How's your City , Fine or Sh*tty ? - Page 2

**steve40** · July 22nd, 2010, 08:05 PM

i dont live in a city but a town its called slough in berkshire, so please dont laugh.

**tygrkhat40** · July 22nd, 2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by keefriff

I live in the City of Lakes, Minneapolis. A beautiful town and one that I missed greatly when I lived elsewhere. It has the second highest percentage of stage theater seats per population to only New York. Correspondingly, it has the second highest percentage per population of "Cliffs" to any city besides San Francisco. The coldest metroplitan area in the States, including Anchorage Alaska, so the winters are long, dark and can be very dreary. That's where alcohol comes in. Oh sure we have our problems, New York Times once called us Murderapolis after a particularily rough year, but things are pretty good here. Lots of good museums, theaters, great music scene, beautiful clean city and one that I would encourage all my VEF brethern to visit. Just make sure you do it in the summer.

This post was brought to you by the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and Tourism.

Being from a cold weather region, I understand the long, dreary winter thing. As far as the alcohol consumption goes, Buffalo has been called a drinking town with hockey and football problems. I can't remember which comedian said it, but he said the election of Jesse Ventura proved that Minnesotans were more than just casual drinkers.

**tygrkhat40** · July 22nd, 2010, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by steve40

i dont live in a city but a town its called slough in berkshire, so please dont laugh.

Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Flin Flon
Cheektowaga
Truth Or Consequences
Climax
Intercourse

These are all towns in the US and Canada. Compared to these, Slough isn't funny at all.

**sydney1** · July 22nd, 2010, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by steve40

i dont live in a city but a town its called slough in berkshire, so please dont laugh.

I don't think the person that wrote this was a fan of your town...

Slough
Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough!
It isn't fit for humans now,
There isn't grass to graze a cow.
Swarm over, Death!

Come, bombs and blow to smithereens
Those air -conditioned, bright canteens,
Tinned fruit, tinned meat, tinned milk, tinned beans,
Tinned minds, tinned breath.

Mess up the mess they call a town-
A house for ninety-seven down
And once a week a half a crown
For twenty years.

And get that man with double chin
Who'll always cheat and always win,
Who washes his repulsive skin
In women's tears:

And smash his desk of polished oak
And smash his hands so used to stroke
And stop his boring dirty joke
And make him yell.

But spare the bald young clerks who add
The profits of the stinking cad;
It's not their fault that they are mad,
They've tasted Hell.

It's not their fault they do not know
The birdsong from the radio,
It's not their fault they often go
To Maidenhead

And talk of sport and makes of cars
In various bogus-Tudor bars
And daren't look up and see the stars
But belch instead.

In labour-saving homes, with care
Their wives frizz out peroxide hair
And dry it in synthetic air
And paint their nails.

**Tmee2020** · July 23rd, 2010, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by billybunter

I come from a city that's famous/infamous for bombs, bullets, rioting, drinking, petrol bombs, nailbombs, coffee jar bombs, orange, green; building the world's biggest ship that was claimed to be unsinkable, but then sank on its maiden voyage. Giving the world the greatest ever soccer player, who became more famous for his off pitch antics than his soccer skills... a gold star to the first person who guesses the name of this great city.

Greatest ever soccer player? I was thinking Três Corações.

**tony_grego** · July 23rd, 2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by billybunter

I come from a city that's famous... ... Giving the world the greatest ever soccer player, ....

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Originally Posted by tmee2000

Greatest ever soccer player? I was thinking Três Corações.

If i was Argentinian, i would say Buenos Aires or Rosario. If i was Dutch, maybe would say Amsterdam... If i was North Irish, i agree with Belfast.

Salut !

**Rangertom1357** · July 23rd, 2010, 03:18 PM

I was born and was raised in Philadelphia, PA... The City of Brotherly Love, where corrupt politicians, crack houses and drive-by shootings are some of the more quaint assets apart for some neighborhoods that are reminiscent of Beirut in the Mid 80's...

I now live in the small hamlet of Clewiston, Florida, the so-called "America's Sweetest Town", 90 miles northwest of Miami (where I'm convinced that no Americans live anymore) and during the winter months during the sugar cane harvest season has a permeating aroma of an overflowing septic tank.

Being raised Catholic in Philadelphia (Several years ago I went through the 12-step program of Catholics Anonymous and I'm now proudly Guilt Free 20 years now) I never understood what the nuns were talking about when they told me of Purgatory, now I know, It's here in Clewiston.

courtjester · July 23rd, 2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MaxJoker

Heh Heh i know that place, if you go up the road you can get a job selling shite people dont want...
Ps I'm a norwich resident as well so i know what you mean with it al

MaxJoker · July 23rd, 2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by courtjester

Heh Heh i know that place, if you go up the road you can get a job selling shite people dont want...
Ps I'm a norwich resident as well so i know what you mean with it al

Ahhh but are you a true Norwich-ion , or an immigrant like myself ?.

Because they do say there are only two ways to prove you`re a fully fledged son of Norwich .

1- To have been born within hearing distance of the Pound shop tills.

2- If you have to buy your sister a card for mothers day.

Although there is a third sign , a difficulty in thanking !

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**palo5** · July 23rd, 2010, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Futuro

Just few days ago I checked Murmansk with Google Earth, I visited there over five years ago and I`m still convinced that It`s from the other world, especially at late October when there is just dirt and no colours.

Here`s few finds from GE`S Panoramio, thanks, credits and sympathy for the photographer :

Omg, that reminds me of my hometown - how rude of you to post it

Anyway, I don't live there any more. Where I live now the architecture is (slightly) better, but it doesn't get cold enough, there are no mountains, no powerful rivers, and not even a mammoth museum

So I'm thinking of moving here - you like?

You could spend your life savings on a glass of vodka there, but I'm immune from their prices because I make my own

Credits to original sites/photographers. I have no idea where I got these pictures

July 23rd, 2010, 03:18 PM	#17
Rangertom1357 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Central Florida, USA Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 20,484 Thanked 90,373 Times in 2,098 Posts	I was born and was raised in Philadelphia, PA... The City of Brotherly Love, where corrupt politicians, crack houses and drive-by shootings are some of the more quaint assets apart for some neighborhoods that are reminiscent of Beirut in the Mid 80's... I now live in the small hamlet of Clewiston, Florida, the so-called "America's Sweetest Town", 90 miles northwest of Miami (where I'm convinced that no Americans live anymore) and during the winter months during the sugar cane harvest season has a permeating aroma of an overflowing septic tank. Being raised Catholic in Philadelphia (Several years ago I went through the 12-step program of Catholics Anonymous and I'm now proudly Guilt Free 20 years now) I never understood what the nuns were talking about when they told me of Purgatory, now I know, It's here in Clewiston. __________________ Love sexy hairstyles of the 70's & 80's? Go here: *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

July 22nd, 2010, 08:05 PM	#11
steve40 Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: here at vef Posts: 824 Thanks: 5,616 Thanked 8,815 Times in 778 Posts	i dont live in a city but a town its called slough in berkshire, so please dont laugh.