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Darth_Ole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:48 PM
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What's the most fun city in America?
I think its the Twin Cities.. Great people, music, culture, Mall of America, sports and all sorts of other stuff.

Whaddya think?
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:49 PM
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1. Chicago.
Hands down.

:-)

Terry
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:49 PM
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2. Provincetown
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WoodrowFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:50 PM
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3. Washington DC
which is also the center of the universe BTW.
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renegade000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 06:01 PM
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29. yup
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Sandpiper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 06:56 PM
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36. Spent the summer of '01 in DC
and loved every minute of it.
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SiobhanClancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:51 PM
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4. Key West
nothing to do BUT have fun:)
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:03 PM
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10. I second that.
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SaveElmer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:09 PM
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16. I'll third that !!!
Wish I could retire there!!!
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kevinam Donating Member (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 10:33 PM
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45. Fourth it!!!
Key West is great. Can't beat the Conch Republic. It certainly starts with rum runners. The people there are so mellow, friendly and pleasent. Water is beautiful, coral beaches aren't the best for lounging. The funky history of this place is so cool. Duval street is great. I think N-Awlins, LA is a close second though...Kevin.
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:52 PM
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5. chicago, chicago, chicago
we have EVERYTHING! art, theater, shopping, great people, public transportation, state of the art health care (including public health) political corruption, drugs, and most importantly, beer. :beer:
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:55 PM
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8. AND Chicago Style Pizza!
:-)

Terry
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:07 PM
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14. I absolutely agree!
Chicago is the greatest city in America! :D
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Sandpiper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 06:53 PM
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35. Chicago is a great city
Edited on Wed Mar-10-04 06:59 PM by Sandpiper
The only thing that keeps it from being perfect are those miserably cold winters.

But, I guess it's the price you pay for all of the good things.
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:55 PM
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6. New Orleans
or N'awlin's as it is properly pronounced.
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cjbuchanan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:06 PM
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13. Got to agree with you
I have been to NOLA a dozen times and each time has been fantastic (no matter what time of year). Great food, great culture and great music make for a fun city.
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:13 PM
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18. Another Vote for New Orleans
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GumboYaYa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 04:07 PM
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22. No other city comes close IMO.
It has everything I like, good foor, great music, and more bars per capita than any other city in America. An added plus is that no one judges you (aside froma few freak fundies in the French Quarter) for having fun, regardless of how you like to have fun.
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 09:40 PM
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38. Agreed. I like SF or S.D. best overall, but
New Orleans people just know how to live, eat drink and party the best of anywhere.
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 09:43 PM
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40. N.O.--another thing-- public drunkenness legal, and actually encouraged!
In the Quarter at least. And beads. Need we say more?
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dae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 11:00 PM
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46. Another for N. O.
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 01:55 PM
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7. San Antonio
Of course, I only go there when they're having their long weeks-long fiesta.

TlalocW
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Insider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 05:58 PM
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28. agree, san antonio
maybe not the most fun, but somehow they have a lock on sunshine.
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northzax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:02 PM
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9. Fargo, North Dakota
once asked a local "what do you do for fun around here?" he responded, "well, in the summer, we fish and fuck." "And in the winter?" "well, it's too damn cold to fish!"
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 06:03 PM
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30. Funny - check out this LA Times article on Fargo!
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fargo10mar10,1,6864290.story?coll=la-home-nation
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SmileyBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 06:06 PM
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33. I was just about to post that!!! I posted it on skyscraperpage.com.
Edited on Wed Mar-10-04 06:06 PM by northwest
Haven't gotten any responses yet.

BTW, I live in Fargo.:)
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 09:45 PM
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41. I love the ending of the article
"Fargo" (by the Coen Bros.) is not a documentary.

No shit. :eyes:
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HalfManHalfBiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:04 PM
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11. Las Vegas
Hands down.

If you disagree, you are wrong.
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Whitacre D_WI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:04 PM
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12. Cleveland!
At least, every time I go to Cleveland, I am later told that I had a good time.

I tend not to remember too much.
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Cat Atomic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:08 PM
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15. New York!
Christ, that city rules. I went there for the first time just last year and was blown away. I imagine Rome must've had a similar energy 2000 years ago, y'know? Feels like you're in the center of things.
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 03:40 PM
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19. ok, new york is good
i was only there once, and i did really love it. i can't wait to go back, BUT, it was expensive, and it was hard to get a good beer there. now i know i didn't visit but a handful of the watering holes.
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mobuto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 03:49 PM
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20. Hard to get a good beer?
Are we talking about the same NYC? There must be ten thousand bars in the City. In New York you find everything, including good beer.
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 05:00 PM
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24. i am a beer snob, i admit.
so i can be hard to please. i didn't go to that many bars. but the concept of microbrews did not really seem to exist. there was a brooklyn brewery, i think. it was better that bud but not that good. mostly i ended up drinking bottled beer that had long boat rides. never a good thing if you are a snob like me. the liquor store that i went to was the same story. i'm sure there is good beer there somewhere. i just did not come across it.
and really, i had to dig for things to complain about, i loved it there. i just have to dish a little on behalf of my hometown, that's all.
peace.
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XNASA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 02:11 PM
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17. Wisconsin Dells
C'mon......The Ducks, Tommy Bartlett's Water Show, The Wonder Spot!

The place is fantastic. Just look at the face of this youngster as she eyes some of the confectionary delights in the Dells:



Such joy!!

:eyes:
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Sandpiper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 03:54 PM
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21. San Diego, CA
Gorgeous weather, beautiful beaches, gaslamp quarter, old town, world's best zoo, balboa park.

They call it America's finest city for a reason.
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Dookus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 04:22 PM
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23. Branson, Missouri!
just kidding.

Gotta be New Orleans, followed closely by NYC and Las Vegas.
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Sandpiper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 05:25 PM
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26. Didn't Homer Simpson say Branson, MO
is what Las Vegas would be like if Ned Flanders ran it? :)
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 09:46 PM
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43. Didn't Bart Simpson, Milhous, Martin and Nelson stop in Branson
and watch Andy Williams perform Moon River while on a "playing hooky with a fraudulent credit card" road trip? Did I just dream that?
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 05:02 PM
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25. Chi-CAW-go, Illinois!
Edited on Wed Mar-10-04 05:02 PM by Padraig18
If Chicago doesn't have it, it's not neccessary to the existence of a great city! :)
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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 06:05 PM
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32. It is fun
I really liked it when I visited.
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gator_in_Ontario Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 05:35 PM
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27. I'm torn between Key West and Las Vegas
New York is definitely up there too.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 06:04 PM
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31. I have to vote for LA
Great weather, tons to do all year, so yeah, I love coming down here.
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Shananigans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 06:09 PM
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34. Yay Twin Cities!
I happen to think it is pretty fun here, as well! Are you from here Darth?
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UrbScotty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 07:12 PM
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37. Hint: Buddy Dyer is the mayor.
T-Mac plays there.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 09:41 PM
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39. Atlanta!!!
I'm going to make it my new home!!!
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Waverley_Hills_Hiker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 09:46 PM
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42. Chicago or SF? I think...Chicago.
just something unpretentiously fun about it...easy to get around too....
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-04 10:11 PM
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44. Nashville ain't too shabby!
I love it here!
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