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Old 07-05-2009, 06:55 PM
 
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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- New York- BAD-ASS

- L.A.- Mexican gangs and the movie "Born in East LA"

- Chicago- The Windy City

- Houston- Roger Clemens

- Phoenix- boring place

- Miami- hot latinas, awesome beaches

- Dallas- Cowboys

- Las Vegas- casinos, lots of lights

- San Francisco- homosexuals, golden gate bridge

- Seattle- space needle, Shadowrun
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Old 07-05-2009, 08:03 PM
 
Location: THE THRONE aka-New York City
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- New York- Greatness,hiphop,Yankees, Home

- L.A.- Chineses theatre,hollywood sign, kakis,low riders, Baby boy, Flannels, custom rides, white blond women constantly denying what god has given them. David hasselhoff standing in front of a red convertible?(dont ask)

- Chicago- DA bears, cold, Jordan, Kanye and common,Batman, gansters in suits totting tommyguns(i know a bit outdated)

- Houston- Some guy with a cowboy hat and blue denim jeans sitting outside his ranch

- Phoenix- Closest thing to being in an oven, a place where you can see the heat

- Miami- Beaches, hot latina woman on rollerskates, scarface,grand theft auto vice city, people walking around with tacky beach shirts,rich cubans smoking cigars

- Dallas-strong country accents, people with hometown pride,the cowboys, bull riding, drunken indoor electric bull riding, cowgirls, country music

- Las Vegas-A place where you'll find yourself saying "only in vegas" quite often, legal pimping, casinos, cheeseball-cornball vegas shows, elvis impersonators, sleezy con men

- San Francisco- Hills, rice roni, trolley's, Barry Bonds

- Seattle- Rain, Space needle. And the fact that it gets overshadowed by california

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Old 07-05-2009, 08:20 PM
 
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- New York-Yellow Taxi-Cabs

- L.A.-Crash

- Chicago-snow falling on the sidewalks.

- Houston-Beyonce

- Phoenix-Cacti

- Miami- Latina dimepieces on the beach.

- Dallas-People in cowboy gear and blue jeans.

- Las Vegas-CSI

- San Francisco-A girl I know that shall remain nameless.

- Seattle-SuperSonics
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Old 07-05-2009, 08:39 PM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Originally Posted by JJG View Post
What's the first thing or word that comes to mind when you hear the names of these cities?


- New York - one of a kind

- L.A. - out of control

- Chicago - all-American city

- Houston - city of the future

- Phoenix - urban oasis in the desert

- Miami - the best and the worst

- Dallas - see Houston

- Las Vegas - fallen on hard times

- San Francisco - see New York

- Seattle - hip, cool, young and fun.
My take on it.
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Old 07-05-2009, 09:04 PM
JJG JJG started this thread
 
Location: Fort Worth
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- - Seattle-SuperSonics
Sadly, that titile goes to OKC now......
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Old 07-05-2009, 10:22 PM
 
Location: New Orleans, United States
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- New York... I need to go there

- L.A.... Hollywood

- Chicago... MTV's Real World: Chicago

- Houston... The Univision building @ West Loop and 59

- Phoenix... Desert

- Miami... Miami Vice Movie

- Dallas... T.O.

- Las Vegas... Taxi Cab Confessions

- San Francisco... Rice-A-Roni commercial

- Seattle... Grey's Anatomy



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You had to add Atlanta, didn't you? It wasn't one of the cities listed...but some people won't be happy unless they can disparage another city for no apparent reason.
Mention Atlanta and watch how defensive or offended many ATL posters get.
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Old 07-05-2009, 10:34 PM
 
Location: Denver
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I'll try my hand at this. Some of mine might seem a little random.

- New York- Skyscrapers

- L.A.- Hollywood sign, Conan's new show

- Chicago- Beautiful skyline

- Houston- chaotic

- Phoenix- thirsty

- Miami- beach

- Dallas- What I considered the "big city" as a little kid

- Las Vegas- greed and excess

- San Francisco- fog and pale colors (not sure where that came from)

- Seattle- "Hey, I'm here right now!" (here on vacation)
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Old 07-05-2009, 10:42 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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I am being brutally honest with this one, and some are strange

- New York-Skyscrapers

- L.A.-Skaters

- Chicago-Pizza

- Houston- Cowboy swinging a rope

- Phoenix- Phoenix the bird

- Miami-Women with Afros.......

- Dallas- A tap dancing women........

- Las Vegas-Casinos

- San Francisco-Skyline

- Seattle- some old lady from a commercial selling RV's (seattle was mentioned)
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Old 07-05-2009, 10:53 PM
 
Location: Blankity-blank!
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- New York- one of the world's greatest

- L.A.-dust, sunglasses, sports cars, weirdos among normal people

- Chicago-dynamic, progressive, ethnic, brutal in January

- Houston-mega churches, big hats, hick music

- Phoenix-not enough water, drier than -----

- Miami-overhyped, muggy, lotsa busy people not accomplishing much

- Dallas-mega churches, Bibles and guns, NFL wackos

- Las Vegas - flashing neon lights, the epitome of useless extravagance

- San Francisco-progressive, countdown to earthquake, artsy

- Seattle-umbrellas
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Old 07-05-2009, 11:16 PM
 
Location: Spain
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- New York - pinnacle of city life/Manhattan skyline

- L.A. - Best city in the world/"I can't wait to live there"/sunshine

- Chicago - Midwest

- Houston - Cowboy hats/George W. Bush

- Phoenix - HOT AS HELL

- Miami - I'm in Miami *****/crazy partying/beaches

- Dallas - Texas...

- Las Vegas - What happens in Vegas.....

- San Francisco - One of the most beautiful places ever/Golden Gate Bridge

- Seattle - The sound of the water/smell of fish
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