In 1987, the Columbus City Council passed an anti-lewdness ordinance in reaction to a controversial Beastie Boys concert. This led to the city receiving the dubious distinction of being insulted by rapper Ice-T in his 1991 single "Freedom of Speech". Ice-T had planned to do a show in Columbus, but was threatened with jail time if the show contained profanity. He cancelled the show and condemned the Columbus city fathers for being narrow-minded and interfering with his right to free expression.
Every November, SOA Watch organizes a protest, which is held in Columbus just outside the main entrance to Fort Benning, against the former School of the Americas. Celebrities who have appeared at the protest have included Martin Sheen and Susan Sarandon. Since 2002, a counter-protest called God Bless Fort Benning Day has been organized by local residents.
The all-star team from Columbus’ Northern Little League captured the 2006 Little League World Series Championship on August 28, 2006, with a 2-1 victory over Kawaguchi City, Japan at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
muy_thaiguy wrote:Don't think I've heard of the Calgary Stampede. Also, what time of year where you in the area?
early September
You arrived to late then. It happens during July-early August. And if you want to go the the concerts there, you have to buy tickets in January. So, mainly bad timing is why you really didn't hear about it.
muy_thaiguy wrote:You arrived to late then. It happens during July-early August. And if you want to go the the concerts there, you have to buy tickets in January. So, mainly bad timing is why you really didn't hear about it.
It would've been good to see what it was all about, but I don't plan trips that far in advance. If I get there in the next ten years, I'll look at paying the rodeo a visit.
muy_thaiguy wrote:You arrived to late then. It happens during July-early August. And if you want to go the the concerts there, you have to buy tickets in January. So, mainly bad timing is why you really didn't hear about it.
It would've been good to see what it was all about, but I don't plan trips that far in advance. If I get there in the next ten years, I'll look at paying the rodeo a visit.
btownmeggy wrote:Well, I now live a big city with lots of special things about it. Among the most special is that it's probably considered one of the coolest cities in America.
But my hometown... Its primary claim to fame is that in the teens, twenties or so, a posse of my townspeople hunted down a bank robber, lynched him, and drug him through the streets of the town. They now have a fair celebrating the occasion. Also, a nearby unincorporated community (so it's basically just part of my town) is the setting of a Jose Marti essay called "A town sets a black man on fire".
So... what's special/historic about my town? Lynchings.
If only it had pikachu then it would be perfect for Fircoal
If you count my actual town, I think the most famous thing is Uncle Kracker & Kid Rock got their starts here which isn't saying much, although now it's the home of Eminiem. If you're talking about the metro area though, we basically made every important contribution to music & the US Auto Industry over the last 50 years.
AAFitz wrote:There will always be cheaters, abusive players, terrible players, and worse. But we have every right to crush them.
MeDeFe wrote:This is a forum on the internet, what do you expect?
My hometown Strathaven started a revolution It was a dismal failure though unfortunately.
One of the leaders of the Chartist revolution of 1820, James Wilson, lead a band of radicals to march on Glasgow to join a mass insurrection supported by French troops. Unfortunately there was no mass movement - the French troops were just a rumor and I suppose they all looked a bit silly after that On his return he was captured, charged with treason hanged and beheaded. Nasty.
flashleg8 wrote:My hometown Strathaven started a revolution It was a dismal failure though unfortunately.
One of the leaders of the Chartist revolution of 1820, James Wilson, lead a band of radicals to march on Glasgow to join a mass insurrection supported by French troops. Unfortunately there was no mass movement - the French troops were just a rumor and I suppose they all looked a bit silly after that On his return he was captured, charged with treason hanged and beheaded. Nasty.
Well throughout the nineteenth century my town made lots and lots of socks... so there...
qwert wrote:Can i ask you something?What is porpose for you to open these Political topic in ConquerClub? Why you mix politic with Risk? Why you not open topic like HOT AND SEXY,or something like that.
My hometown was named for having Lithium in the water. In the Late Ninetheeth Century it was a big resort in the area. A huge hotel was built so that ailing people could come and bathe in the springs. In the Early Twentieth Century the hotel burned down, and people found out that antibiotics were better for you than spring water (if you're sick). So, people stopped coming to the springs, and they were relegated to a forgotten corner of a golf course.
In the early nineties (1990's that is), a town matron decided to revive the springs and begin bottling the water. As far as I know she went broke because the water tasted like a mixture of brine and fertilizer.
My city is fairly well known in the Twin Cities area partly because many take the name (Coon Rapids) in a negative way. The city was named after a creek that runs through it and that in turn was named for all the raccoons that use to be in the area. A name change has been proposed a few times but so far it's been denied everytime.
This summer one of the little leagues from here put out a team that made the Little League World Series, and then a few kids proceded to spit on their hands before shaking hands with the other team after they got knocked out of the tournament.
I can't remember what year it was but Coon Rapids was mentioned in Rolling Stones magazine a few years ago. Something about being a hotspot for out of staters to come and recuit teenage prostitutes...
jiminski wrote:I am originally from a crappy little town called Aylesbury!
We bread a Duck imaginatively known as the Aylesbury Duck!
This Duck is White, with a yellow beak and yellow feet! If you think of a Duck it will likely be an Aylesbury Duck your imagination conjours for you!
(it looks like the one out of Friends .. come on you all know it!)
Vote Duck! Aylesbury Duck... it is the future!
I immediately thought of this duck... I'm so sorry...
qwert wrote:Can i ask you something?What is porpose for you to open these Political topic in ConquerClub? Why you mix politic with Risk? Why you not open topic like HOT AND SEXY,or something like that.
DAZMCFC wrote:well here is my City a linkfor anyone who is interested. too much to list, so i thought a link more appropriate.
oh and i know quite a few parts are a shithole, i live here.
Wikipedia wrote:Salford's popular nickname is Dirty Old Town, after the folk song written about the area by Ewan McColl.
Well you learn something new every day...
qwert wrote:Can i ask you something?What is porpose for you to open these Political topic in ConquerClub? Why you mix politic with Risk? Why you not open topic like HOT AND SEXY,or something like that.
First ever public house
First ever Naval base
The most densley populated town in Europe
Charles Dickens
Most number of pubs per square mile in Britain.
b.k. barunt wrote:Snorri's like one of those fufu dogs who get all excited and dance around pissing on themself.
suggs wrote:scared off by all the pervs and wankers already? No? Then let me introduce myself, I'm Mr Pervy Wank.
Mine was founded in the 13th century and was first famous for a rail crash 5 years ago.
Not directly connected with the town, but there was a pretty major battle where we offed the Earl of Warwick in the War of the Roses a bit south of here in 1471.
Other than that? Nah... we might have some Roman remains around, but no-one knows much about them. Oh, and an entry on chavtowns.co.uk .
It was a dismal failure though unfortunately.
