Atlanta's sometimes referred to as the "Phoenix city" down here because it was burnt down during the Civil War and rebuilt afterwards.
Sandy Springs is noted for seeking to gain their indepence from Atlanta in a similar manner as the American colonies from GB and by that I mean, we were tired of paying high taxes.
Maxleod wrote:Not strike, he's the only one with a functioning brain.
Sydney, home of great beaches, Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Probably the best standard of living of major cities worldwide and no violence to speak of.
Nothing ever really happens here because everyone's having a bbq, at the beach or the pub!
sangfroid wrote:Sydney, home of great beaches, Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Probably the best standard of living of major cities worldwide and no violence to speak of.
Nothing ever really happens here because everyone's having a bbq, at the beach or the pub!
u lie, sydney is reknowned for fighting, i lived there for 8 years, the place is a hole to live in, nice to visit though
The guy who invented Scrabble or at least the guy who first started manufacturing scrabble came from my town - he started making the game in his house. And we are famous for the man who put his wife through a wood chipper about 10 years back. Also, there is a flagpole in the middle of our main street. That's about it. Oh, it is also boring as hell here and filled with a lot of old people.
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Competition from the South and abroad led to the closure of most of the textile mills. The city is developing new uses for these structures. The population has stabilized at around 40,000 in each census from 1940 to the present.
Wow...so all the mills closed and no one wants to move here. Pretty good stuff!
lord voldemort wrote:u lie, sydney is reknowned for fighting, i lived there for 8 years, the place is a hole to live in, nice to visit though
Sydney's about the tamest place on earth! If you want to see what fighting is, go to London.
I've never even heard of a pub brawl in Sydney, nevermind seen it. The biggest thing I've come across here are organised gang fights in the carpark, hardly a split skull between the combatants though, so you can hardly call it fighting!
lord voldemort wrote:u lie, sydney is reknowned for fighting, i lived there for 8 years, the place is a hole to live in, nice to visit though
Sydney's about the tamest place on earth! If you want to see what fighting is, go to London.
I've never even heard of a pub brawl in Sydney, nevermind seen it. The biggest thing I've come across here are organised gang fights in the carpark, hardly a split skull between the combatants though, so you can hardly call it fighting!
Winnipeg- murder capital of Canada. Auto theft capital of Canada.
Called the transportation hub of Canada (or "gateway to the west").
Location of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, longest continuously operating ballet company in North America.
The original Winnie the Pooh bear (her name was Winnipeg and lived in hate zoo).
Louis Riel (Red River Rebellion).
Founded the New Democratic Party (our version of the Democrats) after the Winnipeg General Strike.
Location of the Eaton's store, most successful department store in the world, until its demolution in 2002.
Royal Canadian Mint.
National Microbiology Laboratory, Canada's only BSL-4 containment center.
2nd highest population of Filipinos, highest concentration, in Canada.
Le Festivale de Voyageur.
Neil Young, The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Venetian Snares, Chantal Kreviazuk, Bif Naked, Comeback Kid, The Waking Eyes, Jet Set Satellite, the New Meanies, Propagandhi, The Weakerthans, The Perpetrators, Crash Test Dummies, and The Duhks.
"Hollywood of the North".
Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada, was raised in Winnipeg.
Terry Fox.
Cindy Klassen, gold=medalist speed-skater.
Sir William Stephenson, Inspiration for james Bond.
Slurpee capital of Canada. And it's colder here than in Siberia. We are so freaking insane!
qwert wrote:Can i ask you something?What is porpose for you to open these Political topic in ConquerClub? Why you mix politic with Risk? Why you not open topic like HOT AND SEXY,or something like that.
muy_thaiguy wrote:Well, it's not here in Laramie, but in Cheyenne (about 30 minutes away), has Frontier Days, the world's largest and most famous Rodeo/Carnival.
Isn't the Calgary Stampede more famous? (never heard of Frontier Days and I've been to the area)
muy_thaiguy wrote:Well, it's not here in Laramie, but in Cheyenne (about 30 minutes away), has Frontier Days, the world's largest and most famous Rodeo/Carnival.
Isn't the Calgary Stampede more famous? (never heard of Frontier Days and I've been to the area)
Don't think I've heard of the Calgary Stampede. Also, what time of year where you in the area?