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Started by hotdogPi, April 27, 2018, 05:40:20 PM

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webny99

Quote from: kphoger on May 11, 2018, 01:40:43 PM
State College, PA
is not a college.

It has a state college though, so it hardly counts.


kphoger

Quote from: webny99 on May 11, 2018, 07:23:16 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 11, 2018, 01:40:43 PM
State College, PA
is not a college.

It has a state college though, so it hardly counts.

From the OP, then...  Liberal (KS) has a liberal.

...

At least, I think there might be.

...

One, at least.

...

Maybe.
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webny99

"Liberal" is unlike "college" in that it can be both a noun and an adjective. So it depends on your interpretation.

Granted, Kansas is a very conservative state, so it's ironic regardless of the technicalities.

kphoger

Quote from: webny99 on May 11, 2018, 07:37:31 PM
"Liberal" is unlike "college" in that it can be both a noun and an adjective.



Only if you refer to State College as a "collegiate town."
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Male pronouns, please.

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hbelkins

Neither Iowa Center, nor State Center, are at the center of Iowa.


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roadman65

Coney Island, NY.  Its a peninsula.

One could say Merit Island in FL is a peninsula, although it was a full island at one time as the construction of the crawlerway severed the Banana River which gave it land to the area off the island.

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Quote from: roadman65 on May 13, 2018, 12:55:41 AM
One could say Merit Island in FL is a peninsula, although it was a full island at one time as the construction of the crawlerway severed the Banana River which gave it land to the area off the island.

Official histories also say it was an island converted to a peninsula by the construction of the Launch Complex 39 crawlerway, but I would question whether a manmade causeway counts as a true landmass.

I don't normally point out misspellings, but the name is Merritt Island.
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paulthemapguy

Farmer City, Illinois, always got a chuckle out of me.   :-D
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TBKS1

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Delaware, Arkansas - No where near Delaware... or the Delaware River.

Another one that I think about is East London, EC, South Africa. Do I really need to explain this one?
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OracleUsr

This may be a stretch:

Vancouver, BC, isn't on Vancouver Island.
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oscar

Quote from: OracleUsr on May 16, 2018, 06:56:43 AM
This may be a stretch:

Vancouver, BC, isn't on Vancouver Island.

And in a similar vein, Victoria, BC isn't on Victoria Island (which is in the Canadian Arctic, split between the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Territory, rather than BC).
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abefroman329

Quote from: michravera on May 11, 2018, 05:31:48 PM
Quote from: abefroman329 on May 03, 2018, 09:08:02 AM
Quote from: lepidopteran on May 02, 2018, 07:56:27 PM
Meanwhile, on NBC, during the last 20 years that Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show, Ed McMahon's famous schpeil ending in "Heeeeere's Johnny!" used to begin with "Frommmmm Hollywood! The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".  Only problem is, NBC's studios are on Alameda Ave. in Burbank -- this is in the San Fernando Valley, which is nowhere near Hollywood.

"From Burbank!" wouldn't have jibed well with Carson's regular jokes about Burbank, though.

"Rowan and Martin's Laugh In" made a point of "Beautiful Downtown Burbank".

As a punchline to a joke and/or the butt of a joke, though.

kphoger

Quote from: paulthemapguy on May 14, 2018, 02:42:14 PM
Farmer City, Illinois, always got a chuckle out of me.   :-D

Why?  Plenty of farmers around there, and that's their city.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
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Male pronouns, please.

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paulthemapguy

Quote from: kphoger on May 16, 2018, 01:20:00 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on May 14, 2018, 02:42:14 PM
Farmer City, Illinois, always got a chuckle out of me.   :-D

Why?  Plenty of farmers around there, and that's their city.

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abefroman329

So everyone who's single in Farmer City belongs to farmersonly.com?

Scott5114

Quote from: kphoger on May 11, 2018, 01:40:43 PM
State College, PA
is not a college.

It's not a state, either.
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plain

Isle Of Wight, VA is not an isle.

Deltaville, VA is not near a delta, only inlets.

Mt. Olive, NC is nowhere near the mountains.

Kill Devil Hills, NC is literally in the flattest part of the state.

Quote from: TBKS1 on May 15, 2018, 12:12:44 AM
Delaware, Arkansas - No where near Delaware... or the Delaware River.

I'm shocked no one mentioned Delaware, Ohio.
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If you are talking about a state-named city in another state, there is also Wyoming, Minnesota.

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WillWeaverRVA

Quote from: plain on May 16, 2018, 09:28:01 PM
Isle Of Wight, VA is not an isle.

Deltaville, VA is not near a delta, only inlets.

Mt. Olive, NC is nowhere near the mountains.

Kill Devil Hills, NC is literally in the flattest part of the state.

Quote from: TBKS1 on May 15, 2018, 12:12:44 AM
Delaware, Arkansas - No where near Delaware... or the Delaware River.

I'm shocked no one mentioned Delaware, Ohio.

There's also California, Pennsylvania and Indiana, Pennsylvania...also home to the California University of Pennsylvania and the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Chase City, VA is not a city - it's an incorporated town. Same deal with Stephens City, Gate City, and Weber City.

Pamplin, VA's name is officially the Town of Pamplin City. (It might be the smallest place in Virginia with a bannered primary route - it has a US 460 BUSINESS all to its own.)
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hbelkins

Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on May 17, 2018, 09:33:54 AM
Pamplin, VA's name is officially the Town of Pamplin City. (It might be the smallest place in Virginia with a bannered primary route - it has a US 460 BUSINESS all to its own.)

Not sure about that. Rose Hill and Ewing out in far southwestern Virginia have Business US 58.


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WillWeaverRVA

Quote from: hbelkins on May 17, 2018, 10:40:20 AM
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on May 17, 2018, 09:33:54 AM
Pamplin, VA's name is officially the Town of Pamplin City. (It might be the smallest place in Virginia with a bannered primary route - it has a US 460 BUSINESS all to its own.)

Not sure about that. Rose Hill and Ewing out in far southwestern Virginia have Business US 58.

Interestingly Pamplin has them both beat. Its population is 219; Rose Hill is 789 and Ewing is 439.

I'm actually wrong anyway, though, Eastville beats out Pamplin with only 168 people, and it has US 13 BUSINESS. I have no idea why I didn't remember that from the research I did on the "smallest town with a traffic light" thread...
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roadman65

Quote from: kphoger on May 11, 2018, 07:25:27 PM
Quote from: webny99 on May 11, 2018, 07:23:16 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 11, 2018, 01:40:43 PM
State College, PA
is not a college.

It has a state college though, so it hardly counts.

From the OP, then...  Liberal (KS) has a liberal.

...

At least, I think there might be.

...

One, at least.

...

Maybe.
I wonder if Rush Limbaugh would go there LOL! :-D :D
Every day is a winding road, you just got to get used to it.

Sheryl Crowe

roadman65

Quote from: kphoger on May 16, 2018, 01:20:00 PM
Quote from: paulthemapguy on May 14, 2018, 02:42:14 PM
Farmer City, Illinois, always got a chuckle out of me.   :-D

Why?  Plenty of farmers around there, and that's their city.
Intercourse, PA and up the street there is a town Called Bird in Hand, PA.   :D
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abefroman329

Quote from: roadman65 on May 17, 2018, 01:22:42 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 11, 2018, 07:25:27 PM
Quote from: webny99 on May 11, 2018, 07:23:16 PM
Quote from: kphoger on May 11, 2018, 01:40:43 PM
State College, PA
is not a college.

It has a state college though, so it hardly counts.

From the OP, then...  Liberal (KS) has a liberal.

...

At least, I think there might be.

...

One, at least.

...

Maybe.
I wonder if Rush Limbaugh would go there LOL! :-D :D

I believe Bob Dole was from there, so...probably.



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