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jimmychung
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Just thought it would be nice to learn about where all the people we mingle with here are from.
We can also brag about famous people from our towns. Me? Dean Kamen, Dick and Mac McDonald, Josh and Seth Meyers, Laura and Sarah Silverman, and Christ Carpenter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford,_New_Hampshire


Jul 15 2007 10:06PM
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Mogwai.
Posts: 501 - Karma: 29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_%28town%29,_New_York

shitty town. only claim to fame is Andy Parry and Will Wesson are from here.
Nov 28 2010 1:02AM
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gyarados
Posts: 1186 - Karma: 399
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamsville,_New_York
straight thuggin 98% white
Nov 28 2010 1:03AM
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95959
Posts: 2765 - Karma: 377
The state of Nevada stole our name. And that is why our county is shaped like a gun pointing at Nevada, but for real though.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_City,_California
Nov 28 2010 1:33AM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowdoin,_Maine

from 4th grade history: founded by James Bowdoin, founder of Bowdoin College in Brunswick.
Nov 28 2010 1:46AM
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iggyskier
Posts: 10448 - Karma: 10,021
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder,_Colorado
Nov 28 2010 1:48AM
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Uhgah
Posts: 129 - Karma: 10
That's like two seconds from where I live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntersville,_NC
Nov 28 2010 2:24AM
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1337
Posts: 31059 - Karma: 29,314
not to far from my hometown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Gloucester
Nov 28 2010 2:27AM
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alexat955
Posts: 2732 - Karma: 112
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette%2C_California?wasRedirected=true Natalie coughin is from my town, I have one of her trophies at my pool /claim
Nov 28 2010 3:18AM
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rach
Posts: 917 - Karma: 507
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle


(:
Nov 28 2010 3:58AM
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Schlop
Posts: 3640 - Karma: 24
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsawwassen,_British_Columbia
Nov 28 2010 6:06AM
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Toonoman
Posts: 265 - Karma: 20
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goes

:)
Nov 28 2010 6:48AM
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hewy
Posts: 1355 - Karma: 205
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Ontario

Mark Appleyard, Jim Carrey, Ryan Gosling and Finger Eleven to name a few.
Nov 28 2010 7:23AM
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Jaggy_Snake
Posts: 2287 - Karma: 1,418
Where I used to live.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidstone

A few famous people (for the UK) lived here...

Nov 28 2010 7:46AM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa
Nov 28 2010 7:49AM
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Tablespoon
Posts: 923 - Karma: 14
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98rsta
whoop
Nov 28 2010 8:12AM
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MagSeven
Posts: 1000 - Karma: 412

Iwamizawa (岩見沢市, Iwamizawa-shi?) is a city located in Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan.

On March 27, 2006 the town of Kurisawa, and the village of Kita, both from Sorachi District, Sorachi Subprefecture, have merged into Iwamizawa.

As of 2009, the city has an estimated population of 90,969 and the density of 189 persons per km². The total area is 481.10 km2 (186 sq mi).

The city was founded on April 1, 1943. Its sister city is Pocatello, Idaho, United States. Youth delegates are often sent from one to the other.

Nov 28 2010 8:39AM
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Austeeze
Posts: 807 - Karma: 18

Melbourne,Victoria, Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne

Nov 28 2010 9:06AM
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leeum.
Posts: 352 - Karma: 61
http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.



boom.
Nov 28 2010 9:23AM
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nikkib.
Posts: 346 - Karma: 268
yeah ONRARIYOOOo
Nov 28 2010 9:26AM
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410steeze
Posts: 1086 - Karma: 39
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore


B4LT1M0RE represent
Nov 28 2010 9:29AM
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Chompo.
Posts: 4952 - Karma: 88
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosse_Pointe
GP represent!
Nov 28 2010 10:14AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13106 - Karma: 18,906
Marc Chouinard from the canucks player was born in my hometown, but I dont like hockey so I dont care.
Nov 28 2010 11:12AM
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Nathn
Posts: 2408 - Karma: 63
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis,_Minnesota
Nov 28 2010 11:23AM
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Cthulhu
Posts: 528 - Karma: 21
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welland,_Ontario
Nov 28 2010 11:28AM
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MADDECENT
Posts: 5579 - Karma: 951
uh...
Nov 28 2010 11:29AM
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WaterBottle
Posts: 1156 - Karma: 4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaturville,_Tennessee
Nov 28 2010 11:36AM
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J.M
Posts: 2854 - Karma: 254
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord,_New_Hampshire
Nov 28 2010 11:56AM
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Mormor_Olga
Posts: 259 - Karma: 34
http://ikkepedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A6rum
Nov 28 2010 11:57AM
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alexat955
Posts: 2732 - Karma: 112
I was there over the summer we have some family friends that live there
Nov 28 2010 11:58AM
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dat_ski_dude
Posts: 554 - Karma: 15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertown_(city),_New_York

Watertown NY

The city is known as the birthplace of the Five and dime, the safety pin, and is the home of Little Trees car fresheners. It manufactured the first portable steam engine. It has the longest continually operating county fair in the United States and holds the Red and Black football franchise, the oldest surviving semi-professional team in the United States.

Nov 28 2010 12:56PM
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NOSNOWJUSTICE
Posts: 1176 - Karma: 83
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammamish,_Washington



YAY! More Upper Middle Class White Cities!
Nov 28 2010 1:01PM
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snorlax-one
Posts: 145 - Karma: 22
I am from Iceland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egilssta%C3%B0ir
Nov 28 2010 1:02PM
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Smuffy
Posts: 4686 - Karma: 3,408
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Aurora,_New_York

"The racial makeup of the village was 98.90% White"

yessss
Nov 28 2010 2:24PM
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McFellon
Posts: 1841 - Karma: 2,005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne,_Vermont

wow there is some not- so- interesting but still intriguing stuff that i did not know
Nov 28 2010 2:31PM
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VasilevSKI
Posts: 195 - Karma: 18
yeah!!!
Nov 28 2010 2:45PM
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FBGM
Posts: 8184 - Karma: 2,677
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac,_MD
Nov 28 2010 2:47PM
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LoftyLawnChair
Posts: 846 - Karma: 220
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasanton,_California
Nov 28 2010 2:53PM
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Smuffy
Posts: 4686 - Karma: 3,408
hahaha this

straight post whoring right hurr
Nov 28 2010 4:50PM
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Mr.Turtle
Posts: 3690 - Karma: 96
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsford_(town),_New_York
93% white, 99% white in the schools
Nov 28 2010 5:31PM
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CypressGrove
Posts: 1116 - Karma: 12

I was born in Durango!

Now I live here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina

Awesome beaches and downtown, and two colleges. An hour from Myrtle.

Nov 28 2010 5:50PM
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etlie
Posts: 166 - Karma: 16
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jindabyne,_New_South_Wales

Jindy for the win
Nov 28 2010 5:53PM
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maximiliaan
Posts: 7711 - Karma: 2,857
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam
Nov 28 2010 6:04PM
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MCIRONCOCK
Posts: 3094 - Karma: 30
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Thomas,_Kentucky
Nov 28 2010 6:07PM
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skiierman
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weare,_NH
Nov 28 2010 7:16PM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placentia,_California
Nov 28 2010 7:17PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_MI


Franklin is an affluent village in Southfield Township, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,937 at the 2000 census. The community is known for large, estate style homes situated on ravines, as well as its vintage downtown and cider mill

Nov 28 2010 8:07PM
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Charlie_Kelly
Posts: 11954 - Karma: 12,302
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter,_Nh
Nov 28 2010 8:18PM
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EC-Skier
Posts: 3899 - Karma: 668
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standish,_Maine


Nov 28 2010 8:20PM
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Heinzler
Posts: 1931 - Karma: 125
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vail,_Colorado
Nov 28 2010 8:30PM
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jamodeo
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke,_Vermont meh

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem,_Massachusetts meh
Nov 28 2010 8:35PM
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