred yards I can see the cranes of the shipyard.

EDIT: another great Belfast product:

http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/dunlopplaque.jpg

nothing.

Seconded. Damn, does Minnesota suck. :(

Back home in a little 7000 people village there's a huge amount of musicians and bands. I love it

Melbourne, Australia. We had the 1956 Olympic Games, and a bridge that fell down once.

Melbourne, Australia. We had the 1956 Olympic Games, and a bridge that fell down once.

It would be a more interesting story if the bridge had fallen down more than once.

Glasgow, in Scotland, is about 1500 years old. At its peak, it housed over a million people - its population (along with Scotlands as a whole) has been declining for several decades. It currently sits at around 700,000. It is the largest city in Scotland, and the official city coat of arms has two fish on it. It is currently undergoing significant restoration and reconstruction after severe mismanagement by the Conservatives in the 80s. Glasgow is one of only three UK metropolitan areas that has an underground metro system; the others being London and Tyne and Wear. The Glasgow Subway was built in 1896 and substantially modernised in 1977. It has a single circular route. This, taken together with the orange-coloured paintwork of the carriages, has led to it being known as "The Clockwork Orange".

Some famous Glaswegians:

Me, Robbie Coltrane, Robbert Carlyle, Billie Connoly, Franz Ferdinand, Adam Smith and many more.

Glasgow, Scotland.

The fact that clydebank still hasn't noticed that it's a part of us yet.

That and the biggest cinema in the whole of the Empire.

And buchanan street. Now that's a street.

Aside from that, not much, really. Scotland isn't known for being the most interesting place in the world.

OH OH! Me, I'm here.

EDIT: That, and the fact that quite a few NSers appear to be here. Which is odd.

Seconded. Damn, does Minnesota suck. :(
At least people know where it is. :)

I live in Bude, North Cornwall, which is home to Tori Amos, Thom from Radiohead and JayJay, owner of the Kasbar and JayJay's surf shack.

The best thing about Bude is the mystical light thingy near the canal.
It also has a big Morrisons/Safeways

it is also a long way from Southampton

At least people know where it is. :)

I know where Finland is. ;)

Melbourne, Australia. We had the 1956 Olympic Games, and a bridge that fell down once.
lol :p

and the New Jersey devils rock! ice hockey rules... but the Cardiff Devils blow. and i mean that, they really really suck.
andi have a special place for new jersey in my heart cos its where Jay & Silent Bob (& Kevin Smith) come(s) from :D

Ganymede.

The interesting part about it is that I live there.

But I used to live in a town called Ohrid, which was interesting because it contains a 900-year-old castle, was founded in the 1000s, and was a major crossroads during the Roman Empire.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

My hometown was one of the centers of the Gold Rush, it was twenty miles down the river from Sutter's Mill. It had the largest Chinese population of California for a while at 2500. The family that ran that part of town still lives there.

After the Gold Rush, the town was stripmined, leaving it almost no native dirt. Rocks became known as "Folsom Potatoes."

It is the sight of a Federal Prison made famous by 'the man in black,' Johnny Cash.

It is the site of the first hydro-electric power plant.

It was (debatably) the home of the Smokey the Bear in it's small zoo for injured animals.

It was one of the last stops on the Pony Express.

lol :p

and the New Jersey devils rock! ice hockey rules... but the Cardiff Devils blow. and i mean that, they really really suck.
andi have a special place for new jersey in my heart cos its where Jay & Silent Bob (& Kevin Smith) come(s) from :D
Hey, thanks! My state often gets no respect.

It is the sight of a Federal Prison made famous by 'the man in black,' Johnny Cash.

San Quentin?

I live near Stockport, which is near Manchester.

Stockport is famous for....

Bugger all...

Manchester is famous for all the things mentioned above... :D

Guess where i tell people i come from :)

i went to stockport this year......well Edgeley Park anyway

not very friendly locals and your high street was being dug up

still it was quite sunny and we won 2-1 !!!

I know where Finland is. ;)
I bet you don't know where Jyväskylä is. (no cheating!) :)

Most of the cbd in Wellington, New Zealand is built on land that surfaced after the 1855. There is a pub at the bottom of Mulgrave st that has Wellington's main railway station, 2 main roads and a warf between it and the sea. When it was built it was almost on the beach.

Oh and I guess I should mention LOTR and all of Peter Jacksons high tech studios.

I bet you don't know where Jyväskylä is. (no cheating!) :)


in finland ?

San Quentin?
San Quentin and Alcatraz aren't too far away from Folsom Prison, so it is subjigated to the third most notable prison in the area. No one ever associates Northern California with hardcore prisons, but we have three pretty close to each other...

the most interesting thing about my habitat, East-Raumafylkí in Norway, must be that it has the highest suicide rate in the country. :p

Well, I live in Wilmington, North Carolina.

The city got international attention in 1970, when nine african americans and one white woman set fire to white-owned businesses in response to slow school desegregation and the assassination of Martin Luther King. The KKK and police came, and the people barracaded themselves in a church. 2 were eventually shot. Eventually, these people were sentenced to a combined 282 years in jail. Amnesty International got involved, and Gov. Jim Hunt pardoned them later.

http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/nchistory/feb2005/

There were also huge race riots in 1898. It is known as the Wilmington Massacre. http://www.mith.umd.edu/courses/amvirtual/wilmington/wilmington.html

But now we are a city that is known for it's college, it's movie studio, having the first lesbian state senator in NC, and for it's large surfer and skater culture.

I love it here. How such an intolerant city became one of the most progressive in North Carolina is mindboggling.

I bet you don't know where Jyväskylä is. (no cheating!) :)It's somewhere in the universe.

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San Quentin and Alcatraz aren't too far away from Folsom Prison, so it is subjigated to the third most notable prison in the area. No one ever associates Northern California with hardcore prisons, but we have three pretty close to each other...
Upstate NY is the same way. All of the state's big maximum security facilities are upstate. Sing sing, attica, dannemora, and auburn are all located upstate.

in finland ?
OMG! You knew!!!! Have a cookie :fluffle: :D

i went to stockport this year......well Edgeley Park anyway

not very friendly locals and your high street was being dug up

still it was quite sunny and we won 2-1 !!!

I support Bradford City anyhow so we beat them home and away (3-1 and 0-1) :D

Stockport is a hole, i really loathe the place. The centre is ugly, it has bugger all there and i really only think its main use is the station so people can leave :D

Good thing I live out side it :D

It would be a more interesting story if the bridge had fallen down more than once.

Well, it was while it was being built, and 35 people died. It was then rebuilt. Around 8 people a year commit suicide by jumping from it. Is it more interesting now?

Upstate NY is the same way. All of the state's big maximum security facilities are upstate. Sing sing, attica, dannemora, and auburn are all located upstate.
Kind a weird, isn't it? What's with putting the prisons in the pretty places?

It's somewhere in the universe.

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You'll not get any. I hate 1337 ;)

Well I live in Amsterdam.

We, uhh.. there's alot of good pot here.

Good thing I live out side it :D
Which is famous for it's....hmmm...church? a pool? :D

I bet you don't know where Jyväskylä is. (no cheating!) :)

RIGHT HERE! (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=2875000.64479245&Y=8875000.7202337&width=500&height=300&gride=2866287.64479245&gridn=8879667.7202337&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=w3&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=1000000&out.x=11&out.y=14)

You'll not get any. I hate 1337 ;)Any what?

No, don't tell me, I'd rather not know. ;)

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Which is famous for it's....hmmm...church? a pool? :D

I think it'll have to be Friday night fights outside the Fischer :D

RIGHT HERE! (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=2875000.64479245&Y=8875000.7202337&width=500&height=300&gride=2866287.64479245&gridn=8879667.7202337&srec=0&coordsys=mercator&db=w3&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=0&scale=1000000&out.x=11&out.y=14)
You cheated :(

Kind a weird, isn't it? What's with putting the prisons in the pretty places?
The folks who vote for the "law and order" Republicans who keep those prisons full live in the rural areas, so they get rewarded with all the jobs associated with prisons.

...what [is interesting] about where you live?

I live in a town so small that there is NOTHING interesting about it. It was burned twice during the Civil War, but that's about it!

However - as a redeeming point - I live 20 minutes from a town that loudly, boldly (and stupidly) proclaims itself to be "THE HAY CAPITOL OF THE WORLD".

I laugh every time I drive by that sign.

You cheated :(

Some one had already won though. :(

I was gonna guess about 50km north of Helsinki but I guess thats not quite far enough away... :(

Some one had already won though. :(

I was gonna guess about 50km north of Helsinki but I guess thats not quite far enough away... :(
:fluffle: a cookie for the effort :)
270km north of Hki

:fluffle: a cookie for the effort :)
270km north of Hki

Mmmmmmmm cookie :D :fluffle:

Austin Texas Baby!!!
Reasons why Austin Rules:
1.)The Texas Capitol building is is bigger than the United States Capitol Building (Austin being Capitol of texas is home to this building
2.) Its widely considered the Live music Capital of the world (at any given moment within the Austin citiy limits there are no less than thirty concerts)
3.) There are more popular musicians that got there start in Austin than there are from anywhere else in the world.
4.) Austin is responsible for the creation of this website, the internet and every modern computer (The Microchip was invented here)
5.) Lance Armstrong; has won more Tour de Frances than anyother person in history AND suffered from life threatening cancer BEFORE he ever won a bike race
6.) Texas is the most recognizeable geopolitical entity in the world (More people can recognize Texas by its shape than can recognize any country and or state)

I live in Brazil. Need I say more :D

I live in Brazil. Need I say more :D
...the babes http://www.ironmaiden.org/images/smilies/drool.gif

;)

I live in Brazil. Need I say more :D
Yeah. As far as I know all you guys have are thong bikinis, a big Jesus statue, and your own style of Jiu Jistu. What else have you got?

I think it'll have to be Friday night fights outside the Fischer :D
My friends are going to Manchester (and around) in the end of June. I told them to go there too...

My friends are going to Manchester (and around) in the end of June. I told them to go there too...

:eek: You cheeky little thing! They'll be destroyed by the crappy beer and rubbish music! Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! :p :D

I bet you don't know where Jyväskylä is. (no cheating!) :)
I wouldnt even know how to pronunciate that. :eek:
Well, Cologne (Köln) was founded as a roman colony, but had been a germanic settlement since before christ, is home to the eldest university in Germany, has the largest gothic cathedral in Europe (home to the world-largest swinging bell), was a member of the mercantile hansa federation, is seat to an archbishop, is the place to be during carnival, is the gay capital of Europe with 150k homosexual residents, has a city hall from the 13th century, houses 15 breweries brewing a local beer sort, is where the first cologne came from (d'uh) and tons of stuff more.
Needless to say i like it here, its full of history, has a million inhabitants and enough shopping possibilities, plus some good sports teams.

I live in Manchester, famous for all the things mentioned above (more people on here from Manc than I thought there was!)

Also has a damn good nightlife.

More specifically, I'm from Sale, which is where JP Joule lived for the last however many years of his life. We have a pub in his honour. That sums up Sale pretty well. All it has is pubs. And charity shops. Fun...

Reading all this makes me realize how absurdly un-interesting my home town is. Bjärred outside Malmö in the south of Sweden. Well, we have Sweden's longest pier. And the grade 7-9 school with the best results in the country, although since I'm not there anymore, that's probably history ;) Other than that... there is a soccer player in the international team who has Bjärred as his nick name since he's from here. Oh, and Malmö has Sweden's dirties air, thanks to the European continent below.

Interesting huh.

the pneumatic tyre, the four wheel drive system that is in wide use today (as opposed to a more complicated one used before), and the Titanic all come from Belfast. And the first proper tractor was designed by a guy from here and led do Massey Ferguson (Harry Ferguson, who also did the 4WD above). and Lord Kelvin (the Kelvin Scale). Kelvin also invented the reversible heat engine, which now forms the basis for refrigeration techniques. and he designed the compass which is now fitted to every British Naval ship

The inspiration for Gullivers Travels was the outline of an outcrop of rock that over looks Belfast (Napoleons Nose...it looks a bit like someone lying down with their nose pointing into the air)

and C S Lewis, Van Morrisson and George Best.

the worlds largest dry dock is here. and the largest cranes in Europe or something. we used to have the worlds largest shipbuilders, ropeworks, tobacco works and linen works. all at about the same time. at one point it was one of the most important industrial centres in the British Empire

the first person to split an atom was also from here (Ernest Walton)

the DeLorean was built here

the "telescopic fork" motorcycle suspension was invented here, too

and milk of magnesia was discovered/invented/whatever here

and liquid gas, too

thats all i can think of for now

Blackpool:

*first place in the world to have electric street lighting

*Blackpool FC won the FA Cup in 1953, thanks to the football legend, Sir Stanley Matthews playing for them

*Robert Smith (of The Cure) was born in Blackpool

*Cynthia Powell Lennon (first wife of John Lennon) was born in Blackpool

*most (if not all) of the Nolans live here

*TVR was formed in Blackpool

*Jaguar was also formed in Blackpool

*we have a big tower

*we have the tallest and fastest rollercoaster in Europe

Well, I know something about a different town in my state. Not where I live, though. In this other town, on June 3, 1980 there were 7 tornadoes in on night. The book and movie The Night of the Twisters are based on those tornadoes.

I live about 5 minutes away from where the transit of Venus across the Sun was first plotted back in 16-whatever. My village is also the original home (almost) of celebrated animator and creator of Wallis and Gromit, Nick Park. W00t.

Yeah. As far as I know all you guys have are thong bikinis, a big Jesus statue, and your own style of Jiu Jistu. What else have you got?

No natural disasters, loads of cheap energy, the amazon rainforest, the Pantanal, football, Iguaçu, Cachaça, Babes in those bikinis, Excellent climate, good economy (for once), opportunities galore.

Other things we have, but I disagree with:

Free education through university (selected by exam), too much taxation but that is true of anywhere, a minimum wage.

Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan:
History out the wazoo!

The local area (Naniwa) predates both Nara and Kyoto (and way predates Tokyo) as the capital of Japan.

The largest tomb in the world is a 5 minute walk from my apartment.

Great food! Osaka is not called "the kitchen of Japan" without good reason. :)

I can see one of (it's claimed to be the, but I have my doubts) largest firewors displays in the world from my balcony every year on August 1st.

Yeah. As far as I know all you guys have are thong bikinis, a big Jesus statue, and your own style of Jiu Jistu. What else have you got?

They've got the Amazon, Copocabana beach, Carnival, Samba, Pele, and awsome churrasco (Brazilian bbq).

I live in a shithole. The only thing "special" about this place is that it was a rather large oil field back in the early 20th century.

Ah, Tomball... I loathe you so.

what about where you live?

I live in Antwerp, and I study history. This place, therefore, is heaven to me. A history that stretches back to the early Middle Ages. A beautiful cathedral that is a very deserved landmark for our port-town. Famous artists (Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, etc...) that either lived or worked in my city during the Modern Age. The most prosperous city during the 16th century in the whole of Europe, only equaled by the Northern Italian urban region. Old books that, from the second half of the 15th century onward, were printed and distributed here (and still remain here, for the most part, in museums).

My breathtaking moment: three weeks ago, I laid my hands on the pages of a book that was owned by Peter Paul Rubens himself. A book that is 500 (five hundred!) years old. Goosebumps, even now. Incredible.

I live in Nottingham.

Founded by King Snott during the Dark Ages, originally named Snottingham but the Normans couldn't pronounce it so it was renamed Nottingham.

We are most famous for Robin Hood and the Shreif of Nottingham.

William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army was born in Nottingham.

Nottingham has two pubs which both claim to be the oldest in Europe: The Trip to Jerusalem and The Bell Inn.

Nottingham has 1 pub for every 64 students (Highest Ratio of Pub to Students in the UK).

Nottingham is home to the oldest Football Team in the world: Notts County, as well as the best in the World: Nottingham Forest (Us being in League One is just an illusion as we don't like to boast about our 2 European Cups!).

Finally Nottingham is now know for its Drunken Yob Culture on a Saturday Night and its rising Gun Crime.

I live in Nottingham.

Founded by King Snott during the Dark Ages, originally named Snottingham but the Normans couldn't pronounce it so it was renamed Nottingham.

We are most famous for Robin Hood and the Shreif of Nottingham.

William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army was born in Nottingham.

Nottingham has two pubs which both claim to be the oldest in Europe: The Trip to Jerusalem and The Bell Inn.

Nottingham has 1 pub for every 64 students (Highest Ratio of Pub to Students in the UK).

Nottingham is home to the oldest Football Team in the world: Notts County, as well as the best in the World: Nottingham Forest (Us being in League One is just an illusion as we don't like to boast about our 2 European Cups!).

Finally Nottingham is now know for its Drunk Yob Culture on a Saturday Night and its rising Gun Crime.
King Snot? Snottingham? You're kidding, right?

I live 1 block north from the location of The Elizabeth II Post Office building, which is at Broadway/Montgomery Ave and Yonge Street, in Toronto.

Back in the 1830s, it that building was known as Montgomery's Tavern, which was the sight of the start of the Upper Canadian Rebellion.

In the same area, south of Broadway Ave, between the Shoppers Drug Mart and The Rose and Crown bar, there is a building that is now the location of various dentist and doctors offices. Back during the 'Nam war, draft dodgers came here and the building was the HQ where Canadians helped these people avoid persecution and gave them the means to settle here.

And this is just what I know about my neighbourhood. There a lot more to my city's history...

King Snot? Snottingham? You're kidding, right?

No its supposedly true!

the romans marched past my house...but that was a long time ago. They also built my road.Industrious people, really. They had a stables near where my house is. We also have an odd collection of skulls in the local pub and some rare ducks.... but thats it really. pretty dull actually.

I live in Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation.

The Kremlin , the Bolshoi, Red Square with St Basil's Cathedral and the Lenin Mausoleum (the chap is still there), Novodevichii, Danilovsky, and Donskoy Monasteries - I think you've heard... :)

Lubyanka Square wih the buildings of the KGB, Ostankino Tower, the second highest TV tower in the world (I like to call it 'Syringe of All the Russias' :)). The magnificent metro system. The seven art deco high-rise buidings that were erected in 1950s, the tower of the Moscow State University the tallest among them.

Kind-hearted babushkas, beautiful girls from the entire vast territory of the former Soviet Union (well, Chinese and Vietnamese are also present in significant numbers), venal traffic cops... and Mr Putin's armoured Mercedes sometimes passes by at bullet speed together with SUVs of the security service protecting the First Car. :)

Oh, how I love my home city... how I like to stroll about the streets with my friends and tell them about the history of one or another old building. :)

socorro new mexico was named for the help (succor in english eh?) the local indians gave the conquistadores coming off the jornada del muerto (the waterless cutoff of the rio grande)

we are "just down the street" from trinity site, the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.

we are also "just down the street" from the VLA (very large array) the huge radio astronomy site.

I live in israel. we had problems of too much interst.

Karlsruhe, Germany.
The Bundesverfassungsgericht and the Bundesgerichtshof, the two highest courts of Germany are located here. Of course you don't see much of it, due to security concerns.
And the largest pyramid north of the mediterranean sea (? as I was told).
It once was the tomb of the founder of the city, now there's only an umbrella left inside it. :p

Every day I drive on the road that Paul Revere took in 1775, and then up the street where Jingle Bells was written about the sleigh races there. I live in Massachusetts.

Colchester, meaning Coel's castle, is the oldest recorded town in England. It is the root of a number of things famous throughout the anglophone world. Humpty dumpty was derived from the blowing off of the top of one of our Church towers during the English Civil War. Then there's Old King Coel, of course. It was the Roman capital of Britain, too, called Camolodunum, from the Celtic God of War, Camulos. And the castle, built by William the Conqueror, was built on the foundations of a Roman temple burned down by Boudicca. What fun.

PWN.

Humpty dumpty was derived form the falling of one of our Church towers during the Englsih Civil War.
I thought humpty dumpty was about a cannon falling off a wall?

I thought humpty dumpty was about a cannon falling off a wall?
And I thought it was about a giant anthropomorphic egg.

And I thought it was about a giant anthropomorphic egg.
Bah, that's what the government wants you to think. No mention of him being a giant egg-man in the text, y'see. *shifty eyes*

Ricky Gervais - funny man.

Absolutely. Fucking. Nothing.

Well, besides a bunch of idiots called the state legislature.

I live in Rochester. Dickens lived there, King Charles 2nd stayed in one of the houses and it has the UK's tallest castle as well as the naval dockyard at Chatham.

_ville, _, U.S.A.

My city was the textile capital of my part of the U.S.A. The textile companies used to dump their extra dies in the river and school children would stand at this one bridge and bet on which colour would come down the river.

BMW Z4s and X5s are made in my city. My city is also the North American HQ for BMW.

Michelin's North American HQ is in my city.

My city is the 4th largest city in my state.

In 1979, my city was voted 2nd best water quality in the world.

Jesse Jackson (USian Policy Wonk) is from my city.

«Shoeless» Joe Jackson (famous, or imfamous USian baseball player) was born in my city.

Awesome Downtown!

My city kicks general @$$.

:eek: You cheeky little thing! They'll be destroyed by the crappy beer and rubbish music! Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! :p :D
It's a revenge. They have told me to go to such a creepy and shitty places in other countries. Actually I should have told them to go to -what was it called- Volts (?) in Stockport. No no no the worst of them all. The one in Hazel Grove, bamboo something... Never been there, just heard all the horror stories.

But more more more! I want to hear more stories of your home towns!

This used to be the view from my previous home (ok ok, there were few trees on the way, I'll scan the real view later today as I'm going to scan a lot of old pictures)
http://norwegen.piranho.de/indexe.htm?http://norwegen.piranho.de/Finnland/Ita-Suomi_Savonlinna_01e.htm
About it's history
http://snor.joensuu.fi/olavinlinna/english_history.htm
There is a big opera festival in the castle every summer.
http://www.operafestival.fi/en/

Opera is related to our cottage too as the great (late) bass, Martti Talvela has built it by himself in the 70's.

I live like 1000 yards from Chino prison. That's where that guy escaped and killed that whole family with an axe, and only an 8-year-old kid survived, though with a slit throat. Naturally, the liberals are fighting his death sentence tooth and nail, including all your favorite Hollywood stars. Not that I had any respect for liberals to begin with, though. :cool:

well?

me, i live in Southampton, which is where the Titanic orginally sailed from (before stopping off at Portsmouth) and i believe its where Spitfires were made during WW2. it also has a history stretching back to being a Roman port.

and i used to live in Winchester, the ancient capital of Wessex and England, where King Alfred The Great was crowned and subsequently went on to unite the disperate kingdoms of England, and where royal coronations were held for centuries after. its also where the legendary Round Table of King Arthur hangs in the old City Hall, but it is, of course, fake ;)


what about where you live?

I live in Israel. Have I said enough?

I live in Gloucester, in whose Cathedral Columbus films a lot of the Hogwarts scenes from Harry Potter. I didn't get to be an extra. Those bloody Kings School gits got to be extras.

Oh, we were also home to serial killers Fred and Rose West and that shoe-bombing terrorist who was in the news not so long back.

I live in Israel. Have I said enough?
Not realy. Be more specific

I live in Dublin, home of the Guinness brewery...
There's just too much to say about this town, I would never reach the end, so I just pointed out the most important fact.

But I'm originally from Bamberg, a small town in southern Germany. It used to hold the world record for the most breweries per capita. It might still do, I don't really know. I grew up with a large variety of beers, and the pint at the moment is around 1 Euro to 1.50 Euros

Historical facts : Bamberg once was capital of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation, though not for long. The emperor who favored this town so much is burried in the cathedral, together with his wife (both are saints). Also, the only pope burried north of the Alps is burried there... funny story, really. He fled Rome because he was afraid that he was being poisoned, but unfortunately, he took the poisoner with him in his entourage.
Bamberg is also famous for the number of witches it burned. 900 between 1623-1634...

Edinburgh. Come July 6th it'll be swamped by legions of unwashed protesters, it wont be able to cope with the massive influx of people (thanks Geldoff) and knowing the type of some of the people who'll be attending, will probably be damaged by riots.

Other than that, very nice city. Athens of the north.

I live in Kalmar, Sweden, which historically was one of the most important military defenses in the country (we have a cool castle to show for it). Also, it was the seat of the short-lived "Kalmar Union", a union between Sweden, Norway, and Denmark founded in 1397.

More facts at http://www.kalmar.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=3706.

What is interesting about where I live? The question of interest is subjective. I can say that I like where I live, Pinellas Park, Florida, because I feel that I have returned to my "roots." My paternal grandparents first moved here in 1929, when it was far more rural than it is today. Going to a smaller scale, my sucker-fish (and I don't know its real name but only that it eats algae) has grown rather large. It is either fighting or playing with the other "big" fish in the aquarium, a "red-tailed black shark." Reflecting back a month or so, I guess it is interesting that the band War had a concert here recent at our annual Rib Fest.

I tried to edit my last entry, because I meant to write recently, but when I tried to add the "ly," my attempt failed.

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Bognor Regis has some of the most godawful natives in the world. I say with pride, "I was not born here".

I live in Kalmar, Sweden, which historically was one of the most important military defenses in the country (we have a cool castle to show for it). Also, it was the seat of the short-lived "Kalmar Union", a union between Sweden, Norway, and Denmark founded in 1397.

More facts at http://www.kalmar.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=3706.
Been there once. The most amazing things was the high school we visited. The dark rooms, the lunches, everything. I seriously thought if it would be possible to spend a year as a exchange student in there as it was so much better than my own high school which was supposed to be well equipped. The jealousy. :)

Well, I used to live in Yonkers, NY, just across the street from the first golf course in the United States,

Here in Bergenfield theres like...some parks....then train tracks....basically on the west side of the tracks where I live its all nice and suburban, but on the east side of the tracks its all slums, businesses, and an old swamp.

I live in New York City, which is a financial and cultural capital. We have museums, we have music venues, we have cuisines and cultures from everywhere on the planet, and we have Broadway.

We also have historic sites everywhere you look, not to mention one of the well-known symbols of the country -- a gift from our French cousins -- the Statue of Liberty.

We have a thriving tv/movie industry here as well.

Best of all, NYC contains me. ;)

I live in Sevenoaks, which is named after the fact that there used to be seven oaks growing here.

There's only one left now.



Yes, it is a very quiet place, since you ask.

Hmm, well there are around 100 petroleum refineries and chemical plants within a 50 square kilometer area where I live. Huge towers stand all around and out of these pour chemical laden steam and smoke twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week. All this and they still demand I seperate plastic from paper, I guess this is so they can dump it in a different part of the ocean. Welcome to Yokkaichi, Japan.

Best of all, NYC contains me. ;)Well, the thing about New York is that it contains at least two of the mods (you and Cogitation). No other city has that honor.

And, I've been there, so for a brief time (4 days) New York entered a golden age of high culture. ;)

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

I've been there, so for a brief time (4 days) New York entered a golden age of high culture. ;)

I knew I felt more brilliant and cultural for a while there! ;)

Chances are that you live further south than Tromsø. And if you live at the same latitude or further north, you live somewhere much colder.

Chances are that you live further south than Tromsø. And if you live at the same latitude or further north, you live somewhere much colder.
I know there's at least one who lives further north (barely). And yes, it is much colder around there.

I knew I felt more brilliant and cultural for a while there! ;)Are you sure? It was 42 years ago. :eek:


~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Hmm, well there are around 100 petroleum refineries and chemical plants within a 50 square kilometer area where I live. Huge towers stand all around and out of these pour chemical laden steam and smoke twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a week. All this and they still demand I seperate plastic from paper, I guess this is so they can dump it in a different part of the ocean. Welcome to Yokkaichi, Japan.

Maybe I should reconsider moving to Japan after I graduate college...

I live in Appleton, Wisconsin...some interesting facts.

- Appleton is where Harry Houdini grew up.

- Appleton's Fox Valley Technical College began in 1917 as the first school in the United Statres exclusively devoted to vocational education.

- Senator Joseph McCarthy got his political start in this area. There is a bust of him on display at the Outagamie County Museum in downtown Appleton.( :eek: )

- Appleton's Lawrence University is the second oldest coeducational college in the United States.

- Appleton had the nation's first hydroeletric station, which opened on Sept. 30th, 1882, providing 12.5 kilowatts to light two paper mills and a home. The facility can still be seen along the riverside behind Lawrence University. The first home with hydroelectric power in the United States, the Hearthstone, is now a historical site open for regular tours.

- Appleton claims to have the nation's first enclosed shopping mall, the Valley Fair Mall.

- Mike Lowe, Editor in Chief for Madison's weekly The Onion, hails from Appleton. :D

- Appleton is home to the nation's largest Flag Day parade. (June 14th) :)


Ahh... You live right across from me! I'm in Sheboygan. I know we're famous for something. Probably the most bars/pubs/drunks... :rolleyes: We're right on the lake and they dredged up some old wreck several years ago. Several professional golf courses. (The PGA was here last year.)
Brats. I'm just thinking off the top of my head. I haven't paid a lot of attention since I moved here. I just figure it's half way between Milwaukee and Green Bay, where I'm from.

Oh, wasn't THAT exciting. I know there are historical sites, etc. I just don't know what they are.

What is interesting about where I live? The question of interest is subjective. I can say that I like where I live, Pinellas Park, Florida, because I feel that I have returned to my "roots." My paternal grandparents first moved here in 1929, when it was far more rural than it is today. Going to a smaller scale, my sucker-fish (and I don't know its real name but only that it eats algae) has grown rather large. It is either fighting or playing with the other "big" fish in the aquarium, a "red-tailed black shark." Reflecting back a month or so, I guess it is interesting that the band War had a concert here recent at our annual Rib Fest.
http://recursion.ca/archive/photos/florafauna/250.php If it looks like this it's called a plecko.

I knew I felt more brilliant and cultural for a while there! ;)
Are you sure? It was 42 years ago. :eek:
It was in my previous life. ;)

Dublin was chartered as a city in 988. It had been around in some form or another since about AD 50, trading with Romans, but significant expansion came with Viking settlement. In 1014 a historic battle between the forces of Ireland led by Brian Ború, and Vikings took place at Clontarf.

Pool, you live in Dublin?

I live in Adelaide. Its probably the seagull capital of the world, and the main attractions include a giant turd (until they tore it down for apartments) and a big wooden rocking horse that might not be there anymore... :p

Here it rains alot. Winter is very rainy, cloudy and cold. No snow, tho. Some people like tha rain and I am one of them, it just keeps coming back. When I am away I somewhat miss me ol rain. :fluffle:

Also, landscape is green and very natural (but not for very long). Cities are still townish and you don't need a car to travel about.

Wellington New Zealand....
hmmm....

Held the Lord Of The Rings Return Of The King Premiere.

Have an Island which held Political Prisoners in WWI and WWII
Fortress above City to protect against Russa and Japan.
Street Fight between US Servicemen and our own which we won!(of course!) in WWII.

Lions to play Lions!
Home of The New Zealand Rugby Union!
Waihine Disaster!

Maybe I should reconsider moving to Japan after I graduate college...

Nah, come on over it is real fun. I just happen to live in what is generally agreed to be the armpit of Japan. I am not exaggerating. Lucky me. . .but I did find my wife here so I guess I was lucky.

I live in Brazil. Need I say more :D


i am half brazilian, my mum is from montes claros. and yes, i am female, and yes, i have a nice arse. (or at least i think so)

Ahh... You live right across from me! I'm in Sheboygan. I know we're famous for something.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~avalon1/SPICapsule/CVR%20Creature.jpg

When i look up at the night sky, i can actually stars... and the moon!

hmm, Phoenix Arizona has only two seasons, Hellish and Hotter than hell, is that interesting? at a plant not far away MD/Boeing Vertol builds the Apache attack helicopter

god made Arizona for the devil, but the devil thought it was to hot, so he went back to hell

Aachen.

See an aerial picture (http://www.oih.rwth-aachen.de/~hendrik/flugfotos/4---31-stadtkern-aachen-26-02-2001-1194.jpg)

The Rathaus (City Council) (http://wabashweb.com/germany/week3/aachen-rathaus-large.jpg)

My workplace (http://www.rwth-aachen.de/zentral/rundgang_bilder_2_090_rechenzentrum_9.jpg)

It's a beautiful town, and that in spite of the frequent rain. And there is a LOT of rain here; the city's name is derived (over some distance) from Latin "aqua" (Though actually that's because of the hot springs here, not the rain :p ).

Also, it's more than a thousand years old, and has got some nice history behind it (the Holy Roman Emperors were crowned here for some six hundred years), and it was one of the greatest cities in the country during the Middle Ages.

Incidentally, Aachen technically has the prefix "Bad" for its hot springs, but leaves it out because the double "A" is so much more effective in getting first spot in any alphabetical list. :D

Luton UK. Famous for..

Vauxhall cars until recently

Hats

Luton Town FC

An airport made famous by Lorraine Chase in a Campari advert. We HATE her!!

Paul Young

Err....thats it!!

My home town Sydney seems to consist solely of a bridge (obsured from the rest of the city by the Cahill Expressway, and a concert hall (obsured from the rest of the city by the Quay West Apartments)

Oh, and we're the oldest city in Australia, and cover an area larger than LA county. :p

I live in Darwin, Northern Territory (in Australia)

We have the highest rate of lightning strikes (due to lots of iron in the soil) and Euthansia was legal until some federal politician overturned the law.

Fuck All. I live in Herne Bay in kent, UK> As far as i know our only claims to fame are being mentioned in Spike Milligans war memoirs and the fact that all the characters in the sitcom Game On(early 90s) were supposed to be from here.

Oh yeah, Austin is also the most geologically active region in the world, it suffers more earthquakes a week than say... california suffers in a year, of course Austin has also only suffered two earthquakes powerful enough to be felt by humans in recorded history...

I live in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Its about 1 & 1/2 and hours due west of Toronto.

In the rural areas around the area, we have very large, strong community of Old Order Mennonites Much like the Amish. they refuse to use automobiles or have elctricity in their homes. You see them all over the place, including the city, riding along in their horse drawn carriages and wagons, all of them painted black. They are a popular tourist attraction, but after living here for so long, I no longer find it remarkable seeing a horse drawn buggy travellingdown city streets.

We have 2 ubiversities, the University Of Waterloo, and Wilfred Laurier University. U of W is very well known for its computer scinces dept and as a result we have a high number of high tech and software companies based here:
RIM (makers of the famous Blackberry PDA, Sun Microstems (aka: JAVA), Adobe, Macromedia, Descartes, etc.

We also have the largest and oldest Oktoberfest outside of Munich. Thousands of American college students co-mingke with fat, balding factory workers and senior citizens all in the name of getting plastered.

Waterloo is also, despite these things, the world's biggest hick town. With a population of 200, 000 and 2 universities, people would be at least a little cosmopolitan, but it doesn't.

Fuck All. I live in Herne Bay in kent, UK.

Home of the much missed late 80s/early 90s Grim Humour zine?

Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

We have Guiness. Lot's of it.

Melbourne, Australia. We had the 1956 Olympic Games, and a bridge that fell down once.

and a gang war

also Preston Lions

:)

and a gang war

also Preston Lions

:)

And Collingwood. :)

Yarra Bend Park, bushland only 3km from the CBD.

The MCG, home of cricket & Aussie Rules footy.

Some of the most beautiful parkland you'll ever see.

Great pubs & music scene.

Fantastic Victorian era buildings & architecture.

Ahh... You live right across from me! I'm in Sheboygan. I know we're famous for something. Probably the most bars/pubs/drunks... :rolleyes: We're right on the lake and they dredged up some old wreck several years ago. Several professional golf courses. (The PGA was here last year.)
Brats. I'm just thinking off the top of my head. I haven't paid a lot of attention since I moved here. I just figure it's half way between Milwaukee and Green Bay, where I'm from.

Oh, wasn't THAT exciting. I know there are historical sites, etc. I just don't know what they are.

I've never actually been to Sheboygan.

But yes, Wisconsin is widely known for it's bars/pubs/drunks.

I swear...most cities here have more bars than churches, schools and government buildings combined! :p

I live in Southampton, where the local council uses geothermal energy to heat many of its buildings, during term time, and Eastbourne, which has the highest ratio of females to males in the country, during the holidays.

I live in a little town near Adelaide called Gumeracha, it has about 500 people living there and i love it. Most people in Adelaide have no idea where it is apart from the fact that it has the biggest rocking horse in the world... ( im hoping to get a part time job at the cafe there...)

But my fave thing about Gumeracha is the fact that it's a small town, everyone knows each other, it's great :)

I'm from Honolulu, the state capital of Hawai'i. Among the many interesting things present here are:

*some of the highest gas prices in the nation (not good, but definitely of note)
*beautiful beaches
*ono grinds ("yummy food")
*the triple crown of surfing
--also, the birthplace of surfing :D
*lots of native species (75% of which, unfortunately, are either endangered
or extinct)
*cool tradewinds that make you forget the heat and humidity

The state also has a colorful history. It was "discovered" by Captain James Cook in 1778. Throughout the 1800s, Hawaii was a major whaling port. In the late 1800's the United States overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, claiming it as a territory. In 1941, Pearl Harbor, which lies just outside of Honolulu, was attacked, providing a catalyst for U.S. participation in WWII.

Hawaii is the southernmost point in the U.S., and is the only state without a racially white majority. It also has the highest percentage of mixed race births in the nation (wOOt!).

Oh, and Hawaii is also the home of Illinois Senator Barack Obama, who gave an *amazing* speech at the DNC last fall :)

Corpus Christi, TX

We are simultaneously the windiest city in the US and the second most humid city in the US. We are also (or at least used to be, I haven't checked in a while) the world's top destination for windsurfing and kite boarding.

Famous Corpus Christians: Farah Fawcett-Majors (actress), Lou Diamond Phillips (actor), Danny Lohner (musician), Selena (don't get me started), Freddy Fender (musician-singer), Bobby and Terry LaBonte (nascar), Phil Blackmar (pro golfer).

Stockholm.

http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/provincial/stockholm/history/

Lots of stuff. ;)

EDIT: But I find this event the most interesting (took a while to find, phew!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_bloodbath

I'm from Honolulu, the state capital of Hawai'i. Among the many interesting things present here are:

*some of the highest gas prices in the nation (not good, but definitely of note)
*beautiful beaches
*ono grinds ("yummy food")
*the triple crown of surfing
--also, the birthplace of surfing :D
*lots of native species (75% of which, unfortunately, are either endangered
or extinct)
*cool tradewinds that make you forget the heat and humidity

The state also has a colorful history. It was "discovered" by Captain James Cook in 1778. Throughout the 1800s, Hawaii was a major whaling port. In the late 1800's the United States overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, claiming it as a territory. In 1941, Pearl Harbor, which lies just outside of Honolulu, was attacked, providing a catalyst for U.S. participation in WWII.

Hawaii is the southernmost point in the U.S., and is the only state without a racially white majority. It also has the highest percentage of mixed race births in the nation (wOOt!).

Oh, and Hawaii is also the home of Illinois Senator Barack Obama, who gave an *amazing* speech at the DNC last fall :)
I know something else interesting about Hawaii that I bet even YOU didn't know.
Hawaii was originally called the Sandwiche Iles and the sandwich was invented there

Hawaii was originally called the Sandwiche Iles and the sandwich was invented there

True, that they were known as the Sandwich Isles (in honour of Earl of Sandwich), but why does the word 'sandwich' first get used in England to refer to the age old dish if they were invented in Hawaii?

What's interesting about where I live? Right now? Uh, two American Idol finalists, 3 or 4 Survivor contestants, and 1 Big Brother contestant have been from B'ham, Alabama. That's all I got.

I'm interesting about where I live. I rock so much.

I live in London.

I've walked streets that were old when the Romans left. I've seen the Church of the Knights Templar. The Tower of London is built on a roman fort, which was built on an already ancient temple which was itself built on an even older sacred grove.

My city has the oldest underground railway in the world, as well as the first steam pumped sewage system. It once stood at the heart of the greatest Empire the world has known and survived the pounding of the Blitz. It's dockyards once brought the wealth of the world to the largest city of the 19th century.

There is so much to say about London I'd be here all night. It is truly Le coeur du monde and I love it.

Cuero, Texas

Cuero is a small town in south east Texas. It has a population of about 7000. It proudly boasts that it is the Wildflower Capitol of Texas. It boasts a wide array of characters, including a leprecaun dictator running the local high school, a strange woman always dressed in heavy grey sweats with a pair of headphones connected to nothing, and a special breed of human called the busy-body. It is also home to the Fightin' Gobblers, a team with has the incredible abilty to hypnotize most of Cuero's civilian population every fall. It is also the birthplace of the famous Ruby Begonia, a prize-winning turkey with the ability to resurrect itself, as every year, Ruby is given to a random family to spend some quality time over the Thanksgiving holidays. Never-the-less every year Ruby shows up at the annual Turkeyfest celebration.

Cuero is located in beautiful DeWitt County, which means something about cows. The most interesting feature of Cuero is the recently retopped divided four-lane highway, that is used by high school graduates to escape the monotony(sp?) of Cuero-life by leaving and never coming back.

Cuero, Texas

Cuero is a small town in south east Texas. It has a population of about 7000. It proudly boasts that it is the Wildflower Capitol of Texas. It boasts a wide array of characters, including a leprecaun dictator running the local high school, a strange woman always dressed in heavy grey sweats with a pair of headphones connected to nothing, and a special breed of human called the busy-body. It is also home to the Fightin' Gobblers, a team with has the incredible abilty to hypnotize most of Cuero's civilian population every fall. It is also the birthplace of the famous Ruby Begonia, a prize-winning turkey with the ability to resurrect itself, as every year, Ruby is given to a random family to spend some quality time over the Thanksgiving holidays. Never-the-less every year Ruby shows up at the annual Turkeyfest celebration.

Cuero is located in beautiful DeWitt County, which means something about cows. The most interesting feature of Cuero is the recently retopped divided four-lane highway, that is used by high school graduates to escape the monotony(sp?) of Cuero-life by leaving and never coming back.
HAHA! You live in Cuero? Cool! I did gate guard duty at a ranch there in the summer during high school one year.

Howdy, neighbor! :D

HAHA! You live in Cuero? Cool! I did gate guard duty at a ranch there in the summer during high school one year.

Howdy, neighbor! :D

Really?
Dammit!
I gotta go buy a space heater now.

I live in Lower Merion, outside of Philly..... Its full of Jews and rich people..... There are a lot of trees and plants and small town buildings..... Yeah thats all I've got.

Everything in Hong Kong is interesting!

But the district of Sheung Wan was among the first places where modern development took place. The British originally landed two blocks away from where I am sitting right now, and gradually this developed into a Chinese town in contrast to the European town in Central district, about 20 minutes' walk away. This place is far more interesting in terms of culture and heritage than where I used to live in North Point.

Headline in the local paper: Rabid Skunk Raises Concern.

Yep, real interesting out here. :rolleyes:

Birmingham (AL, not the one in Britain hehe)! Post-Civil War economic phenomenon, Civil Rights capital, and an overall wonderful place to live!

New York City. I think it's self-explanatory. :D

True, that they were known as the Sandwich Isles (in honour of Earl of Sandwich), but why does the word 'sandwich' first get used in England to refer to the age old dish if they were invented in Hawaii?

Hmm, maybe my information there was incorrect, anyway, I'm toolazy to re-research it, my understanding was the earl of Sandwich (while residing on the Isle of Sandwich) invented the dish, or called a different dish a sandwich, or something along those lines

Cuero, Texas

Cuero is a small town in south east Texas. It has a population of about 7000. It proudly boasts that it is the Wildflower Capitol of Texas. It boasts a wide array of characters, including a leprecaun dictator running the local high school, a strange woman always dressed in heavy grey sweats with a pair of headphones connected to nothing, and a special breed of human called the busy-body. It is also home to the Fightin' Gobblers, a team with has the incredible abilty to hypnotize most of Cuero's civilian population every fall. It is also the birthplace of the famous Ruby Begonia, a prize-winning turkey with the ability to resurrect itself, as every year, Ruby is given to a random family to spend some quality time over the Thanksgiving holidays. Never-the-less every year Ruby shows up at the annual Turkeyfest celebration.

Cuero is located in beautiful DeWitt County, which means something about cows. The most interesting feature of Cuero is the recently retopped divided four-lane highway, that is used by high school graduates to escape the monotony(sp?) of Cuero-life by leaving and never coming back.

My best friend is from Cuero. I didn't think there were two peple in Cuero that could use a computer.

My best friend is from Cuero. I didn't think there were two peple in Cuero that could use a computer.

lol...they're aren't, to my knowledge, I'm the only one...sad isn't it?

lol...they're aren't, to my knowledge, I'm the only one...sad isn't it?I guess I should have clarified- he's from Cuero, not in Cuero.
He's one of the lucky escapees.

Well, my home of Norwalk, Ohio doesn't have too much to brag about... It's just your average small-town U.S.A. kind of place... The sort of town where one doesn't need to lock his doors, and would probably be alright sleeping on a bench downtown...

It is a part of the "Firelands," an area where people once relocated to when fires set by the British during the revolution destroyed towns in Connecticut... Norwalk, Ohio is named after Norwalk, Connecticut, which was one of the towns affected...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwalk%2C_Ohio

There's the Wikipedia entry for my town... As you can see, not too much to mention... I suppose the IHRA (International Hot Rod Association) might be of interest to some of you, along with Norwalk Raceway Park, which is its HQ...

However, the area around Norwalk boasts some neat things... Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, just 10 minutes or so North of here... Cedar Point (home of multiple record-winning roller coasters, and one of the best all-around amusement parks in the world) is located in Sandusky, about 20-30 minutes North of here... Mansfield, Ohio, a little over an hour South of here, is home to the prison where The Shawshank Redemption was filmed...

But Norwalk? Not much going on...

[Edit:] Oh! I forgot something... Our local VFW is the home of the largest masted U.S. flag in the country! The original tower it flew from was knocked down by a storm a couple of years ago, damaging the flag... However, it has since been repaired, and a replacement pole has been erected, and the 80'x50' flag is flying again...

hmm, I wonder if I know this person...

Anyway, i assumed he'd escaped...otherwise I would have counted him as part of the computer-using people we have here

hmm, I wonder if I know this person...

Anyway, i assumed he'd escaped...otherwise I would have counted him as part of the computer-using people we have hereKnow any 38 year old gay hispanic men? His parents still live in Victoria.

uhhh...nope

tell him he's lucky he escaped. Most people don't, not even the smart ones. Last year's valedictorian was back before the end of her first semester. She had gotten a full scholarship too....

I think my town has some kind of curse that drags you back...or maybe it's an evil spirit....

Anyone know a good exorcist?

Really?
Dammit!
I gotta go buy a space heater now.
:confused:

:confused:

One day, I was sitting at the computer and said to myself, if anyone I meet on the internet has not only heard of Cuero, but also stayed there, I will buy Satan a space heater, because hell will have frozen over.

The next day I got an email that said "I'll hold you to that." No address, nothing.

So I think it's best that I just buy a space heater....

One day, I was sitting at the computer and said to myself, if anyone I meet on the internet has not only heard of Cuero, but also stayed there, I will buy Satan a space heater, because hell will have frozen over.

The next day I got an email that said "I'll hold you to that." No address, nothing.

So I think it's best that I just buy a space heater....
HAHAHAHA! Damn, I'm psychic... kinda. :D

I was thinking "maybe she means something about Hell freezing over...and she thinks Cuero is Hell...so she's buying a space heater". :D

Anchorage Alaska
- Summer now so the Sun basically never sets.
- a plethora of Hiking, trekking, Mountaneering and other outdoors stuff
- Job openings everywhere

HAHAHAHA! Damn, I'm psychic... kinda. :D

I was thinking "maybe she means something about Hell freezing over...and she thinks Cuero is Hell...so she's buying a space heater". :D


uhhh..dude, I'm a guy...*awkward silence*

did/do I give the impression of being a girl? :confused:

Anchorage Alaska
- Summer now so the Sun basically never sets.
- a plethora of Hiking, trekking, Mountaneering and other outdoors stuff
- Job openings everywhere
What kind of jobs?

I have a certain *ahem* person who really wants me to move up there (she lives south of Anchorage...near Homer) but I couldn't find any decent jobs on any of the job boards. (I'm a computer geek...didn't see many of them open up there.)

uhhh..dude, I'm a guy...*awkward silence*

did/do I give the impression of being a girl? :confused:
WHOOPS! My bad. :D

I have no idea why I thought you were a girl. Maybe I was confusing you with BiLiberal...but now I'm not even sure if BiLiberal is a girl. :headbang:

Anyway. Sorry about that!

Seconded. Damn, does Minnesota suck. :(

Yep, pretty much. Crappy weather, moronic Governors(Jessie, the MIND, Ventura, anybody?), and possibly the worst movie ever...

I live in Detroit Lakes Minnesota, which was rated by Playboy as the Number 2 party spot during the summer.

Which is about 40 Miles away from where the craptacular movie Fargo was filmed, which was not filmed in Fargo, North Dakota, but Brainerd, Minnesota. And no we don't have those damn accents.

My home town Sydney seems to consist solely of a bridge (obsured from the rest of the city by the Cahill Expressway, and a concert hall (obsured from the rest of the city by the Quay West Apartments)

Oh, and we're the oldest city in Australia, and cover an area larger than LA county. :p

Centerpoint tower (i have no idea what its name is now)
The opera house

hi I'm also from syd

WHOOPS! My bad. :D

I have no idea why I thought you were a girl. Maybe I was confusing you with BiLiberal...but now I'm not even sure if BiLiberal is a girl. :headbang:

Anyway. Sorry about that!

That's ok :) ...maybe I'll put it in my sig...it seems to be a dump space for every thing else...

Everything in Hong Kong is interesting!

But the district of Sheung Wan was among the first places where modern development took place. The British originally landed two blocks away from where I am sitting right now, and gradually this developed into a Chinese town in contrast to the European town in Central district, about 20 minutes' walk away. This place is far more interesting in terms of culture and heritage than where I used to live in North Point.

OMG i used to live there for like five years. first in the peak and then I moved to Central. apparentli my shrink says i feel lack of security from being moved around so much...the joys of being a diplomats child.

Hmm, maybe my information there was incorrect, anyway, I'm toolazy to re-research it, my understanding was the earl of Sandwich (while residing on the Isle of Sandwich) invented the dish, or called a different dish a sandwich, or something along those lines

Cook discovered Hawaii/The Sandwich Isles in 1778. The word 'sandwich' to refer to the foodstuff was in use in the 1760s.

I live in Ottawa, which is the coldest national capital in the world, i kid you not , look it up. Also,coincidentially we have the worlds' longest skating rink; almost 7 kilometers long. Queen Victoria is supposed to have picked us as a capital by looking at a map of the country and going eenie, meenie, mo. :) As well , recently we just played host to the gay wedding of those two characters from The Amazing Race,for what its' worth.

I live in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It's one of the oldest cities in Europe with it's history stretching back to 7000 years ago. It's been controlled by all kinds of people - pre-history, Thracians, Romans, Greeks, Slavs, Bulgarians, Turks and for some time Hungarians. After the Liberation from the Turkish yoke it was made a capital of the newly-freed country, because it was supposed to be in the center of the Bulgarian lands. Unfortunately, the Great powers didn't tought so and now it's only around 50km to the border with Serbia. Still, it's a great city with almost 2 million people. It's motto is "It grows, but it doesn't get old" and the translation of the Greek word Sofia is "Wisdom".

Scoresby has the best crack, or so it says etched into the concrete path near the local supermarket.

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im from rotorua nz nd its the most terrible town in the world there is absolutely nothing interesting about it.unless u find geothermal activity interesting but its just boiling mud and it thoughroghly depresses me.so any1 else frm nz??

Erie Pannsylvania really only has one thing interesting about. A 12 mile long beach. It's actually a nice beach, the closest thing we have to a tourist attraction.

Centerpoint tower (i have no idea what its name is now)
The opera house

hi I'm also from syd

Make that three from Sydney, Australia.

There's a lot more to Sydney if you look for it. But you really have to look hard for it. Oh, and I believe it's officially called Sydney Tower. and it's currently owned by Westfield (they seem to own everything these days...). But Centrepoint's fine, alot of people call it that too. It's had so many different names that it's not funny.

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im from rotorua nz nd its the most terrible town in the world there is absolutely nothing interesting about it.unless u find geothermal activity interesting but its just boiling mud and it thoughroghly depresses me.so any1 else frm nz??

Welcome noOb!!! :) Harlesburg's from NZ, but i just wave from across the ditch

*waves frantically*

Ahem, hi anyway... :p