Things Associated with your City/Town

Post by **haas mark** » 2005-06-16 11:58pm

I forgot to mention:

The shittiest public transportation system known to man.

Superman · Post by **Superman** » 2005-06-17 12:21am

I live in Sacramento. Lets see, theres the state Capital and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Post by **Kuja** » 2005-06-17 12:43am

Buffalo:

Buffalo wings, Wingfest, ridiculous amounts of snow in winter.

Danny Bhoy · Post by **Danny Bhoy** » 2005-06-17 01:52am

Fundies. Tangos. Black Moving Objects. (Some) People with way too much money. Hot as hell in Summer.

Somewhat inaccurately associated with oil (it's more to the east) and camels (there are but usually riding in truck beds).

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2005-06-17 01:53am

Kuja wrote:Buffalo:

Buffalo wings, Wingfest, ridiculous amounts of snow in winter.

Not to mention the two best battle cries in sports:

NO GOAL!

WIDE RIGHT!

Post by **Kuja** » 2005-06-17 01:58am

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:
Kuja wrote:Buffalo:

Buffalo wings, Wingfest, ridiculous amounts of snow in winter.
Not to mention the two best battle cries in sports:

NO GOAL!

WIDE RIGHT!

Right up there with...

FUCK YOU!

*hurls a large blunt object at DGG*

Post by **Zaia** » 2005-06-17 02:00am

Kuja wrote:
Darth Garden Gnome wrote:
Kuja wrote:Buffalo:

Buffalo wings, Wingfest, ridiculous amounts of snow in winter.
Not to mention the two best battle cries in sports:

NO GOAL!

WIDE RIGHT!
Right up there with...

FUCK YOU!

*hurls a large blunt object at DGG*

Sorry, baby, but that was pretty funny... *flees*

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2005-06-17 02:01am

Kuja wrote:Right up there with...

FUCK YOU!

*hurls a large blunt object at DGG*

I'll take my lumps. It's just that I find the Buffalo Syndrome so delicious, much in the same way that my father was.

The Spartan · Post by **The Spartan** » 2005-06-17 02:10am

The Cattle Industry (and barbeque!)

The Railroad, for said cattle industry.

Lockheed has their fighter production line here. Not far from my apartment either. I could take you there if you're in town but we'd only end up getting turned back by the guys with machine guns.

The Stockyards. For the Cattle Industry and the Railroad for said Cattle Industry, though now it's more of a touristy place. Good restaurants though. For barbeque.

We're also known for being next door to our sister city: Dallas.

All I can think of off the top of my head.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2005-06-17 02:43am

What's Toronto known for? Offhand, I'd say the SkyDome, the big phallic tower, and all of that big-city liberal multi-cultural stuff like the Gay Pride parade and Caribana.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » 2005-06-17 02:48am

Quadlok wrote:Just what it souds like. What would people think about when they hear the name of your town? Living, as I do, in what is essentially a bedroom community for state workers and soldiers, the best I have is the band Sleater Kinney, named after a street here. Olympia, of course, has its own beer and type of oyster. So how about everyone else?

btw, what the hell is Sleater-Kinney up to these days? I go down to visit friends in Olympia once a month or so and I always wonder when I pass that exit.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2005-06-17 03:16am

The Spartan wrote:The Cattle Industry (and barbeque!)

The Railroad, for said cattle industry.

Lockheed has their fighter production line here. Not far from my apartment either. I could take you there if you're in town but we'd only end up getting turned back by the guys with machine guns.

The Stockyards. For the Cattle Industry and the Railroad for said Cattle Industry, though now it's more of a touristy place. Good restaurants though. For barbeque.

We're also known for being next door to our sister city: Dallas.

All I can think of off the top of my head.

You forget the Bass Brother's towers downtown, the Bike Cops(tm), Joe T. Garcia's, Billy Bob's,aaaannnnnddd that greatest of all Suburbs, Haltom City.

applejack · Post by **applejack** » 2005-06-17 03:18am

Beaches
Tourists
Surfing
Sunny weather (misleading)
Waikiki
Hula girls
Luau parties
Hawaii 5-0
Magnum P.I.

Bob the Gunslinger wrote:My home town is associated with "surf city" and the Beach Boys. In fact, the town motto is "Surf City".

Blasphemy!

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-06-17 03:22am

If we were to extend it to Tassie as a whole (still a smaller amount of people than most cities)...

The best fucking beer in the world.
Some of the best wine in the world.
Some of the best food in the world - especially anything to do with meat, be it beef, lamb or our specialty, seafood.

And of course - being a WB Cartoon location.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2005-06-17 03:38am

weemadando wrote:The best fucking beer in the world.
Some of the best wine in the world.

Best cider...

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-06-17 04:10am

What's Tampa known for?

Me!

Well, I think we still call ourselves the Lightning Capital of the World, though apparently it's more properly some place in Lakeland if memory serves.

We also have Busch Gardens and Adventure Island. A zoo that's actually pretty fun and a waterpark. Yay!

We're also the city that the movie The Punisher was filmed in.

Of course, technically I live in Temple Terrace. I think the only notable thing about this city (other than the rampant sucking of the golfer's cocks by the city) is that we have an armored tactical vehicle. I don't know why we'd ever need one, but there you go.

The Morrigan · Post by **The Morrigan** » 2005-06-17 04:29am

Brisbane, Australia: Known for it's lack of social scene after 10pm. Hence the name "Brisvegas".

Post by **Gandalf** » 2005-06-17 04:44am

Stofsk wrote:
weemadando wrote:The best fucking beer in the world.
Some of the best wine in the world.
Best cider...

I would think it's apples in general.

And possibly hydroelectricity.

Post by **Broomstick** » 2005-06-17 06:28am

Nearest big town to me: Gary, Indiana

Known for two things:

1) Steel mills
2) Michael Jackson

The Third Man · Post by **The Third Man** » 2005-06-17 06:33am

99% of the UK population will instantly think of the football club named in my sig.

What they should be thinking of (and I'm interested to know if any of our military historians do) is a certain WW1 battalion. Also coal, mills, cotton and a bloke named Hargreaves, and the world's best brick - the Nori.

And what Rye said about the region in general:

Rye wrote: Beyond that - greater manchester/lancashire - green hills, home of industrialisation, excellent pubs, dangerous gangs, great nights out, culture, "capital of the north." Better people than down south.

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2005-06-17 08:29am

Linka

During World War II, many Montgomery County residents worked at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory at 8621 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring (now the site of a parking lot next to the Lee Building). Converted from a car dealership, the building was protected by an armed guard. Here the VT Proximity Fuze was developed. The VT Fuze was a vast improvement over contact and time fuzes widely used at the begining of World War II. In Navy tests VT fuzes were shown to be three times better at shooting down airplanes than the old fuzes. The fuzes were first used in combat to shoot down German V-1 rockets which attacked London in June 1944. By the forth week of use, almost 80% of the rockets were being destroyed due to the VT Fuze. Famed General George S. Patton wrote in a letter, "The new shell with the funny fuze is devastating...I think that when all armies get this shell we will have to devise some new method of warfare. I am glad that you all thought of it first. It is really a wonderful achievement."

Post by **haas mark** » 2005-06-17 08:51am

weemadando wrote:And of course - being a WB Cartoon location.

That would be more than one of us.

Albuquerque is Bugs Bunny's infamous wrong turn.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2005-06-17 11:41am

Brixham: landing spot for William Of Orange

Number three in thr Triumvirate of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham which when joined togther become the Colossal Money Trap AKA The English Riviera

Has almost the most diverce population in the country.

Oh, and when sunny, you'd think its Florida.. except slightly cooler.

IndustrialNoise · Post by **IndustrialNoise** » 2005-06-17 12:05pm

Cleveland, Ohio.

-Poorest major city in the country
-One of the worst school systems in the country
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
-Original home of Nothing Records(Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson)
-The music scene is pretty good here
-The sports teams tend to suck horribly

That's all I can think of at the moment.

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » 2005-06-17 12:53pm

Adelaide, Australia:

-Adelaide Festival
-Wine (well more the Barossa, and other areas nearby)
-We started Rupert Murdoch's career
-Reputation as one of the most boring cities in Australia (undeserved, well mostly)

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