04-28-2002, 09:38 AM | #31 |
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The great BLUE LAKE is the great tourist attraction to MT. Gambier.
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If you ever went to the computer club my screen name then was "Nails". I'll try and track down that copy of Monkey Island, theirs a couple of people that spring to mind. One person still has my copy of Theme Hospital (strangly enough i don't really miss it). Quote:
For in the summer i used to go ball hunting for the pro. For all the balls lost i only found a very small portion of these. and non of the 16th hole, thats called Coffins as i've just remembered.
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04-28-2002, 05:11 PM | #33 |
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The town I've lived for ages, St. Willebrord, is known for the highest number of Mercedes's and drugs barons in the Netherlands.
And my current hometown Eindhoven... Awg, Eindhoven is known because of Philips, a certain company that was responsible for the invention of the CD (!).
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04-28-2002, 05:19 PM | #34 |
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with barberton, ohio having over 14 dirrent chicken type resteraunts in town, we are alegedly the chicken capital in ohio.
in the industrial side, we are the capital of "beat um and cheat um" a subsiderary of ALCOA inc. |
04-28-2002, 07:18 PM | #35 | |
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04-28-2002, 07:27 PM | #36 |
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Well I imagine we once had a convict settlement here, can't be sure but the oldest building is the supply building (it has a fancy name but I forget it) and supposedly there were convicts working in there. Plus Moreton Bay was a notorious penal colony and that's kinda Brisbane, just down the way a bit . We hosted the Goodwill games last year, and some over-excited people have taken to calling us Brisvegas, on account of all the night clubs [img]smile.gif[/img] . And we have Peter Beattie, most wonderful premier in Australia, in Australian history I would say (except for Joh lol ), presiding .
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04-28-2002, 07:38 PM | #37 |
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Great thread!! It's really interesting to find out the variety of things that places get well known for.
I'm currently living in Nottingham, famous for Robin Hood, lace, the Boots company and the Goose fare (a huge fare ground thingy held every September/October). I used to live in small town called Fleet in Hampshire. People I meet usually know where it is, because there is a motorway service station there. It's not the greatest reason to be famouse, but at least it is on a few maps now.
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I live in Knoxville, Tennessee. What are we famous for... hmmm... We hosted the 1982 Worlds Fair and were the last city to break even on a worlds Fair... hmmm... The headquarters of TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) is here. (got your interested yet?... didn't think so)... hmmm... The Dogwood Arts Festival... hmmm... I'm tryin'... Home of the University of Tennessee Volunteers! We have the most famous or infamous fight song in the US. ROCKY TOP!!!!!! Want me to sing it! Oh come on!!! Just one verse!!! Ok I won't then. GO VOLS!
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04-29-2002, 04:28 AM | #40 |
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mmm! London. I can't think of anything special really.
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