07-07-2009, 08:23 PM
Location: roaming gnome
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- San Diego laid back
- New Orleans drunk too many times
- San Antonio the alamo
- Washington D.C. pundit central
- Austin good ol texas college city/music city
- San Jose office space
- Atlanta peach tree drop
- Denver rocky mountain high
- Philadelphia cheesesteaks
- Detroit in da ghettooo
07-07-2009, 09:29 PM
Location: Denver
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- San Diego- beach scene/surfer culture
- New Orleans- Bourbon St.
- San Antonio- Riverwalk/Alamo/Hot, green and hilly (that all came to me at once)
- Washington D.C.- National Mall
- Austin- UT
- San Jose- Silicon Valley
- Atlanta- freeway through a forest
- Denver- mountain backdrop
- Philadelphia- Ben Franklin?
- Detroit- decayed
07-07-2009, 09:35 PM
Location: Spain
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- San Diego - beaches and military
- New Orleans - Mardi Gras
- San Antonio - Umm....the NBA spurs? Desert? That one TX city that's not Houston or Dallas
- Washington D.C. - Capital
- Austin - Live music, liberal area of TX
- San Jose - Silicon Valley
- Atlanta - Umm.....mosquitos? Coca-Cola?
- Denver - Mountains and snow
- Philadelphia - Not NYC or Boston
- Detroit - A place I never want to go
07-07-2009, 09:50 PM
Location: New York
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- San Diego: The U.S./Mexican Border, Drake and Josh (TV Show)
- New Orleans: Crawfish, Crime, Hurricane Katrina
- San Antonio: The Alamo
- Washington D.C.: The Government
- Austin: Live Music
- San Jose: The Silicon Valley
- Atlanta: ATL (Movie), Rappers (The very good and the very wack)
- Denver: Rocky Mountains, The Nuggets
- Philadelphia: American History, My senior trip
- Detroit: Cold, Crime, "The Big Three"
07-07-2009, 10:02 PM
Location: STL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Infamous92
- San Diego: The U.S./Mexican Border, Drake and Josh (TV Show)
- New Orleans: Crawfish, Crime, Hurricane Katrina
- San Antonio: The Alamo
- Washington D.C.: The Government
- Austin: Live Music
- San Jose: The Silicon Valley
- Atlanta: ATL (Movie), Rappers (The very good and the very wack)
- Denver: Rocky Mountains, The Nuggets
- Philadelphia: American History, My senior trip
- Detroit: Cold, Crime, "The Big Three"
I love
Drake and Josh !
07-07-2009, 10:04 PM
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- San Diego: Balboa Park, beaches, nice weather, Coronado
- New Orleans: Mardi gras
- San Antonio: guns, riverwalk
- Washington D.C.: federal government, the Mall, my old apartment bldg
- Austin: bats, LBJ
- San Jose: computers
- Atlanta: CNN, Coca Cola
- Denver: view of both the plains and the mountains, the old west
- Philadelphia: Rittenhouse Square, liberty bell, water ice, mummers
- Detroit: ice skating, cars
07-07-2009, 10:29 PM
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- San Diego: People on sailboats drinking coffee.
- New Orleans: drunks vomiting on the street, women flashing all they see, voodoo, jazz, beignets and floods.
- San Antonio- Madonna, Emanuel Ginobili, and sand.
- Washington D.C.- The Secret Service and Black Cadillacs.
- Austin-map of Texas
- San Jose-Sharks
- Atlanta-downtown and mid-town.
- Denver-Mountains
- Philadelphia- Rocky, a fat guy eating a cheese steak. Liberty Bell.
- Detroit-A burning police car, guys in skull caps and coats warming their hands over a trash can that caught on fire.
07-07-2009, 10:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
JJG
The second list in this little experiment....
What first comes to mind when you hear the names of these 10 cities?
- San Diego
- New Orleans
- San Antonio
- Washington D.C.
- Austin
- San Jose
- Atlanta
- Denver
- Philadelphia
- Detroit
San Diego: Sunny Warmth
New Orleans: Hurricane Katrina
San Antonio: Riverwalk
Washington, D.C.: Government and monuments
Austin: nothing
San Jose: Silicon Valley
Atlanta: Coca-Cola, sprawl and rapid growth
Denver: Rocky mountains
Philly: William Penn, Rocky, Philly cheese steaks
Detroit: auto industry, Eminem, crime, decay
07-07-2009, 11:20 PM
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San Diego- The Beach
New Orleans- Mardi Gras- Katrina
San Antonio- Riverwalk, the Alamo
Washington D.C. - Monuments
Austin- Texas
San Jose- Sharks
Atlanta- Wide Interstate, Spread out skyline
Denver- The Rockys
Philadelphia- Ghetto
Detroit- More Ghetto
07-07-2009, 11:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
grapico
- San Jose office space
You did know the movie was filmed in Austin, right?
- San Diego: Perfect Weather
- New Orleans: Drinking, Food, Crime
- San Antonio: Military and the Spurs
- Washington D.C.: Traffic and monuments
- Austin: Music and Liberal
- San Jose: Priciest strip mall town ever, Silicon Valley
- Atlanta: CNN and diversity
- Denver: Big airport far from town, flat (but mountains and skiing close by!)
- Philadelphia: Cheese steaks and Rocky
- Detroit: Shell of a city
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