be jelous,
go away,
no, over there....

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Ya forgot to mention that we are also known as the allergy capital of the world and that the central texas area is known as the flash flood capital of the world. Leslie is amusing...fits with Keep Austin Weird. SXSW and now ACL (Austin City Limits) fest along with sixth street make us the Live Music capital of the world. And lastly...I always say that Austin is a city in a forest....you won't find so many trees throughout a city in most places. Saw an ariel view of my street recently and I almost couldn't see the houses....Shanti418 wrote:Things about Austin, Texas:
1. Long, hot summers. Both a good thing (tubing, eating outdoors, minimal clothing) and a bad thing (sweaty, and that draining, beating, neverending sun)
2. Very fit city. Lots of bike/hike trails, sport leagues, golf/disc golf courses, etc. Lots of public parks and awesome hill country camping 20 minutes away.
3. Although we may be the capitol, and although Bush WAS the governor in our very city, we were one of the few counties who voted for Kerry in the last eleciton. Basically, we're a city that used to be very artsy and small, with lots of great small clubs and hippies. But in the last 20 years, the tech boom (led by Dell) has created a creeping swell of money and conservative republicanism from the affluent north. As a result, Austin is now a more corporate, moderate city, with more money flowing around.
4. We still have lots of great clubs and bars, and virtually all of them have live music. Looking forward to SXSW, our local music/film festival, next week. I'm going to go see Sleater-Kinney.
5. Great Mexican food. Not as good as my hometown (San Antonio), but still better than virtually all of you! With apologies to Senor and the Emperor, of course.
6. Tens of thousands of 18-22 girls that never age.
7. Strange? We have a local celebrity named Leslie who is a homeless guy who walks around town in women's clothing, or sometimes just a g-string and a cowboy hat. He runs for mayor every election and usually gets several thousands votes.
8. Bad? Traffic. Traffic. Traffic.
doust Bournemouth not rock or does it rock?Karl Lynch wrote:I was in Bournemouth the other week, very green and pleasantImpactor returns 2.0 wrote:come to bournemouth,
be jelous,
go away,
no, over there....
I would have looked you up if I'd had more time
it looked pretty coolImpactor returns 2.0 wrote:doust Bournemouth not rock or does it rock?Karl Lynch wrote:I was in Bournemouth the other week, very green and pleasantImpactor returns 2.0 wrote:come to bournemouth,
be jelous,
go away,
no, over there....
I would have looked you up if I'd had more time
what were u in bournemouth for? - and yes you should have looked me up mate!
My old manager is the Proprietor of the Rogers, Arkansas Outback. If youre ever there ask for Paul and tell him you know me.bobaprime85 wrote:Fayetteville, Arkansas:
For some reason, more and more people are coming here, making it the fastest growing place in the state.
God help them.
Geez oh man do I love visiting Battle Creek; I used to have some family up there and some of my best childhood memories are going up and touring the cereal plants. I also posed with the Tony the Tiger statue! Isn't Gerber up there too?Optimus Prime Rib wrote:Cereal City. It literally smells like sugar smacks here
The same way as ice-cream and pasta, I think. Most countries have a different take on things... people here generally don't understand the fascination America has for peanuts in confectionery, nor why France puts so much cocoa solid in chocolate rather than balancing it out with milk.Eline wrote:How can the best pizza in the world not be Italian?
This fall. I'm currently still in High school.IronHide wrote:Holy crap face. I'm only 3 hours away.bobaprime85 wrote:Fayetteville, Arkansas:
For some reason, more and more people are coming here, making it the fastest growing place in the state.
God help them.
You go to U of A??
We like peanuts because we're all nutters. [/]worst joke ever.Denyer wrote: people here don't generally understand the fascination America has for peanuts in confectionery
That must be it. I tend to have a more Italian/Frech taste than most people where I live, due to spending lots of holidays with amazingly good food there.Denyer wrote:The same way as ice-cream and pasta, I think. Most countries have a different take on things... people here generally don't understand the fascination America has for peanuts in confectionery, nor why France puts so much cocoa solid in chocolate rather than balancing it out with milk.Eline wrote:How can the best pizza in the world not be Italian?
The only real difference between places is that some enjoy shouting what they consider their achievements from rooftops.
Really??Astrotrain99 wrote:We have mountains.... of smokeyness! O.o
I've been thru the Greenville/Spartanburg area quite a few times btw.
Hey, it's not our fault that we're a young, irresponsible, immature country who thinks we're going to be invincible and on top forever. You guys were the same way at certain points in your history too. We're only 229 years old, okay? We don't have the hundreds and hundreds of years of hard earned lessons and wisdom that European countries do.Denyer wrote:The only real difference between places is that some enjoy shouting what they consider their achievements from rooftops.
That is a beautiful expanation of the USA, Shanti. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, we are having to learn our lessons in the Nuclear Age instead of the Iron.Shanti418 wrote:Hey, it's not our fault that we're a young, irresponsible, immature country who thinks we're going to be invincible and on top forever. You guys were the same way at certain points in your history too. We're only 229 years old, okay? We don't have the hundreds and hundreds of years of hard earned lessons and wisdom that European countries do.Denyer wrote:The only real difference between places is that some enjoy shouting what they consider their achievements from rooftops.