sblfilms Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Driving down the freeway and you see these regularly here in Houston. This is actually a kinda low key take on a “slab”, most are very bright colored and the wheel spikes can get CRAZY, in the neighborhood of 24” out. They don’t only exist here, but they really rose to prominence in Houston due to the rap scene here. And it is a rare drive through the city when you don’t see at least one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (looks at Washington DC Metro area) Need I say more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Pittsburgh is proudly the home of Anthrocon, the largest furry convention in the country (world?) Businesses downtown frequently cater to the crowd (including the hotels keeping extra pet bowls on hand), and every year they do a parade through the city. It absolutely rules and it's hilarious to see them out and about over the course of the weekend. There are some community scolds who hate anything that they don't understand, but otherwise they are welcomed with open arms - especially because they spend oodles and oodles of money (every hotel in Downtown more or less sells out when they announce the date for the next year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 I don't know... donuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Shootings and murders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, Fizzzzle said: I don't know... donuts? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleronin Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Ummm 4500 tons of mercury being stored here with nothing that can be done with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr.Vic20 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Ithaca, NY used yellow bricks for its roads at the time the wizard of OZ was made. One of Ithaca's claims to fame is that this inspired the the yellow brick road in that story. Also: The first recorded use in the Oxford English Dictionary, from an advertisement in Ithaca, New York, April 5, 1892, spells the word "Sunday": "Evidence suggests that the use of Sunday to designate an ice-cream dish of this kind originates with Chester C. Platt (1869–1934), proprietor of Platt and Colt's Pharmacy in Ithaca, New York, who is said to have served it ... after the Sunday church service on 3 April 1892. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Chili on spaghetti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 1 hour ago, Biggie said: Shootings and murders. It would be "odd" if you lived in an American municipality and that was NOT the case! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 I do think DC is just the worse city Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Something odd in Lancaster Pennsylvania? The Amish! They are disgusting people imo. I won't go into detail but incest is part of my disgust. On another note, the most noteworthy thing about Lancaster Pennsylvania is we have the largest buffet in the United States. It's called Shady Maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3xB0t Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Nothing? GR is basically every anchor city of small Midwestern Rustbelt metropolises. Tidbits: First city in the US to add fluoride to its water! Doesn’t really have an impact on the modern day, but it’s a neat fact. also At one time downtown Grand Rapids was home to a department store called Herpolsheimer’s that featured a kids’ train ride suspended from the ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Nothing that I can think of. 2 hours ago, stepee said: I do think DC is just the worse city I love DC! I wanna go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Depends on how broadly you want to define “my city” but I guess a shitty MTV reality show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, LazyPiranha said: Depends on how broadly you want to define “my city” but I guess a shitty MTV reality show. Which one? I used to love MTV reality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, Best said: Which one? I used to love MTV reality PRetty sure it's Jersey Shore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Just now, CastlevaniaNut18 said: PRetty sure it's Jersey Shore Sadly I did enjoy that for about 2 seasons. 😪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 18 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: PRetty sure it's Jersey Shore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 18 minutes ago, Best said: Sadly I did enjoy that for about 2 seasons. 😪 I don't think I ever watched any MTV shows. Just TRL when I was a tween. Oh, Daria. That was MTV, right? I did love that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 4 hours ago, Mr.Vic20 said: Ithaca, NY used yellow bricks for its roads at the time the wizard of OZ was made. One of Ithaca's claims to fame is that this inspired the the yellow brick road in that story. San Diego also has a connection to the Wizard of Oz. Author L. Frank Baum spent months at a time at the Hotel Del Coronado while writing the Oz books. It’s speculated that the hotel served as inspiration for the emerald city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 23 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: I don't think I ever watched any MTV shows. Just TRL when I was a tween. Oh, Daria. That was MTV, right? I did love that show. I liked TRL a lot and I didn't really watch Daria. But yea, I did enjoy that stuff when I was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Rather than let it be captured after an extended siege, confederate leaders burned it to the ground. Every April there are (at least) Union reenactors who march into Richmond to commemorate the occasion. Marched right down the middle of Main Street one Saturday (the only time I can confirm this happening as I could see it from my apartment window) We also had the first electric trolly in North America and was powered by fucking hydro power from the river that runs through downtown. Tore it all down, burned it (as is tradition), and sold the generator to some country in South America where it supposedly is still in service today. the joke is we have two and a half president buried in Hollywood Cemetery downtown but it’s really two presidents and a traitor. The traitor has a magnificent view of the city skyline and river below, better than both actual presidents who are from Virginia and not some Mississippi trash. Google Maps MAPS.APP.GOO.GL Lots of odd shit here but these are the unique things I go to when describing Richmond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 There is an existing Roman wall surrounding the original ISCA (now Exeter) from around 200AD. There’s also a house built in 1450, that was moved and is still in use today. It’s called ‘The house that moved’. Lastly, the Ship which is the oldest pub in Exeter, from about the 15th century, which Francis Drake used to frequent. And Exeter Cathedral is pretty well known for the people buried there, legends around its use and the vaulting on the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 San Francisco has been counter culture since the 19th century so we’re odd at baseline but that’s why it’s an amazing place too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 On 8/16/2024 at 10:48 AM, Chris- said: Pittsburgh is proudly the home of Anthrocon, the largest furry convention in the country (world?) Businesses downtown frequently cater to the crowd (including the hotels keeping extra pet bowls on hand), and every year they do a parade through the city. It absolutely rules and it's hilarious to see them out and about over the course of the weekend. There are some community scolds who hate anything that they don't understand, but otherwise they are welcomed with open arms - especially because they spend oodles and oodles of money (every hotel in Downtown more or less sells out when they announce the date for the next year). I know furries are generally nice and all but oh god I can't imagine the smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Just now, Jason said: I know furries are generally nice and all but oh god I can't imagine the smell. Apparently most of the suits are tricked out with mini-cooling systems, they cost a lot of money. That travel vlogger Jenny Nicholson trashed one of the hotels on Twitter because she got bed bugs and the heat treatment ruined her suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 We killed Kennedy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 On 8/16/2024 at 10:53 AM, Fizzzzle said: I don't know... donuts? We also have the naked bike ride, maybe? Not "odd" in the "weird" sense but in the sense of "unusual", I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Shawarma. Never used to be a thing. Now we have a Shwarma place on almost every street corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I dunno... The Winchester Mystery House? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SuperSpreader Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 2 hours ago, Xbob42 said: I dunno... The Winchester Mystery House? lmao I don't think she saw ghosts. I think she just had too much money and no architecture/general contractor skills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 12 hours ago, TheBladeRoden said: Rudy was offsides 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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