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Post by Manwë Súlimo on Dec 28, 2004 20:45:40 GMT -5
Anyone ever heard about Delaware, USA? It's small and unnoticed, with a small population [3 electoral votes, only (2 senators, 1 rep. for those who don't know)].
Yes, I've heard of Portugal. My friend spent 5 months living there last year.
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[Aeria-Gloris]
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Post by [Aeria-Gloris] on Jan 3, 2005 7:31:44 GMT -5
I’m from Britain’s newest city, Preston. It’s in the north west of England in Lancashire. Preston is the central point of the Ribble valley. If that sounds familiar, its probably because its where JRRT wrote most of LOTR. Its debatable whether he derived more inspiration from the Ribble Valley or where he grew up in the midlands, but I am sure that he got something from where I live since I recognise it so much in his writing.
Preston isn’t bad. Its big enough to not be boring, and small enough to not inherit some of the less favourable features of the larger near-by cities. I want a great big house in the country one day and excluding Cornwall in the far south, I cant think of a nicer part of the country.
Delaware. Iv heard of it is it on the east coast? I seem to remember something about the early settlers in Delaware. It was mentioned in Wayne’s World at one point too I think.
JWe
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Post by Eru on Jan 3, 2005 17:01:02 GMT -5
Where i come from isnt there im from Australia Oceania includes Australia and all other countries in that part of the world. Hope this helps a bit.
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Dark Wanderer
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Shadows shall veil what once was clear, unpleasent things shall reign.
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Post by Dark Wanderer on Jan 4, 2005 0:47:08 GMT -5
O thanks i didnt know that.
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Post by spiritmage on Feb 4, 2005 18:44:16 GMT -5
I'm from the Southern part of the United Kingdom .
The Professor lived 5 miles from where I am living for a time .
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Post by ShadowNinja on Mar 4, 2005 22:52:28 GMT -5
I'm Cruisin from the USA.
Yeah I take it my post is late, Sue me. >_>'
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Post by Eru on Mar 7, 2005 9:46:39 GMT -5
Never too late ;D
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Post by mrsbaggins1 on Aug 20, 2005 22:35:38 GMT -5
I'm from Oregon in the USA! Cheers!
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Post by Elanor on Aug 28, 2005 17:53:51 GMT -5
Oh I like Oregon. I lived in Portland for a year, loved it elanor
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Pandora
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Post by Pandora on Sept 12, 2005 10:51:22 GMT -5
I'm really really sorry people for being too away this last months... Family problems Oh well, just to say that I've been in Scotland for two weeks and I looooooved it *-* I want to come back... It was my favourite holidays ever! ;D
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Post by Goblinglow on Sept 14, 2005 21:05:45 GMT -5
I was born in North America, California. La Jolla to be exact. <3
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Post by varda on Oct 12, 2005 23:18:54 GMT -5
I live in North America, Texas.
I know of Portugal. Are they still ruled by a monarchy?
Rhode Island is the smallest state.
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Post by verbena on Oct 15, 2005 15:55:13 GMT -5
I'm from Louisiana.....and heading back to New Orleans.
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Post by Eru on Oct 18, 2005 8:50:10 GMT -5
Please let us know how you are. It was a very sad and horrible thing that happened. I'll keep you in my prayers and hope everything works out for you.
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Post by verbena on Nov 8, 2005 7:19:13 GMT -5
Thank you for thnking of me....I am doing all right. My family and I were not living in the city when Katrina hit, but my little girl's dad is a musician who has lost a lot of work due to the storm. I think we chose to go back because it made use realize how much we do love and miss that city, and we are willing to do the hard work neccessary to be part of the rebuilding. I have been back a couple of times since the storm, and things that I have seen has been both heartbreaking and profoundly uplifting. I spent a lot of time last week talking to the street musicians and artists who have returned to the French Quarter, and the stories have been amazing. Although the tourists in the Quarter have been relaced by relief workers, soldiers with guns, and locals, things look almost *normal* in that part of town. In contrast, in some other areas, the devastation is shocking. The lower 9th ward literally looks like an atomic bomb was dropped. All houses gutted and damaged, all vegetation dead. Garbage and debris everywhere. But even in the midst of that horror, some people from that neighborhood are HOME, and trying to pick up the pieces and clean up. I moved to a very small town about 3 years ago(when my child was born) because I longed for a simple, quiet life. I got my quaint, old cottage and painted my walls yellow with trailing ivy trim....threw a few antiques and old textiles around.....but quickly learned that a small town in the American south was not what I had hoped it would be. Beneath the provincial beauty of it all lurks racial and social intolerance, and the sort of old-school southern attitude that one would expect only to see in movies about segregation in the 1950's! Perhaps I am beginning to rant, but I think this is one of my main motivations to return to New Orleans. I really miss the diversity of a big city, as well as the tremendous cultural resources that were(and will be again) available. Shoot, I miss public transportation.....and being able to ride my bike without have "rednecks" blow their horns and throw Budweiser bottles at me!(not just me...all cyclists get this treatment). Anyhow.....this is getting too long and I apologize. But I do love New Orleans, and am *proud* to be one of the crazy people that is going back!
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