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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
Posts: 7287
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Yeah there's the "Fucking State of..." stuff, but I'm sure everyone's home state/(province/territory for the Canadians) has some really great stuff that comes from it as well, people, food, inventions, etc. so post about that in here.
My home state of Georgia gave mankind:
Food and Drink
Coca-Cola, Waffle House, and Chik-fil-a
People
* Martin Luther King Jr. (most schools here are open on Columbus Day because they close on MLK's birthday)
* Jimmy Carter
* Jeff Foxworthy
* Julia Roberts
Wrestlers
Raven, Christ Benoit, Lita, William Regal, Fit Finlay, Lex Luger, Buff Bagwell, Hulk Hogan, Abdullah the Butcher, Demolition Ax, Bill Buchanan, Jimmy Rave.
Music
R.E.M., The B-52s, Outkast, Mastodon, Collective Soul, Counting Crows, Ray Charles and James Brown.
Television
* Ted Turner's television conglomerate (TBS, Cartoon Network, CNN, Headline News, etc.),
* The Weather Channel
Sports
* Bobby Jones (only golfer to win the Grand Slam)
* John Heisman (As in the trophy)
* Evander Holyfield
* Deion Sanders
* Jackie Robinson (1st African-American baseball player in the modern league).
Also, apparently the distribution center of Nintendo's American Division is located in Atlanta.
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
Posts: 3332
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Chicago has the best food in the country. Bernard Berrian, who signed with the Vikings during the offseason, was asked a couple of weeks back what he missed the most about Chicago, and is answer was simply "the food".
For music, we've given you: The Smashing Pumpkins, Local H, Veruca Salt, Stabbing Westward, & Gravity Kills
In sports, We are one of, if not the, biggest sports city in the country. Name a sport and we have a team in it, possibly two. Only New York can compete with us. Michael Jordan's Bulls in the 90s, The Bears in 85 & all of their NFC championships before the merger in the 60s, the history of the Sox & Cubs, the former glory of the Blackhawks...
Many great movies were filmed here or set here: The Blues Brothers, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Groundhog Day, The Fugitive...
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JStrangiato
Title: El Hombre Strangiato
Joined: Jun 12 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 1291
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Texas, baby!
Food and Drink
Dr. Pepper, Pecans, Chile con Carne (our state dish), Barbeque, Chili
People
* Mike Judge
* The Alamo defenders
* The Bushes (sorry about that one, though GWB was born in CT), LBJ, Eisenhower
* Thomas Haden Church
* Shannon Elizabeth and Eva Longoria (you're welcome)
* Tommy Lee Jones
* Matt Stone, of South Park
* Luke and Owen Wilson
*Bill Engvall, Bill Hicks, Steve Martin, Ron White
Music
Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Johnny Winter, Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, ZZ Top, Janis Joplin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, MDC, DRI, Butthole Surfers, Rigor Mortis, Pantera, At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta, Devourment, DJ Screw and the Screwed Up Click, Watchtower, Meatloaf
Wrestlers:
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Television
* King of the Hill.
* Tex Avery, beloved animator.
Sports
Two words: Dallas Cowboys. And UT, A&M, and Texas Tech, Lance Armstrong, Jack Johnson (the badass boxer, not the singer)
And our state instrument is the guitar, baby! I'd also like to note that the totally awesome movie/book No Country for Old Men is set in Texas. And Holes.
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Nekkoru
Title: Polish Pickle Wench
Joined: Jan 25 2008
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Posts: 1319
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Poland gave the world:
Music: CKOD, Kult, Pidżama Porno, KSU, Hey, Vader, Behemoth. Classical: Chopin.
Food: Um... Nothing, I guess.
Science: Marie Curie-Skłodowska, Nicholas Copernicus, to name a few
Literature: Stanisław Lem, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Adam Mickiewicz.
Also, we invented a method for safe consumption of denatured alcohol. You just pour it through bread.
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While you're at it, go check out my band, Her Majesty's Heroines.
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
Posts: 1761
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Pennsylvania:
-Declaration of Independence
-Underground coal fires
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Lottel
Title: of the Eternal BWOG
Joined: Sep 02 2008
Posts: 1123
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Illinois"
Obama
Lincoln
Horseshoe sandwiches
ME
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
Posts: 1761
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Illinois"
Obama
Lincoln
Horseshoe sandwiches
ME |
Hey, 3 out of 4 ain't bad.
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
Posts: 3332
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Poland gave the world:
Food: Um... Nothing, I guess. |
Perogies!
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Nekkoru
Title: Polish Pickle Wench
Joined: Jan 25 2008
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Posts: 1319
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Um, I think all of the Slavic nations developed these. You know, Russians, Slovaks, Lithuanians...
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While you're at it, go check out my band, Her Majesty's Heroines.
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Cattivo
Joined: Apr 14 2006
Location: Lake Michigan
Posts: 3332
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Sure, some equivalent, but here it's thought of as a Polish food (maybe because of the high Polish population in Chicago)....Time to check wikipedia....
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perogies#United_States
I guess we're wrong though, the article clearly states that it's Slavic. I should have known that, considering that I'm half-Serbian.
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King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1506
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Pennsylvania (PA!!!) -
Music -
G. Love and Special Sauce
Anti-Flag
The Bloodhound Gang
Breaking Benjamin
Cassidy
CKY
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Jim Croce
Dead Milkmen
Eve
Fuel
Will Smith
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Joan Jett
Kid Dynamite
Live
Billy Paul
Posion
Trent Reznor
The Roots
Rusted Root
Jill Scott
People-
Daniel Boone
Dwight D Eisenhower
Newt Gingrich
Ron Paul
Bill Cosby
Kevin Bacon
Tina Fey
Michael Keaton
Jimmy Stewart
M. Night Shyamalan
Wrestler-
Kurt Angle
Steve Blackman
Billy Kidman
Gene Snitsky
ECW
Sports-
The Entire Andretti Family
Sid Bream
Kobe Bryant
Wilt Chamberlain
Marques Colston
Bill Cowher
Mike Ditka (was born as raised in Aliquippa)
Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr.
Larry Holmes
Reggie Jackson
Joe Montana
Joe Namath
Arnold Palmer
Honus Wagner
Rasheed Wallace
Television-
Home of QVC
The Comcast Empire
Food-
Hershey's
Hot Tamales, Mike and Ikes, Marshmallow Peeps, Peanut Chews
Tastycakes
Cheese Steaks
Hoagies
Auntie Ann's Soft Pretzels
Heinz Ketchup
Scrapple
Shoofly Pie
Whoopie Pies
Alcohol-
Yuengling
Victory Brewing Company
Troegs
Appalachin Brewing Company
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Ice2SeeYou
Title: Sexual Tyrannosaurus
Joined: Sep 28 2008
Location: South of Heaven
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Pennsylvania (PA!!!) -
Alcohol-
Yuengling
Victory Brewing Company
Troegs
Appalachin Brewing Company |
PA has Rolling Rock too I think, doesn't it?
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Lottel
Title: of the Eternal BWOG
Joined: Sep 02 2008
Posts: 1123
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Illinois"
Obama
Lincoln
Horseshoe sandwiches
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Yeah... not too many fans of horseshoe sandwiches around here (I moved to another state)
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Rycona
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Title: The Maestro
Joined: Nov 01 2005
Location: Away from Emerald Weapon
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| Ice2SeeYou wrote: |
| King wrote: |
Pennsylvania (PA!!!) -
Alcohol-
Yuengling
Victory Brewing Company
Troegs
Appalachin Brewing Company |
PA has Rolling Rock too I think, doesn't it? |
It does. Out of Western PA, according to Wiki.
I love Wiki.
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Douche McCallister
Moderator
Title: DOO-SHAY
Joined: Jan 26 2007
Location: Private Areas
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Don't forget about the guy from Erie, PA who is trying to cure cancer with Microwaves, no not the appliance in your kitchen. His idea better not get bought out by a company otherwise it will just get buried.
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
Posts: 6749
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Wrestlers
Raven, Christ Benoit, Lita, William Regal, Fit Finlay, Lex Luger, Buff Bagwell, Hulk Hogan, Abdullah the Butcher, Demolition Ax, Bill Buchanan, Jimmy Rave. |
Ummm... Chris Benoit was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Raven (Scot Levy) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dave "Fit" Finley was born in Belfast, Ireland.
William Regal (Darren Mathews) was born in Codsall Wood, Staffordshire, England.
Most of them "Reside" in Georgia, but that's because they all moved there when they were in WCW. (Whose HQ was in Atlanta.)
OREGON:
Food & Drink:
Ummm.... Taco Time & Burgerville, USA.
People:
Beverly Cleary (Author)
Matt Groening (Creator of The Simpsons and Futurama)
Tonya Harding
Chuck Palahniuk (Author)
River Phoenix
Will Vinton (Claymation guy. Created The Californa Raisins and The Noid)
Wrestlers:
Billy Jack Haynes
Art & Jesse Barr
Matt Borne
Music:
Everclear
Nu Shooz
Other:
Nike
About 300 Breweries
Dark Horse Comics
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Probable Muppet
Joined: Aug 05 2008
Location: CA
Posts: 867
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Minnesota:
People:
The Coen Brothers
Prince
Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver)
Charles Shulz (peanuts guy)
Bob Dylan
Jessica Beil
Al Franken
Judy Garland
Terry Gilliam
Mr. Wizard
Winona Ryder
Kevin Sorbo
Diablo Cody
Vince Vaughn
The Replacements
Jesse Ventura sorta
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
Posts: 4844
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Beautiful British Columbia!!!
People:
David Suzuki
Bryan Adams
Pamela Anderson
Randy Bachman (of The Guess Who and BTO)
Raymond Burr (mafuckin' Perry Mason)
Chris Carter (creator of X-Files)
David Foster (record producer)
Matthew Good (musician)
Michael J. Fox
Nelly Furtado
Joey 'Shithead' Keithly
Diana Krall
Kristin Kreuk
Eric McCormack
Sarah MacLachlan
Joni Mitchell
Carrie-Anne Moss
Jason Priestley
Ryan Reynolds
Jennifer Tilly
Emily Carr
Sports:
Rod Brind'Amour
Terry Fox
Paul Kariya
Trevor Linden
Greg Moore
Steve Nash
Cam Neely
Rod and Scott Neidermeyer
Mark Recchi
Joe Sakic
Steve Yzerman
TV:
Home of X-Files, Eureka, and countless other TV shows.
Movies:
Pretty much every Marvel movie was filmed in Vancouver.
Other:
We're known for our weed apparently.
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Ross Rifle
Title: Rock N Roll God
Joined: Oct 29 2006
Location: Chilliwack, BC
Posts: 4844
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GASP! I forgot to mention...
MUSIC!:
54-40
Bryan Adams
Be Good Tanyas
Micheal Buble
Chilliwack
D.O.A
David Foster
Nelly Furtado
Gob
Matthew Good
Heart
Hot Hot Heat
Diana Krall
Sarah MacLachlan
Bif Naked
Nickelback (sorry world)
Prism
Swollen Members
Strapping Young Lad
David Usher
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King
Title: CTE
Joined: Apr 27 2008
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 1506
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An Addendum to the Rolling Rock, it is not made in Latrobe Pa any longer. Anheuser Busch purchased Rolling Rock in May of 2006. It is not made in a plant somewhere in New Jersey.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 11244
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First of all, Ross I'm going to trump Nickelback right now with...
George W. Bush.
But this is supposed to be a good list.
I'll be representing CT since I grew up here and finally moved back (though I was in MA for 5 years)
I will begin with what is already known
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Yes. CT is the state where people make the most money per household. No, it isn't New Jersey.
Along those lines, Greenwich is famous for the majority of those rich people.
What else does CT provide you ask?
ESPN
Subway
Coleco
Polaroid camera
The first American submarine
The Nuclear Submarine (Yes... it is fucking different than a regular one... by a lot)
Cotton Gin
The Colt .45 Revolver
The Can Opener
The Portable Typewriter
The Frisbee
Vulcanized Rubber
Foxwoods
Fall leaves (If you haven't seen them in CT, then you don't understand, P.S. don't worry, you only make Sunday driving less pleasant for the rest of the people who live here when you visit. Fucking New Yorkers.)
We have several castles. Yeah... real ones that you can go in. Fuck'n A right
Yale
The best Pizza. Don't even bother arguing. Every single person who comes to visit leaves saying the same thing. "I used to think I knew what the best pizza was, but now I know it comes from CT and what I thought was good is actually vomit."
Insurance ??? I'm not sure if it is good or bad though.
Mark Twain (wasn't born here, but he lived here and built a famous house here)
Mike Tyson
Chris Drury
Brian Leech
Henkel - They make lots of glue that you use. If you drink beer you like them because they make it so you can carry it out of the store. If you have babies, you like them because they make diapers stick together. My best friend works for them... Awe fuck it... its a glue company.
Tyop this is for you - Noah Webster. He made you the Grammar Nazi that you are.
Katharine Hepburn
Phineas T. Barnum (One of the Circus founders)
I'm not done, but my wife says I am. Bed time.
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mjl1783
Joined: Aug 13 2008
Location: Watertown, NY
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The place I call home, Watertown NY, seems to have a fairly dubious legacy.
Area 51 was reportedly dubbed "Watertown Strip" back in the 50's. Allen Dulles, then CIA director, was a native of Watertown.
Serial killer Arthur Shawcross resided here for much of his life. He then went to Viet Nam, where he claims he cannabalized two young girls. After his return, he murdered two children here, copped a plea, and moved to Monroe County where he killed 11 more people, many of them prostitutes.
We made national news a few years ago when one Rev. Timothy LaBouf fired a sunday school teacher from his church. Grounds for her dismissal? She was a woman.
Richard Grieco was born here.
But it hasn't been all bad!
Joe and Albert Bouchard, of Blue Oyster Cult fame, came from here, as did one-time Motley Crue manager Eric Greif.
Viggo Mortensen was born here.
We have the longest operating covered shopping mall in the country.
We also gave the world the founder of Woolworths, which is now Foot Locker Inc, as well as the Davis Sewing Machine Company, now HUFFY Inc.
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Mr. Bomberman
2009 Forum Champion
Title: (still) token black.
Joined: Jan 27 2006
Location: Home of the lost towers
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New York City has way too many shit to list, but some of we brought you are:
Awesome tasting pizza and bagels
Hip Hop/Rap (and a whole shitload of artists), and Punk music (We broght you the Ramones.)
Mike Tyson (GP, you're so wrong)
Al Pacino
Viacom
George Carlin
ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC
Anderson Cooper
Stallone
Kodak cameras
In the way of sports: Giants and Yankees, that's all you should care about.
I could go on for days, but I'm way too lazy.
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Rycona
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Title: The Maestro
Joined: Nov 01 2005
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| mjl1783 wrote: |
The place I call home, Watertown NY, seems to have a fairly dubious legacy.
Area 51 was reportedly dubbed "Watertown Strip" back in the 50's. Allen Dulles, then CIA director, was a native of Watertown.
Serial killer Arthur Shawcross resided here for much of his life. He then went to Viet Nam, where he claims he cannabalized two young girls. After his return, he murdered two children here, copped a plea, and moved to Monroe County where he killed 11 more people, many of them prostitutes.
We made national news a few years ago when one Rev. Timothy LaBouf fired a sunday school teacher from his church. Grounds for her dismissal? She was a woman.
Richard Grieco was born here.
But it hasn't been all bad!
Joe and Albert Bouchard, of Blue Oyster Cult fame, came from here, as did one-time Motley Crue manager Eric Greif.
Viggo Mortensen was born here.
We have the longest operating covered shopping mall in the country.
We also gave the world the founder of Woolworths, which is now Foot Locker Inc, as well as the Davis Sewing Machine Company, now HUFFY Inc. |
Don't forget that this was actually a pretty ritzy place back 100 years ago. The Globe Mall, Paddock Arcade, and the Square in general are remnants from this city's glory days, not to mention all the nice Victorian houses in the semi-wealthy part of town. Now all we have in Fort Drum trash for the most part. =-=shakes his head=-=
I still miss the Woolworth building before Stream occupied it. It was the first place I saw escalators, and it was the main reason I liked going there.
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mjl1783
Joined: Aug 13 2008
Location: Watertown, NY
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| I still miss the Woolworth building before Stream occupied it. It was the first place I saw escalators, and it was the main reason I liked going there. |
Amen to that, sir.
It's sad to even look at that place now.
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