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Old 04-24-2020, 11:47 AM
 
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Sounds like a prestigious title, why is this the case?
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Old 04-24-2020, 12:06 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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Mayor Pete Wilson came up with it and it stuck around because, San Diego is America’s finest city.
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Old 04-24-2020, 12:13 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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Dunno. Define finest...
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Old 04-24-2020, 12:28 PM
 
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pretty good year round moderate weather / climate
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Old 04-24-2020, 01:40 PM
 
Location: La Mesa Aka The Table
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No Tornadoes in the 40+ years I’ve been here.
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Old 04-24-2020, 01:48 PM
 
Location: San Diego CA>Tijuana, BC>San Antonio, TX
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Can you name a city that is finer?
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Old 04-24-2020, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Tijuana Exurbs
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It's a lame marketing slogan, and in 50 years we've been too lame to come up with a better one.
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Old 04-24-2020, 09:25 PM
 
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It's a lame marketing slogan, and in 50 years we've been too lame to come up with a better one.
^ the best response
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Old 04-24-2020, 10:16 PM
 
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It's a lame marketing slogan, and in 50 years we've been too lame to come up with a better one.
+1

" NY NY so nice they named it twice "

It is an interesting place but believe me when I tell you it isn't NICE

"#1 Son Chinese Restaurant....then you find out a women owns it
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Old 04-25-2020, 12:43 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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In 1972 city officials were butthurt about losing the Republican National Convention so they came up with this slogan.

Maybe some folks patting themselves on the back for living here like it but it's just a slogan.
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