What cities are the 'Plain Jane' types (Boston, Florida, food)

[MantaRay]

Not all music festivals are created equal.

[Toxic Toast]

Originally Posted by MantaRay

Not all music festivals are created equal.

The *point* is that if Jacob is going to say Orlando is lame because amusment parks exist outside Orlando, then you can not claim a music festival as Milwaukee's unique characteristic; because, music festivals exist everywhere.

[EastSideMKE]

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

1) Music festivals exist everywhere

True, but Milwaukee's is the biggest.

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

2) Calatrava designed other structures

Again true, but Milwaukee was the first city in the whole US to feature one of his works. Redding, California is the only other city that has a completed project, while both Chicago and NYC have projects currently under construction.

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

3) Harley is everywhere

True, but here is only one official Harley-Davidson Museum in the world.

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

4) Friday night fish fries are you kidding me? Nice try buddy, they have these everywhere too

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No, actually they aren't. Other cities in the Rust Belt region might have them here and there, but nowhere are they as prevalent as they are in Wisconsin.

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

5) racing sausages.........ok......... you can have that one

Damn straight.

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

6) frozen custard is everywhere

Culver's (a Wisconsin-based chain) has locations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

7) cream puffs.... that is a joke right? I mean, you have been out of Wisconsin before, right?

You fail. Nice try Jacob.

I can assure you that you've never had a cream puff like the ones at the Wisconsin State Fair.

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

* DISCLAIMER - the point is not ripping on MWKE (which I am not), the point is ripping the incredibly STUPID logic employed in this thread and many other similar threads.

You're just mad because a lot of people would place Indianapolis in the "Plain Jane" category.

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

The *point* is that if Jacob is going to say Orlando is lame because amusment parks exist outside Orlando, then you can not claim a music festival as Milwaukee's unique characteristic; because, music festivals exist everywhere.

Orlando is lame because there's nothing special about it, it's like Las Vegas for children. The companies that own the theme parks in Orlando aren't even based there. Milwaukee has the largest music festival in the entire world. Any time a city can say it has the largest "_____" in the world, it usually takes it out of the Plain Jane category. Cities like Las Vegas and Orlando are soulless, plastic tourist-traps. Once you look beyond the casinos, resorts, hotels, and amusement parks, you're not left with a whole lot of anything.

[garmin239]

About the Fish Fry. Any city with a large Catholic population has these. Here in Rochester they have them at every corner bar and restaurant. A fish fry is a big thing in most northeast and upper midwest cities.

[polo89]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

Orlando, FL, the plastic city.

Since when does plastic=plain jane. Plain Jane is white picked fence. Not spanish style roofs.

[polo89]

Originally Posted by Hoarfrost

That is a distinguishment only a truly generic city would want.

Intresting. Generic maybe, but it's still not some plain ANYTOWN attraction.

[polo89]

Originally Posted by TB Fla

Now if a city were made of plastic, it wouldn't be as plain jane as one made of bricks now would it.

True. I have yet to see plastic cities. If Orlando is made out of plastic, then that's pretty unique. And faaaaaar from plain jane.

[Toxic Toast]

Originally Posted by jjacobeclark

Culver's (a Wisconsin-based chain) has locations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Nebraska, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.

I love Culver's; actually one of the few chain burgers I eat. I can get custard at many, many places though.

Originally Posted by jjacobeclark

You're just mad because a lot of people would place Indianapolis in the "Plain Jane" category.

I like Indianapolis; moreso than a lot of other cities, and could care less what any one thinks of it. Fail again buddy!

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by jjacobeclark

Orlando is lame because there's nothing special about it, it's like Las Vegas for children. The companies that own the theme parks in Orlando aren't even based there. Milwaukee has the largest music festival in the entire world. Any time a city can say it has the largest "_____" in the world, it usually takes it out of the Plain Jane category. Cities like Las Vegas and Orlando are soulless, plastic tourist-traps. Once you look beyond the casinos, resorts, hotels, and amusement parks, you're not left with a whole lot of anything.

This comment makes it totally obvious you have never set foot in the City of Orlando.

You really should visit a place before you make such broad, generalized (and ill-informed) statements.

The only thing Orlando has in common with Vegas is the number of hotel rooms, period.

[polo89]

Originally Posted by jjacobeclark

what are you talking about? Southern california has damn near the exact same things. La has disneyland and universal studios, while san diego has sea world.

like i said before!!!!!!!!! There are only 2 cities in a nation of 300million, that have these. These are not, i repeat these are not, anytown attractions. You're not gonna drive to witchita kansas, and find a disney park right off the highway behind wal-mart.