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Zimmerman
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In this thread, post your hometown's name and three things it's famous for or interesting facts about it.

Saratoga Springs, NY

1. Potato chips invented here
2. Famous song "American Pie" written here
3. The Horse Races


P.S: Sorry about the drunk thread last night.
Jul 1 2011 5:04PM
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Shenanigans
Posts: 868 - Karma: 455
truth^
Jul 4 2011 4:35PM
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FBGM
Posts: 8184 - Karma: 2,675
1. Fourth most affluent town in the United States
2. The Marriotts live in my neighborhood
3. The Shrivers also live down the street from me

Jul 4 2011 4:39PM
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Sitch.
Posts: 841 - Karma: 13
Boucherville, Quebec

1) Jonathan Duhamel winner of the 2010 World series of pocker

2) 3 Black people in the whole city

3) Invaded by hipster's
Jul 4 2011 5:07PM
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SkiFreeNL
Posts: 15 - Karma: 10
Amsterdam - Netherlands

1 - Shiphol ( largest European airport)
2- Ajax
3- what every foreigner thinks of when hearing the city called Amsterdam : Weed.
Jul 4 2011 5:10PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15949 - Karma: 9,431
Richelieu, Quebec

1. slogan is "une ville pour la famille" meaning it's a town for families
2. there are barely any families, just a bunch of old retired people sitting on their porches.
3. there used to be three strip clubs, now there's only one.
Jul 4 2011 5:20PM
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tall_pants
Posts: 663 - Karma: 446
Richland washington, 1. Made the atomic bomb. 2. Hope solo was born here. 3. There are almost no restaurants
Jul 4 2011 5:23PM
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3-6-steeze
Posts: 1135 - Karma: 146
Nova Scotia, Canada

-Halifax explosion (biggest manmade explosion before WWII)
-Helped develop the donair as we know it
-Had a traffic light in a cemetary (only one in North America)
Jul 4 2011 5:29PM
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Elmo.
Posts: 4317 - Karma: 663
Londonderry, NH
1. home of the first potato grown in north america, in 1619
2.Brian Wilsons home town (pitcher for the giants)
3.Only high school band in america to play rose bowl, presidential inauguration, at the olympics, and the st. patty's day parade all in 1 year

28,000 people and 6th biggest town in NH waddup
oh and fun fact- the manchester airport in NH is 3/4's in londonderry, but its called manchester regional airport because the offices and part of the terminals are in manchester. meaning that the mailbox for the airport is in manchester. thus naming it manchester regional airport BUT londonderry police has jurisdiction over manchester police at the airport.
Jul 4 2011 5:49PM
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Zimmerman
Posts: 6992 - Karma: 1,021
3? shit haha


Jul 20 2011 6:11PM
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Talacious[Tally]
Posts: 1686 - Karma: 189
YEA! I love little anikan :)
Jul 20 2011 6:13PM
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.Natty.
Posts: 1030 - Karma: 84
New Salem, Massachusetts



0 traffic lights, 900 people and one store
Jul 20 2011 6:15PM
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Jamestown
Posts: 4002 - Karma: 51
Sacramento, CA

1. Capitol of California
2. Has the most trees per capita in the US.
3. Home to the greatest sports franchise to ever grace earth with its presence, the Sacramento Kings.
Jul 20 2011 6:18PM
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malonius_funk
Posts: 2249 - Karma: 1,500
Middleburg, VA

1. It fucking sucks.
2. Full of rich people who value their horses, jack russell dogs, and tennis over their family.
3. It fucking sucks. Don't come here.
Jul 20 2011 6:22PM
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zues
Posts: 6434 - Karma: -5,332
Trumbull CT

Voted 7th best town in the country for families and 48 nicest town in the USA

Medium income is 95,000

don't believe me?

Jul 20 2011 6:26PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
westchester ny

1. top 3 richest places in the us
2. so many famous people live here
3. snapple founders are my neighbors
Jul 20 2011 6:30PM
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thesheik
Posts: 1488 - Karma: 18
HEY i was just in your town!

philadelphia.

stuff
things
a combination of stuff and things and cheesesteak and what have you.
Jul 20 2011 6:33PM
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Kajex
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 178
Nutley, NJ

1. My town is randomly referenced in Futurama a few times "Beats Nutley on a Saturday night." ( Into the Wild Green Yonder,  "This place makes Nutley look like crap."  Beast with a Billion Backs, and "Can't hon', I gotta catch my bus back to Nutley." in one of the random episodes.

2. Valium was invented in Nutley.

3. This town sucks.

Jul 20 2011 6:44PM
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el_chupacabra
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You're from foco too? Nice, yea balloon boy is big, and probably microbreweries in general, new belgium is one of the bigger ones but we have quite a thriving little beer market here. We also have the most restaurants per capita of any city in the entire US.
Jul 20 2011 6:48PM
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.jon
Posts: 2121 - Karma: 345
ditto.
Jul 20 2011 6:50PM
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Sklar
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Jul 20 2011 7:06PM
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trettzilla
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East Lyme CT
1. used to be famous for scallops but we ate them all.
2. home toen of blue jays infielder john MacDonald
3. voted one of the best school systems in the country or something like that
Jul 20 2011 7:23PM
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steep
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Seekonk MA.
Jul 20 2011 7:25PM
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steep
Posts: 6063 - Karma: 297
Wow, anyways... 1. We have a young rapper who WILL be a big name star in a few years (he just performed live in front of 1.2 million people in Paris for Bastille Day.) 2. We have a racecar track that's actually pretty big. 3. We have litterally the BEST pizza place 5 minutes down the road in the town over from us.
Jul 20 2011 7:28PM
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asapCferg
Posts: 3057 - Karma: 357
Cumberland Maine:

The Cumberland Fair
Rich soccer moms
one stoplight in town
Jul 20 2011 7:32PM
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MrPantyDropper
Posts: 5016 - Karma: 65
Same.

Worst place ever.
Jul 20 2011 7:34PM
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Joshua.
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Steamboat Springs, CO

1. More olympic athletes from here than any other town
2. we have the big ass nordic jumps
3. steamboat springs high school is well known for the copious amounts of weed consumed by the students.
Jul 20 2011 8:29PM
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HermioneGranger
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 101
Salt Lake City

1. It blows.
2. Dave Zabriskie
3. Dave Zabriskie
Jul 20 2011 8:32PM
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TEPUKE573
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New Plymouth, NZ

1. Voted best city in new zealand /claim
2. 40 minute drive between the surf and snow
3. Is at the start of surf highway 45, one of the best surfing coastlines in nz
Jul 20 2011 8:42PM
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the.nile
Posts: 580 - Karma: 153
thats like LA compared to my town

The racial makeup of the town was 97.48% White, 0.20% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Farmington, ME

1. Earmuffs were invented here
2. Ray LaMontagne is from here
3. Seth Wescott is from here
Jul 20 2011 8:43PM
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.Hugo.
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Oakdale, MN

1. Oakdale, Minnesota is currently the most populous of all municipalities that share the name 'Oakdale' in the United States.
2. Imation world headquarters is located here ( right in my backyard almost)
3. For every 100 females there are 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.0 males. (fuck ya)
Jul 20 2011 8:50PM
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I.Am.Lorde.
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Grand Haven, MI

1)coast guard city, USA
thats about it

Jul 20 2011 8:57PM
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[-mvee-]
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and one the most fun areas in the whole fucking mitten.
Jul 20 2011 9:20PM
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I.B
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Carson City, NV

1. We used to be one of the most productive US mints in the country.

2. In the winter it can reach -10 and in the summer +100

3.Dakota Fanning's new movie was filmed here.
Jul 20 2011 9:24PM
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WBY
Posts: 332 - Karma: 136
Carlisle, Massachusetts


0 traffic lights, 4,878 people and one store

anyone else seeing a trend of the massachusetts towns?
Jul 20 2011 9:29PM
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ORDEAL
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Afton MN: 1.) Has a ski hill 2.) is on the St. Croix river 3.) has a couple good hills for longboarding 4.) Joe maur has family that lives on my street. It's a preeetty shitty place
Jul 20 2011 9:48PM
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nasSKIIER
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Rochester, NY

1. Home of the garbage plate

2. Abby Wambachs home town

3. Top 100 places to live in America
Jul 20 2011 9:57PM
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Skittle.
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Salt Lake City, Utah

1. Greatest snow on earth

2. Greatest snow on earth

3. Greatest snow on earth

/thread
Jul 20 2011 9:58PM
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Mr.Turtle
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all this and you have Pittsford
Jul 20 2011 10:04PM
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Benj.
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Laval,Qc

1- suburbs
2- suburbs
3- suburbs

oh and if you say it backwards its still LAVAL!
Jul 20 2011 10:14PM
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Zimmerman
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debateable
Jul 20 2011 11:05PM
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.Ian.
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If you mean the one about them sucking? Then yes I see the trend! Haha I'm from mass too so I know what you mean. I literally can't wait to move out of here as soon as I can.
Jul 20 2011 11:17PM
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SenorVaca
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Whitefish, MT
1. T-hall came from just down the road
2. Glacier Nat'l Park
3. Ski town with a pimpin mountain
Jul 20 2011 11:53PM
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bribri
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Seattle, WA

1. Starbucks Coffee

2. one of the best Music scenes

3. Liquid sunshine.. (rain) 

Jul 20 2011 11:59PM
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Jahrassicpark
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Dawson Creek, BC

1. Mile 0 of the Alaska highway

2. Our town currently hold the record for the largest game of hide and go seek

3. The biggest/best (can't remember) horse race track in Canada
Jul 21 2011 12:07AM
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Pee_and_Ski
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yaaaa dirty d
first potato in the us was grown here
i use to be there
Jul 21 2011 12:23AM
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Leafman
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Issaquah, Washington

-Pretty sure Costco headquarters are here

-One of two remaining Triple XXX's

-Luke Strobel

-Salmon

-It's close to everything
Jul 21 2011 12:51AM
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Zimmerman
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?
Jul 21 2011 3:43PM
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Milksteak
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Rochester, VT.

...Nothing
Jul 21 2011 3:45PM
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vandersteeze
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Santa Cruz CA

1.Best surfing in California (even though we haven't had a local pro in manyyy years)
2.Santa Cruz Skateboards
3.Cam Mccaul, Greg Watts and Jamie Goldman (Mtn bike freeride pros)
Jul 21 2011 4:33PM
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802Valley
Posts: 625 - Karma: 309
 California
1) L.A ink
2) hollywood
3)mammoth mt
Jul 21 2011 4:56PM
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