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Hometown Pride

BackwardsnameBackwardsname __BANNED USERS regular
edited July 2010 in Social Entropy++
Sometimes, SE++, something reminds us of what we enjoy about where we live. Usually we take our surroundings for granted, or long for the greener grass just over the next hill. If only we lived somewhere else, things would be better.

But sometimes, those happy moments come that remind us, subtly or grandly, that our town might not be such a shit-hole after all.

Such a thing happened recently to me: one of the nice things about LA is that you can sign up with a market research/focus group firm to see preview screenings of movies -- you fill out some questionnaires and such and get a free movie.

Well this week I saw Black Swan, the new Darren Aronofsky flick, including the much-talked-about graphic lesbian love scene between Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman.

And then by coincidence, the next day I was able to sign up to see Scott Pilgrim -- I'm going next week!

So in two weeks I'll have, for free, seen mila kunis and natalie portman getting it on, and scott pilgrim, both far before their official release.

Sometimes LA isn't such a bad town. Tell me, SE, of your hometown pride.

Edit: and for fuck's sake mention where you live I don't keep track of this shit

goddamn

Double Edit: I signed an NDA and therefore cannot discuss if/how hot the lesbian scene was

See it for yourself when it comes out!

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    FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Where the heck did you see Black Swan?

    edit: oh nevermind i can't read

    LOOK I WAS DISTRACTED OKAY

    how

    how was that scene

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    SquallSquall hap cloud Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pdkNp1X4n8

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    RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Well i was born in Burnley
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnley

    but my parents lived in Bacup at the time
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacup

    but we moved like RIGHT after that to Cliviger and that's where i spent basically my entire first 10 years of life
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliviger

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    IrohIroh Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Flint, MI is pretty much an irredeemable cesspit. Being in a central location where I can get to all of the nice stuff in the state is pretty okay, though, so I am sticking with it.

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    Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    how can you talk about seeing Black Swan and just not say anything about how hot that scene was

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    Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    My town is basically a pit stop for people on road trips

    we have some motels, a shitload of fast food, a walmart, and some touristy little antique shops

    and that is about it

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    SquallSquall hap cloud Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Iroh wrote: »
    Flint, MI is pretty much an irredeemable cesspit. Being in a central location where I can get to all of the nice stuff in the state is pretty okay, though, so I am sticking with it.

    metro detroit area is p okay, you should come here

    (dont)

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    ProjeckProjeck Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Norman owns

    that's all there is to it, really

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    SheriSheri Resident Fluffer My Living RoomRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    My hometown got hit by a small (they called it 'moderate') earthquake this morning!

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    IrohIroh Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Squall wrote: »
    Iroh wrote: »
    Flint, MI is pretty much an irredeemable cesspit. Being in a central location where I can get to all of the nice stuff in the state is pretty okay, though, so I am sticking with it.

    metro detroit area is p okay, you should come here

    (dont)
    I think we have more urban blight per square mile than the D, but it's hard to compete with the sheer volume of it.

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    mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    city so nice they named it twice, etc etc

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    TamTam Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The highway system is the best and groceries, houses, rent, and cars are cheap as hell
    The fake Mexican food is great
    The radio is great- we have dedicated jazz, classical, classic rock, and NPR stations and the jazz station turns into an alternative station late at night and basically plays music you might not hear otherwise

    Jazz Festival

    what else....

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    Ruby RhodRuby Rhod Multipass!Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    My home is an ok place, going back there finally in october after five years.

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    ProjeckProjeck Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    also we have Taramaharas

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    GeoMitchGeoMitch Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    there's some mountains here
    and some old famous people used to live here
    and there's some pretty good clubs

    the palm springs-cathedral city area is p. good

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    TamTam Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Projeck wrote: »
    also we have Taramaharas

    what are Taramaharas?

    edit: Google says you mean Tarahumaras who are a group of Central American people who can run and run and run and are very healthy as a group

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    MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    We have pretty good pizza around here. Not like super good but pretty good, outside of that this place is terrible.

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    HacksawHacksaw J. Duggan Esq. Wrestler at LawRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    This place ain't so bad.

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    FCDFCD Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Ahhh, Revere. Truly, you are the armpit of Massachusetts. The sandcastle contest at the beach is nice, though. So, there's that.

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    ProjeckProjeck Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Tam wrote: »
    Projeck wrote: »
    also we have Taramaharas

    what are Taramaharas?

    it is an excellent restaurant

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    WeaverWeaver Who are you? What do you want?Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
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    TamTam Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    And my family has to leave the convenience of San Antonio to go to Gloucester, Virginia
    why didn't my dad take the job in St. Louis
    surely that would have been better
    Projeck wrote: »
    Tam wrote: »
    Projeck wrote: »
    also we have Taramaharas

    what are Taramaharas?

    it is an excellent restaurant

    okay so Google was wrong

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    BackwardsnameBackwardsname __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2010
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Where the heck did you see Black Swan?

    edit: oh nevermind i can't read

    LOOK I WAS DISTRACTED OKAY

    how

    how was that scene

    NDA

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Backwardsname wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Where the heck did you see Black Swan?

    edit: oh nevermind i can't read

    LOOK I WAS DISTRACTED OKAY

    how

    how was that scene

    NDA

    bullshit!

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    Ruby RhodRuby Rhod Multipass!Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The NDA says you cannot say how hot a lesbian scene was? How evil.

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    FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Backwardsname wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    Where the heck did you see Black Swan?

    edit: oh nevermind i can't read

    LOOK I WAS DISTRACTED OKAY

    how

    how was that scene

    NDA
    how NDA

    can you just take a photo of your boner

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Ruby Rhod wrote: »
    The NDA says you cannot say how hot a lesbian scene was? How evil.

    You are not allowed to describe this scene. Possible descriptions that are not allowed include but are not limited to: "hot", "totally hot", "holy god", "unbelievable", and "full release".

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    nukanuka What are circles? Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Shit ton of Dutch tulips are grown to the north of here in Stanwood, WA. Basically the entire Skagit Valley grows them. I don't live in Holland obviously, but they're still considered Dutch because the bulbs are from Holland. Lots of a lot of different kinds of farmlands around here, very easy to get fresh produce.

    Very scenic, especially this time of the year and fall as well. I'm close to the coast so there's Puget Sound to look at. A little bit east of here is the Cascades and man I love it there. I'd probably see the water from my house actually if I wasn't surrounded by trees.

    Also I can see the Olympic mountains out on the peninsula from here as well. Oh I get to cross the Stilliguamish river on my way up to town and it's a pretty river. There's a ton of state parks around here as well but I haven't been to them in a while.

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    BackwardsnameBackwardsname __BANNED USERS regular
    edited July 2010
    listen

    I had a religious experience recently

    when, or in regards to what, I refuse to say

    this is unrelated to any previous conversations thus far in this thread

    I saw God and he had a rockin' ass

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    FCDFCD Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    "Wink wink, grin grin, nudge nudge, saynomoreguvna."

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    FFFF Once Upon a Time In OaklandRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    See my location?

    I have no pride anymore.

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    MarthMarth Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Most things here are pretty good. Except the traffic. By gawd.

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    LordaenLordaen Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I live in Bakersfield. There's no pride to be had here.

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    WiseManTobesWiseManTobes Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I'm in Kelowna, our main accomplishment lately is catching on fire 6 years running!

    The beaches are nice tho, and I love the animal sanctuary I work at.

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    FandeathisFandeathis Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I have a huge love/hate relationship with LA. If you know where to look you can find amazing food, awesome times, good music, and good people. But the other 99.9% of the city and its residents suck balls. I want to move back to San Diego.

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    KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    from the ATL originally

    that shit is so hot

    so hot yo girl is probably already wishing you were me

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    Zombies Tossed My Salad!Zombies Tossed My Salad! Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Beervana

    The End

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    SpacehogSpacehog Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Born in Lansdowne.

    Moved to Union Bridge.

    Then to Sykesville.

    Now living in Mount Airy.

    Also felt the Earthquake this morning. Before any of you west coast people laugh at us, I think this brings the total number of truly noticeable earthquakes the DC-Baltimore area has had in the last 30 years to one. Never felt like I was in danger. In fact, I'm sure the only reason I noticed it was because I just woke up to take a leak, and was in the process of going back to sleep for a while before work. Kinda laid there, wondered what that rumble/shaking was, wrote it off as either:

    1: Semi hauling major ass down the road I live on.

    2: Low flying fighter jet, it happens being not that far from DC/Andrews AFB

    3: Some fucking meth lab exploding.

    Then went back to bed.

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    I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I am from Forks, Washington

    I like Eagle Rock a whole bunch

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    BorommakotBorommakot Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Born in Yuma, AZ famous for all of the plane crashes that happen there.

    Grew up in Alton, VA in the middle of nowhere farm country trying to deal with tobacco not being king anymore.

    Now I live in Richmond with a bunch of art school kids and punks.

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