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Minnesoter_Matinee
Hmm Well Allentown, Pa. Billy Joel? But he actually wrote that song about Bethlehem. I'm sure there are other things it's famous for but i just can't think. Oh, i know a couple scenes from Hairspray were shot at Dorney Park!
Eyes_Between
My town is the popular name for a penis piercing.
White_Kids_Love_Hip-Hop
QUOTE(Kris @ Jul 19 2006, 11:16 PM) *

thats.....Different unsure.gif

Yah, i mowed his lawn and he gave me lemonade, I thought he was nice.
uskidsknow
QUOTE(Eyes_Between @ Jul 25 2006, 10:50 PM) *

My town is the popular name for a penis piercing.

lol wow thats crazy tongue.gif
upinNYC
i live in New York city, it's pretty famous- music, fashion,culture, art
oh, and heath ledger lives in my neighborhood- i think it's pretty cool
andie
I'm from Goyania, Brazil. Well, my city is famous for.. huumm let me see.. er.. our country music. It's really unlistenable I think, but it's famous. laugh.gif
Ms_Sunchild
Redlands is famous for having one of the oldest high schools

autumn_shade
I live in Rockhampton, it's the beef capital of Australia apparently, meat sucks anyway.
flemflames
QUOTE(andie @ Jul 27 2006, 04:18 AM) *

I'm from Goyania, Brazil. Well, my city is famous for.. huumm let me see.. er.. our country music. It's really unlistenable I think, but it's famous. laugh.gif

Brazil is famous for "Angra" and "Kiko Loureiro" !!! ohmy.gif
beatcomber_22
west bend is known for paedophiles, suicides, crack/heroine addicts
LostTown
Bam Margera was onced filmed while going through Aberdeen, Maryland.

Wohooo.
beatcomber_22
president bush apparently liked our candy shop

yessss
LostTown
That's awesome. That's the coolest thing since Prince.
Thomhatesmusic
Berlin is known for loads.
Mo_Papparani
yeah, you had a wall a while back, a friend of mine's got a piece of it
The Little Escapologist
i swear, my city is famous for that
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THE PARTY OF LEMON!!

every year they are making thing with Lemons and Oranges!!! laugh.gif
Feedums
Rotterdam is one of the world's biggest harbour towns or something?

Needless to say, I will have to move elsewhere if I want to reach something in life. rolleyes.gif
Matt23201
my town used to be a bunch of rairoads and was named after the daughter of the person who bought the land...you can find rail spikes in random places around the greener areas of town
*CandyDaze*
Ummm, greasy chicken in Goldsboro...

we don't really have anything...
jimib
the home of Jet...
lol

um, being the most livable city in the world?
*CandyDaze*
QUOTE(GottaGetOuttathaway @ Aug 2 2006, 09:01 PM) *

Ummm, greasy chicken in Goldsboro...

we don't really have anything...

Oh yea we do. We are the Official Home of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Hahah seymour johnson... laugh.gif
devonevoabevon
San Diego <3


Comic-Con International
Ocean Beach Peir (the longest one in California)
The Real World: San Diego
The World Famous San Diego Zoo + The Wild Animal Park
SeaWorld
part of Top Gun was shot in Downtown San Diego (cool?)
Balboa Park
weather is in the 70's almost all year round
there isn't much nightlife downtown but we are neighbors with Mexico, so we're fine


Theres lots of cool things to do here year round. And we have access to surf and snow. I take all of it for granted.

Laurenfrom6277
wolverhampton- famous for goodyear tyres and a bloke who signed the declaration of independence came from wolverhampton (apparently)

and we had the first traffic lights biggrin.gif
Kitty
Newcastle

The 1989 earthquake, Pasha Bulka, Silverchair, Nobbys, BHP Steel factories, that teen surfing movie that was a bomb etc etc
fuuuran
Hmm, first thing I think of is that The Sounds are from here so I say that. smile.gif
-talknerdytome-
QUOTE(Kris @ Jul 19 2006, 04:03 PM) *

mine (vancouver) is gonna hold the 2010 olympics and such. ummmm alot of movies are also shot here tongue.gif


Cannot forget that Vancouver is known as the "Canadian Amsterdam" to potheads nationwide. "BC bud yo!" cool.gif


My town.. Hay River, NT Canada, the only thing it's known for is "Oh you guys have that purple high school don't you? So gay!". Yeah so naturally, im quite proud.
Sexhair
Nothin'.
VisionValley
my city is not really famous for anything...maybe nazis ( and the police seem to do nothing against them) and the feast here with birger,valdemar and erik that happend a few 100 years ago....oh and maybe for the airport...but I don't know laugh.gif
NH92
The area I'm from is famous for the birthplace of William Wordsworth.
dreamer
I go to college in Huntingdon, PA, which was voted 5th Coolest Small Town in the US. [Link]

That's about it.
FindAWayOut
Santiago de Chile, is in the top 50 most populated cities of the world.
Kuhtrinkuh
My town was home of our 17th President. Andrew Johnson. After he moved here at a young age from North Carolina.
Greeneville, TN. USA
Such a boring place. laugh.gif
little_miss_soylatte
QUOTE(BenGreen @ May 27 2009, 02:40 PM) *

Santiago de Chile, is in the top 50 most populated cities of the world.



you're from CHILE!!!! OMG!!! ohmy.gif ohmy.gif ohmy.gif

my mum was born there smile.gif and i went to visit with her when i was 7/8 years old cool.gif
FindAWayOut
QUOTE(little_miss_soylatte @ May 31 2009, 11:31 PM) *

you're from CHILE!!!! OMG!!! ohmy.gif ohmy.gif ohmy.gif

my mum was born there smile.gif and i went to visit with her when i was 7/8 years old cool.gif

Yes! From Chile smile.gif
I've always lived in Santiago... an extremely great city, probably similar to Sydney or Melbourne, but less developed and with lots of polluted air (smog).
It's really nice to meet you, Soyla!
Santiago!!
little_miss_soylatte
^ likewise smile.gif
punklikeleno
Heath Ledger.

little_miss_soylatte
^ Awww how depressing sad.gif
punklikeleno
QUOTE(little_miss_soylatte @ Jun 5 2009, 12:23 AM) *

^ Awww how depressing sad.gif

haha um thanks? We're also known for being "the most isolated city in the world".
Kitty
QUOTE(punklikeleno @ Jun 6 2009, 07:07 PM) *

haha um thanks? We're also known for being "the most isolated city in the world".



amazing place though

my aunty and her girlfriend lives there and I visited them earlier this year

also Newcastle is known for the Newcastle Knights and the Newcastle Jets
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