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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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RIP_leos_shack
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Centennial, CO
Aug 10 2011 2:39PM
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RIP_leos_shack
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^writers of south park are from here, one of the largest cities to be incorporated with a population over half a million when it was founded, judging by general affluence of the families it probably has the largest concentration of nsers in the world
Aug 10 2011 2:43PM
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burntahoegreen
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South Lake Tahoe, CA

1. beaches

2. bitches

3. blunts/booze

4. casinos

5. gay ass Heavenly

Aug 10 2011 2:46PM
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Zimmerman
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what's wrong with heavenly?
sounds fucking awesome hha
Aug 13 2011 6:34PM
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k-fred
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rihcelieu, quebec, canada

1-malcolm is from this town =)

2-riche(in english mean rich and lieu mean place)i know thats random

3-nothing else....

Aug 13 2011 6:44PM
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Supergyro
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Fargo, North Dakota

 Worst weather city in the lower 48. http://www.aolnews.com/2011/04/01/fargo-wins-title-as-americas-toughest-weather-city/

 Fargo (Movie)

 It's in North Dakota so there's nothing else interesting about it.

Aug 13 2011 6:54PM
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illadelphlife
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Hershey, Pa

Hershey Chocolate Bar
Hersheypark
worlds largest chocolate factory
chocolate chocolate chocolate!!!
Aug 13 2011 6:58PM
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Guard_Puma
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Winona, MN

1) Major drug hub between Chicago and Minneapolis

2) Garvin Heights Hill rated top 100 climbs by Bicycling Magazine and favorite climb of 3 time Tour De France winner Greg Lemond.

3) Al Capone contracted Syphilis there.
Aug 13 2011 7:08PM
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Zimmerman
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lol
Aug 14 2011 3:05AM
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Scott29~
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qu9it stealin my identity assdick~
Aug 14 2011 4:17AM
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Zimmerman
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callout
Aug 14 2011 2:34PM
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saskskier
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Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

1) Tim Horton's dims the lights in their bathrooms so people can't shoot up
2) Population is 34,000, but two times the amount of alcohol is purchased than Saskatoon (225,000) and Regina (180,000) combined
3) The federal constituency of Prince Albert has been represented by three prime-ministers: John Diefenbaker, William Lyon Mackenzie King, and Wilfrid Laurier
Aug 14 2011 2:44PM
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aflightlessbird
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Big Piney, Wyoming

1) Least populated county in the least populated state. Literally more cows than people.

2) "Ice Box of The Nation" Coldest place in the US. -60 in the winter. I kid you not.

3) And Currently the wealthiest area in the nation. Thanks oilfield. Sublette county alone has 18 Billion just chillen in the bank.

Its very small, very hick, and very cold.

Aug 14 2011 2:51PM
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deleted2
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Akron, Ohio

1. Lebron is from here
2. Goodyear was started here i think
3. the black keys are from here
Aug 14 2011 3:23PM
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caucasian_chad
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Duluth, MN
1. Excessively cold winters
2. Seagulls
3. A big lake
Aug 14 2011 3:34PM
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corona
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cold for south of the border maybe..
Aug 14 2011 7:50PM
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Zimmerman
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the akron hammer
Aug 15 2011 1:46PM
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cjcantor87
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Carlisle Pa
1.Jim Thorpe was born here
2.Carlisle Indian school
3. We have a huge war college so our schools get a lot of kids
that's all I can think of
Aug 15 2011 3:55PM
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cjcantor87
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sorry for dub post but I remembered we have car shows almost all year round
Aug 15 2011 3:58PM
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Ducky.
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Bellingham, WA

1. Mt. Baker
2. DC Snipers
3. Hipsters
Aug 15 2011 4:25PM
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eastcoastplanker
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this.
Aug 15 2011 5:02PM
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aflightlessbird
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Fuck ya Bellingham! Not my hometown but deffently where my heart is.
Aug 15 2011 5:05PM
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Anathema
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Ottawa. It's the capital of Canada, for all you ignorant Americans who don't know a fucking thing about the world
Aug 15 2011 5:07PM
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.R-Lohin
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Vancouver, British Columbia.

1. Hosted 2010 Olympics
2. Amazing Mountain Biking
3. Mount Seymour's terrain parks :P
Aug 15 2011 5:10PM
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soulskier
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another plus of holland is its proximity to grand valley which has one of the better looking student bodies of michigan
Aug 17 2011 4:45PM
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TijmenDal
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Leiden, the Netherlands

1: Einstein was a professor here
2: First university of the Netherlands
3: Armin van Buren is from here.
Aug 17 2011 5:04PM
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katie.
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Full of stereotypical upper-middle-class teenagers, cute old couples and nice cars.

Facts:

1. Jim Carrey and Ryan Gosling both went to highschool in Burlington
2. The largest Rib Fest in Canada is held downtown every September
3. It's "sister cities" are Itabashi, Japan; and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Nothing fantastic....just a small safe Canadian city
Aug 17 2011 5:22PM
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PagesHouse
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ACTUUUALLLLYYY..... Pittsburgh has 446 bridges and Venice only has 443 so we win.

More fun facts about Pittsburgh:

The pull-tab can was invented here in joint effort by Iron City Beer and ALCOA (the aluminum company)

The big mac was invented here by Jim Delligatti

In the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most bars per city block (South Side)

Rachel Carson is a Pittsburgh Native

While most people think we have 3 rivers, we have 4... there's an underground aquifer known as the Wisconsin Glacial Flow

We've been the most livable city in the country and 29th in the world for the past 2 years


Aug 17 2011 5:49PM
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corona
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I'd like to see your Pittsburgh and raise you Halifax. I think most bars per capita in the world? so says 2 Halifax tourism sites anyways.

And I think your most livable city stat might be off
Aug 17 2011 8:59PM
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585.
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fairport > pittsford.
Aug 17 2011 9:10PM
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PagesHouse
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I am positive Pittsburgh was named most livable city in the US twice..... the 29th in the world fact may be off but that's also from a Pittsburgh tour site actually one that I gave tours with ah haha they gave me the script and I read it and never fact-checked.

If you don't believe me about the Guinness Book.... rook it up
Aug 17 2011 10:00PM
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[-mvee-]
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exactly. its a great school. its in my top 3 choices for schools right nnow. and such a clean campus too. i dig it.
Aug 17 2011 10:27PM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
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Los Alamos, NM

atomic bomb

BOOM
Aug 17 2011 10:31PM
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Kangbang
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Kelowna,

One of the most dangerous cities in Canada.
Aug 17 2011 10:33PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Cohasset MA

- Beautiful on the coast, pretty wealthy town
- High School Sports teams are extremely good for the population size (7k)
- Kate Bosworth from Blue Crush grew up in our town and so did Nancy Walls, Steve Carell's wife
Aug 17 2011 10:33PM
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soulskier
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biggest issue there is that its in a "dry township" and that's more of an obstacle than anything. word is they have a judge that is very set against drinking due to his son being hit by a drunk or something of that nature. the area is just looking for a kevin bacon to soften him up a little
Aug 17 2011 10:45PM
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HARDSTYLE2767
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So pretty much what your saying is Pittsburgh = Number 1.
Aug 17 2011 10:51PM
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PagesHouse
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NO..... but yes : )
Aug 17 2011 11:23PM
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b.dwyre
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Bethlehem, PA

1. Musikfest

2. Sands Casino

3. Used to be a major steel industry hub
Aug 18 2011 12:24AM
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Jibbin_Ur_Face
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Bailey, CO

1. Referenced in a season 6 South Park episode parodying The Lord of the Rings.

2 & 3. FUCKING NOTHING
Aug 18 2011 12:29AM
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J.M
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Concord, NH

only interesting one is the first one

1.Levi Hutchins of Concord invented the first alarm clock in 1787.

2.President Pierce was born in Concord and became the worst president so far...so yeah.

3.President Franklin Pierce was born in Concord, New Hampshire. His only accomplishment in office was coining the phrase, "Can you smell what the Pierce is cookin'?"

Aug 18 2011 12:59AM
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rareison
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Dysart, Saskatchewan.

1. In the middle of nowhere.

2. Boring as fuck.

3. Nothing ever happens.

Aug 18 2011 1:02AM
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Zimmerman
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so it sucks?
Aug 19 2011 12:30PM
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Willgum
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Hey we're like 2 minutes away from eachother :D
Burnt Hills, Ny
1.Our school is full of douches
2.We have a bowling alley, it sucks
3.We're good at football
4.When we want to have fun, we go to your town (saratoga)
Aug 23 2011 10:06PM
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Zimmerman
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yay
Aug 25 2011 10:55AM
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Dirtyyy
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Staten island, NY
Aug 25 2011 11:07AM
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Brantford.W
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hey wields you dumb fuck, potato chips were accidentally invented in Ireland.


And my mom lives in toga, i live in averill park
Aug 25 2011 11:11AM
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Dirtyyy
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1.Guido douchebags 2. Jersey shore 3. WU TANG
Aug 25 2011 11:12AM
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Zimmerman
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http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/AmericanHeritageRecipes/PotatoChip.htm


It makes me shudder to think you live within 100mi of me. Thanks for the insult, I'm sure that made you look intelligent.
Aug 25 2011 11:24AM
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Brantford.W
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I stand corrected, I thought i saw somewhere on tv that it was invented in Ireland, my apologies. And i dont give a fuck
Aug 25 2011 11:33AM
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