THE 10,000 Post Thread

[Chptrk 86]

2762. GAH! I would get caught by the PFB.

Anyways, on the thing of theme parks, the closest to me is Six Flags Great America, somewhere in Illinois.

Fun place, I would say, although some of it's water park rides are totaly copies of things from up in the Wisconsin Dells.

[astronelson 339]

2763. I live within 10km of 4 theme parks - Movieworld, Wet 'n' Wild, Dreamworld, and Whitewater World.

I don't go to any of them that often.

[Larks2242 251]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Sea World, Orlando, FL (don't remember it, I was less than 2 years old at the time)

Disney World, Orlando, FL (three times, but was too young to remember the first one)

The curious thing is that the two closest amusement parks to where I live (Playland, Rye, NY and Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT), I've never been to. Never went to Astoland while it was still open, either.

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2764. I have been to Sea world and Disney about 100 times mostly when i was younger its a great place to host a birthday party

Bristol, CT? How far do you live from ESPN? 

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Larks2242

Bristol, CT? How far do you live from ESPN? quote>

(2765)

Undefined value, as ESPN isn't a place, it's either a TV station or a company, depending on how you choose to define it.

Now, if you're talking about ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, CT... Google seems to think I'm a bit over an hour away. I believe that.

You'd think the fact that I'm in that kind of proximity to New York City would be of more interest, though.

[Korot 6]

2766. Apparently, Larks has got no clue about the size of the USA and neither do I. Bristol is the name of a place in England, and of a shop in my town. Didn't know there also was a Bristol in the USA. Hmm, CT, that stands for Connecticut, right?

[Vahr 341]

2767

CT is Connecticut, yes.

Ive been to Geauga Lake in Ohio (closed down a year ago ), Cedar Point in, Ohio, all 3 Disneyworld subparks (I was 7), and thats all I can remember off the top of my head. We are going to Hershey Park during the DC trip...

[Larks2242 251]

2769.

Originally posted by: Korot

 Apparently, Larks has got no clue about the size of the USA and neither do I. quote>

Huh? What are you talking about Korot?

Originally posted by: Duke87

Undefined value, as ESPN isn't a place, it's either a TV station or a company, depending on how you choose to define it.

Now, if you're talking about ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, CT... Google seems to think I'm a bit over an hour away. I believe that.

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Funny because whenever i watch ESPN shows such as sports nation and sports center i think of it as a giant team park live Universal Studios

[Muck308 55]

2769

Originally posted by: Korot

2766. Apparently, Larks has got no clue about the size of the USA and neither do I. Bristol is the name of a place in England, and of a shop in my town. Didn't know there also was a Bristol in the USA. Hmm, CT, that stands for Connecticut, right?quote>

We have lots of Bristols, I would imagine. If not proper towns, many are certainly neighborhoods.

[Skimbo 304]

Paris, vienna, matrid, berlin, innsbruck... not just european names....(Can find'em in USA as well)

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[Chptrk 86]

2771.

Originally posted by: Duke87

You'd think the fact that I'm in that kind of proximity to New York City would be of more interest, though.

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Course not, who cares for New York? Now Chicago on the other hand...

[Duke87 1,070]

(2772)

Originally posted by: Blue Lightning

all 3 Disneyworld subparks (I was 7)quote>

Er, there are four Disney World "subparks" (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT Center, MGM Studios*, and Animal Kingdom).

Animal Kingodm opened in 1998, so it existed when you were 7.

*yes, I know it's been renamed "Hollywood Studios". I reject such rebrandings.

Originally posted by: Korot

Apparently, Larks has got no clue about the size of the USA and neither do I.quote>

Just think of it as analagous to the entire EU, not one country. Then you're more on the same scale.

Bristol is the name of a place in England, and of a shop in my town. Didn't know there also was a Bristol in the USA.quote>

There are several.

Lots of town names in the Northeast are stolen from England. The people who founded the towns very often named them after the places they came from. For instance, in 1620, bunch of Puritans came over here on a ship from Plymouth, England and built a settlement in what's now Massachusetts that they called - get this - Plymouth.

[citiesxlfan42 27]

Ahh... Disney World. I love that place. But I chose tropical paradise in southern Florida (Marco island) instead because I hate roller coasters.

Bristol has the shortest NASCAR track in the US. Also, New York is bounced off of York. Nantucket, Mass.= Nantucket, England. Etc.

Chicago is my favorite metropolis in the whole world. I've been up in the Sears Tower. Anyone else?

Oh yeah. 2773.

[Vahr 341]

2774

Duke: I was referring to the major 3

And there are a lot of ripped off names. Theres a Cleveland, OH and Cleveland, UK (I think)

[Muck308 55]

2775

Cleveland, OH is named for General Moses Cleaveland. It was called Cleaveland for a time, but I don't why it became Cleveland as it is today.

[thepokemaniac 18]

2776

Cleveland? Hm, the Cavaliers eh? I prefer the Rockets, I'm a Houston kinda guy

[astronelson 339]

2777. Geography to sports, with a segue so fast you could get whiplash. All I know about Houston is that NASA has the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center there.

[Duke87 1,070]

(2778)

Originally posted by: Blue Lightning

And there are a lot of ripped off names.quote>

True. The Northeast has a lot of English names. Louisiana and the plains have several French names (Des Moines, IA; Eau Claire, WI; Baton Rouge, LA). the Southwest and Florida are full of Spanish names (San Diego, CA; Santa Fe, NM; Mesa, AZ). New York City and the Hudson Valley have quite a few names of Dutch origin (Canarsie, Tappan Zee, Peekskill). And there are others all over the place:

Dundalk, MD (Ireland)

Hanover, NJ (Germany)

Naples, FL (Italy)

Athens, GA (Greece)

Odessa, TX (Russia)

Cairo, IL (Egypt)

Native names are also very common... Oglala, SD; Mahopac, NY; Connecticut; Lake Okeechobee... though I suppose those aren't "ripped off".

[Larks2242 251]

2779. Well i have my predictions for next year up

2011 Super Bowl champions: Dolphins

2010 World Series champs Braves

2011 NBA Champs Heat

2010 WSOP champ Huck Seed

[Hamish 1,369]

2780. I is not dead! Although there would be no reason why i should be

[Wreckingball Man 10]

2781, happens to be my favorite number.

[Skimbo 304]

2781 Just helping to reach 10.000 and waiting for a topic were I can discuss with u.

[Duke87 1,070]

(2783)

Originally posted by: Larks2242

2010 World Series champs Bravesquote>

I'd question in general how one comes up with a prediction for the champion of a season that hasn't even started... although I'm curious in particular about this one. Why the Braves? What's the rationale there?

 

[Korot 6]

2784. There probably are none, other than that he is a fan.

[Larks2242 251]

Originally posted by: Duke87

Originally posted by: Larks2242

2010 World Series champs Bravesquote>

I'd question in general how one comes up with a prediction for the champion of a season that hasn't even started... although I'm curious in particular about this one. Why the Braves? What's the rationale there?

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2785. Favorite team and Bobby Cox needs a going away gift

[Muck308 55]

2786

I despise the Braves. No offense of course, Larks. You would understand if you were around in the early 90's... and if you were a Pirates fan. That tomahawk chop crap still makes me cringe. Must be nice having a decent team though.

[Roger51 381]

2787

Have no idea who the Braves are, best guess is baseball??

[Duke87 1,070]

(2788)

Originally posted by: Larks2242

Favorite team and Bobby Cox needs a going away gift quote>

That's not a prediction, that's just a personal wish.

Originally posted by: Roger51

Have no idea who the Braves are, best guess is baseball??quote>

Yup. NL team from Atlanta. They were first in their division every year from 1991 to 2005 (except '94, but that season was never finished due to the strike), and appeared in the World Series five times in that period, but only won one of them ('95). Two of the ones they lost were to the Yankees (heh).

They were a good team for a while there, but now they've gone back to their normal state of affairs from before the 90's: sucking.

[Larks2242 251]

Originally posted by: Muck308

I despise the Braves. No offense of course, Larks. You would understand if you were around in the early 90's... and if you were a Pirates fan. That tomahawk chop crap still makes me cringe. Must be nice having a decent team though.

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2789. Aww the tomahawk chop is one of my favorite things they use the same rally song as Florida does for its football games. I saw the 1995 world series even though in 95 i was not old enough to walk/talk i wore out the VHS tape i tried many times to find it on DVD but they never remastered it. I even had a shirt when i was 5 that said "Justice all is forgiven in Atlanta" reference to David Justice's home run. They need to resign Glavine and Smoltz for a going away season i would like to see everyone go into the hall of fame together. And for Pittsburgh didn't you guys clinch the worst record in all of professional sports that has to be hard not making it to the playoffs since 1979 kinda like the MLB version of the Saints.

[Josh6 873]

(2790)

Well Pittsburg has some young talent in Andrew Mccutchen. That would be funny if they somehow mad it to the World Series and win it like the Saints. Go Phills

[Korot 6]

2791. Welcome on page 94, where the 3000th post will be made! And very likely someone will become a victim of the PFB.