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Old 02-06-2009, 05:29 PM   #16
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That is funny!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Santa_Fe_NM.jpg

I live 3 city blocks over. lol


And......I used to hang out in South Park for fun, as I like to watch the buffalo.
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Old 02-06-2009, 05:36 PM   #17
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Paragould Arkansas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragould,_AR

Paragould is a city in Greene County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 24,505. ranking it as the state's 17th largest city.

The city's name is a blend (combining the last names of J.W. Paramore and Jay Gould, the owners of the two railroads that originally crossed there). It is believed to be the only city in the world with this name.

Notable residents

* Two Major League Baseball players were born in Paragould: Marlin Stuart (1918) and Weldon Bowlin (1940).
* Famed bank robber and Kansas City Massacre figure Frank "Jelly" Nash lived in Paragould and is entombed in Linwood Cemetery.
* Paragould's Capitol Theatre (now known as the Collins Theatre) hosted the 1941 world premiere of The Man Who Came to Dinner starring Bette Davis and Paragould's own Bill Justice, known as Richard Travis in Hollywood. Travis came back to Paragould for the premiere at the Capitol where he had been employed when he lived there as well as serving as the editor of the theater's coming-attractions magazine.
* Home of legislative veteran and current Arkansas Association of Public Universities Executive Director Tim Wooldridge [1] . Wooldridge served in the Arkansas State Senate and Arkansas House. Also, he made a 2006 bid for Lt. Governor.
* Home of long time Arkansas State Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher. Fisher was the 2002 Democratic Nominee for Arkansas Governor.
* Singer and folk/counrty song writer, Iris DeMent was born in Paragould. [2]
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Old 02-08-2009, 08:59 PM   #18
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Ann Arbor, Michigan

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

spot a city inhabited by a load of internet nerds ...I think that entry is longer than War and Peace....
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Old 02-08-2009, 09:07 PM   #19
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Elverson

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Elverson is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 959 at the 2000 census.
Settled near the region's early iron mines, Elverson is close by Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site; an example of a 19th century iron plantation,.

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Elverson's earliest settlers arrived in the late 18th century when the area was known as Springfield. Later dubbed Blue Rock it remained largely rural until the arrival of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad in 1870. By 1883, the town's population had more than doubled. The Borough of Elverson was officially incorporated on April 17, 1911 from land annexed from West Nantmeal Township and it remained the commercial center of northwestern Chester County through the first half of the 20th century. In 1953 the borough annexed additional land resulting in its current size of about one square mile.
Elverson's building styles follow the periods of its commercial growth and range from early 19th century stone or log buildings to post-railroad Queen Anne structures and 20th century craftsman and Foursquare style houses. Commercial and residential development since the 1950s has occurred largely on the outskirts of the borough's historic center.
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Old 02-08-2009, 09:08 PM   #20
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no Wiki for Bramhall, England, where I started out....

http://www.bramhallweb.co.uk/picturegallery.htm

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Old 02-09-2009, 11:59 AM   #21
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Nothing too exciting about the town I live in, except maybe for the tornado that tore through here last year. It was huge and devastated the area.

When we lived in KS, the closest was this town.
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Old 02-09-2009, 12:55 PM   #22
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My pretty little city:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon





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Old 02-09-2009, 03:38 PM   #23
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Beeston, Kuz eets knot vat Ey karnt spel

Also the train station has it's own wiki page

Notable residents, I haven't made the list yet but "Dr Robert Felkin, medical missionary and explorer, ceremonial magician and member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn." is an interesting guy, when you're the son of a non conformist lace manufacturer, I guess the only way to go is out.
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Old 02-09-2009, 08:29 PM   #24
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Where I grew up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrington,_IL
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:07 PM   #25
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This is kind of fun... a website devoted to Portland's bridges: http://www.portlandbridges.com/

My favorite bridge:

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Old 02-11-2009, 07:40 PM   #26
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Wichita Kansas

51st Largest City in the US!
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Old 02-17-2009, 01:06 PM   #27
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I must need my eyes checked...

Or is Wichita also known for its UFO flyovers?
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Old 02-20-2009, 07:30 AM   #28
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I must need my eyes checked...

Or is Wichita also known for its UFO flyovers?
:p I had to adjust my glasses. That was funny, Billy.
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Old 02-20-2009, 07:38 AM   #29
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Wichita, by Jayhawks.
I love this song.

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come to Wichita
won't be there in forty days
this is an evil land
brings a devil's cloud
take a message
to abide in what you own
and there'll be no more
no more people singing

la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
no more people singing
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
where the fields are smiling

there by crook and fire
and the squatter's rights
don't your cheek get sore
and your mouth get dry
sevens on your sleeve
haven't counted days
then he slouches home
to your loved ones gates

la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
no more people singing
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
where the fields are smiling

with my pockets torn
by a whirlwind
man takes what it needs
turns you inside out
come to Wichita
won't be there in forty days
this is an evil land
brings a devil's cloud

la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
no more people singing
la la la
in one morning you will be mine
where the fields are smiling
where the fields are smiling
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