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LouieW Loser from Babycowland Since: Aug, 2009
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#176: May 5th 2010 at 1:25:17 PM

My name is Yon Yonson Louie W, I come from Wisconsin. I work in a lumber yard live there. So I figured I should join this group or at least post here.

Sorry for interrupting, but I am a fan of the Midwest myself. Of course I am not a big fan of Detroit, but I do not know anyone who is.

edited 5th May '10 1:25:36 PM by LouieW

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Iverum from outside the key Since: Jun, 2009
#177: May 5th 2010 at 1:26:08 PM

My roommate is from Detroit. He seems to like it, but mostly as a matter of pride.

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chaosbydesign Since: Feb, 2010
Warsie Representin Da Souf Syde from Chicago, IL, USA Since: Jan, 2010
Representin Da Souf Syde
#179: May 11th 2010 at 11:51:13 PM

>>Dunno what its like tonight but today for a while it was half sunny and half apocolyptic thunderstorm skies. At the same time.

Today was cloudy and foggy-ish.It was that earlier (as in 4 days ago IIRC)

It's spooky when the light outside turns green, though.

Well, yes given that's a sign that a tornado may be immiment (the hail in the cloud generates that green effect).

Yeah only you cant see them roiling

Mammatus Clouds?

"When the sky is a bright canary yellow" run like hell and hide.

Swore it was 'dark green' or something. Speaking of that, don't approach a supercell thunderstorm into the direction where the downdrafts are in. You get into the rain and can't tell if there's a tornado beyond the updrafts (i.e. approach from the southwest side of the storm if possible and not the northeast in northern hemisphere). Look this up as this is old data I resurrected in my mind.

My roommate is from Detroit. He seems to like it, but mostly as a matter of pride.

For all we knew, he grew up in the donut of suburbs that grew around the decaying city proper. Weird to see people who live in suburbs a few hours away from the city proper in any case saying they're from said city. Laziness/pride or whatnot preventing them from saying 'X Metro Area' ('x' beng the central city)

edited 11th May '10 11:59:44 PM by Warsie

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LouieW Loser from Babycowland Since: Aug, 2009
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#180: May 12th 2010 at 8:53:29 AM

Weird to see people who live in suburbs a few hours away from the city proper in any case saying they're from said city. Laziness/pride or whatnot preventing them from saying 'X Metro Area' ('x' being the central city)
Yes, that kind of bugs me too. It is kind of like taking credit for all of the good stuff that a city has, but since you do not live there you do not have to deal with most of the bad stuff. That can be especially odd when someone who is from a suburb actually says he or she is from that suburb while other people that person knows from the same exact place say they are from the city.

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Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#181: May 12th 2010 at 9:30:31 AM

Eh. Lots of times, it that they're going on the assumption that saying "Chicago" or "Minneapolis" gives more information than "Schaumberg" or "Anoka" does, to people who aren't from the area. When I lived in Wisconsin,I was much more likely to say "Madison" than "Dane". People knew where Madison was. Almost no one had ever heard of Dane, so I would up having to locate it by proximity to Madison anyway.

blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#182: May 12th 2010 at 11:29:41 AM

Made that mistake in Boston one evening talking to the Irish bartender and the Scotsmen at the bar. Fort Wayne didn't mean anything. Indianapolis did.

Aleclom The Fastest Man Alive from Chicago Since: Mar, 2010
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#183: May 12th 2010 at 12:45:29 PM

Yeah, that's one of my pet peeves too. That's why I'm proud to tell people I'm from Chicago. Because it's true. I don't mind people trying to associate with the area, but say something like "a town 20 miles west of Chicago" or something.

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Warsie Representin Da Souf Syde from Chicago, IL, USA Since: Jan, 2010
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#184: May 12th 2010 at 8:41:22 PM

Yes, that kind of bugs me too. It is kind of like taking credit for all of the good stuff that a city has, but since you do not live there you do not have to deal with most of the bad stuff.

Like homeless accosting you for money tongue And you drive in clean/less crowded suburbs with uh......free parking in the outer suburbs.

That can be especially odd when someone who is from a suburb actually says he or she is from that suburb while other people that person knows from the same exact place say they are from the city.

Hence, "I live in suburb x - y miles/kilometers from z city" or something.

Eh. Lots of times, it that they're going on the assumption that saying "Chicago" or "Minneapolis" gives more information than "Schaumberg" or "Anoka" does, to people who aren't from the area.

Also note some of those suburban areas are noticeable cities on their own - see Joliet and the state prison there etc :p

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Bur from Flyover Country (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#185: May 13th 2010 at 11:40:00 AM

Well, walking in on this city vs suburb thing.. Hi!! I'm from this weird tri-city conglomerate (Independence/Blue Springs/Lee's Summit, and they might as well be the same place, the boundary looks like basket-weave), live all of ten miles from Kansas City (MISSOURAH, thank you), and work in the city proper. :)

If a 'major' city that has farm fields within the city limits isn't one of the definitions of Midwestern, then I don't know what is. Oh KC, how I love thee.

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edited 13th May '10 11:43:23 AM by Bur

blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#186: May 13th 2010 at 12:00:49 PM

You mean there are cities that don't have farm fields within their boundaries?

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KissofCamine Christmas King from Burning the nonbelievers Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#188: May 14th 2010 at 8:44:35 PM

I'm from St. Louis. So far only 2 other people here have come up and mentioned living here. sad

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JinxedBlackcat The Ultimate Bifauxnen from Blurry Edges of Genderfluidity Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
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#189: May 14th 2010 at 8:46:13 PM

I have family in the southern Iowa area. Near... Ottumwa I believe. Fairfield if you know that one. I'll be out there for a week round june or july.

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NateTheGreat Since: Jan, 2001
#190: May 15th 2010 at 12:47:08 PM

Further reason to meet in the geek mecca of Riverside, Iowa.

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#191: May 15th 2010 at 7:39:15 PM

For you Iowa, Nebraska area tropers. I live in Omaha. :P I would totally ditch work to hang with some tropers for a little while. even some of you closer Kansas and Missouri tropers as well.

edited 15th May '10 7:45:10 PM by TuefelHundenIV

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#192: May 15th 2010 at 8:05:12 PM

Now that I think about it there are two conventions in that time frame in Omaha it self. One Sci Fi the other Anime.

edited 15th May '10 8:20:57 PM by TuefelHundenIV

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LouieW Loser from Babycowland Since: Aug, 2009
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#193: May 16th 2010 at 8:26:10 AM

@Warsie, Yep, there are reasons why some people live in suburbs rather than the city. That is why I feel like it is kind of dishonest to say you live in a place when you do not actually live there. I understand Madrugada's reasoning on this, but I just prefer people saying they live in X and then clarifying if someone asks where that is. You could even just say that you live in a suburb of Y and deal with both issues.

@Kissof Camine, Even though I did not really praise anyone else who lived there I have to recognize someone like yourself solely because St. Louis is close to Louie. I guess Louisville would be pretty similar too. Sorry, that I am that selfish.

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#194: May 16th 2010 at 4:12:12 PM

which Louisville we talking about?

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LouieW Loser from Babycowland Since: Aug, 2009
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#195: May 17th 2010 at 1:20:13 PM

I guess I was thinking of the one in Kentucky, but honestly anyone is fine. I only like it for the name anyway which I will admit is very dumb.

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TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#196: May 18th 2010 at 1:40:43 AM

Just wondering there is also a Louisville Nebraska.

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NateTheGreat Since: Jan, 2001
#197: Jun 1st 2010 at 10:07:06 PM

Does anyone else think we should split into Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City (or other city to the southwest) groups?

blackcat Since: Apr, 2009
#198: Jun 2nd 2010 at 6:59:33 AM

^That is a good idea.

Edit to add: But people could cross over to other places if they wanted to right?

edited 2nd Jun '10 7:18:59 AM by blackcat

NateTheGreat Since: Jan, 2001
#199: Jun 2nd 2010 at 12:48:14 PM

Well, sure, but if we continue as we're going we'll never get anywhere. Guys to the east and guys to the west are going to keep fighting about which city the first meetup is happening in, which means the first meetup will never happen.

TuefelHundenIV Night Clerk of the Apocalypse from Doomsday Facility Corner Store. Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Night Clerk of the Apocalypse
#200: Jun 3rd 2010 at 6:06:35 PM

Actually that is a good idea but where does the midwest split more or less evenly?

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