Wiki your hometown

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raton%2C_New_Mexico

Well when they say it like that! :eek:

ain't this the truth==="Eugene has a significant population of people in pursuit of alternative ideas, and a strong aging hippie population." :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Oregon
famous atheletes:
Danny Ainge, North Eugene High School (1977), NBA player and coach, MLB player
Wade Bell, 4-Minute-Mile runner, 1968 Olympian
Todd Christensen, Sheldon High School (1974), Los Angeles Raiders NFL tight end
Mary Decker, Olympian
Tim Euhus, Churchill High School, NFL Tight End
Joey Harrington, University of Oregon (2002), NFL Quarterback
Luke Jackson, Creswell High School, University of Oregon, NBA player
Nate Jaqua, South Eugene High School (2000), Chicago Fire (MLS) forward
Casey Martin, Professional Golfer, University of Oregon Golf Coach
Bill McChesney, South Eugene High School (1977), 1980 Olympian
Quintin Mikell, Willamette High School, Philadelphia Eagles NFL Defensive Back
Chris Miller, Sheldon High School (1983), NFL quarterback
Haloti Ngata, University of Oregon (2006), NFL Defensive Tackle
Steve Prefontaine, University of Oregon (1973), Olympic runner
Ahmad Rashad (formerly Bobby Moore), Football player and sportscaster
Kailee Wong, North Eugene High School, NFL linebacker
Jason Bruderlin Stock car racer

famous actors, musicians etc.
Cherry Poppin' Daddies
Frank Black, musician, the Pixies, Frank Black and The Catholics[9]
Richard Brautigan, author
Isaac Brock, musician, Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova
Elizabeth Engstrom (Cratty), teacher, author
Amit Goswami, physicist, author
Josh Grier, musician, Tapes 'n Tapes
Tim Hardin, musician
Howard Hesseman, actor
Dean Ing, author
Terri Irwin, American naturalist
Christopher Judge, actor
Ken Kesey, author
Damon Knight, author
Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, Inc.
Mickey Loomis, General Manager, New Orleans Saints, National Football League
Grace Llewellyn, author The Teenage Liberation Handbook
Jeff Luers, imprisoned environmental activist/arsonist
Wayne Morse, U.S. Senator
Chester Stevenson, photo finisher, photographer, bowhunter
David Ogden Stiers, actor on the television series M*A*S*H was in the first graduating class of North Eugene High School (1960)
Eric A. Stillwell, screenwriter and producer
Theodore Sturgeon, science fiction author
Mikah Sykes, musician
Corin Tucker, musician, Sleater-Kinney
John Varley, science fiction author
Kate Wilhelm, author
Anthony Wynn, author
John Zerzan, anarcho-primitivist writer, philosopher, and activist.
bill bixby used to live just outside of town

I had to add on some stuff for my town. It was kinda sad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang%2C_Malaysia

yippee!!

Originally Posted by: jeffhxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang%2C_Malaysia

yippee!!

Beautiful! I want to visit now!

I did both my hometown (Lafayette, IN) and my birthplace (Watkins Glen, NY)..... Watkins Glen is pretty boring... like 2,000 people. Pretty much the highlight is the Watkins Glen Road Course... I've been there to watch it about 10 times and it's the most boring race you'll ever watch.

As for Lafayette? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette%2C_Indiana

Home of Purdue University. The 6th best Engineering school in the US, the 2nd best Agricultural school, and 5th best Pharmacy school in the US. Ranks 75th world wide. The University of choice by many many astronauts as well as Amelia Earhart. Lafayette was the site of the US's first airmail delivery point. Lafayette of course, is home of Axel (William Bruce Rose, Jr.) and Izzy Stradlin of Guns N Roses. As well as the wife of Melissa Ethridge ( I thought that was funny). Charleton Heston, Shannon Hoon (lead singer of Blind Melon, RIP), Sydney Pollack, Brian Lamb (Founder of C-Span), Alvan C. Roebuck (Sears Roebuck), and Daniel X Freedman (biological psychiatrist who discovered the link between hallucinogens and brain transmitters) all once called Lafayette home....

Other than that there's not much special about it.

Man, we used to go camping at Watkins Glen every year. I guess for us it was an adventure cause everything was so different. American money, no tax or GST, food prices so low they were ridiculous.
Then the great hills around there and the mountainy rock place with the laser light show. Watkins Glen was the highlight of our summer for years.... of course mainly cause we could get away from our parents, set up a tent in the woods with a bunch of friends and get totally wasted for 4 days.

Originally Posted by: AkiraStuff about my town:

"It was later revealed that had the German invasion have been successful Grimsby would have been one of the first landing points in the north of England due to the combination of its location and its infrastructure."

"Grimsby is colloquially known as UK Food Town[3], previously known as Europe's Food Town. It is said that more pizzas are produced in Grimsby than anywhere else."

- You wouldn't believe how many leaflets I get through my door each week advertising new take-aways; gets on my tits.

"Grimsby is also set to play a part in the upcoming PlayStation 3 videogame Resistance: Fall of Man, where the player will have to defend the town (and a number of other larger English cities) from an alien invasion."

- Sony are getting desperate.

Yadayadaya

"Gets on my tits"? I am going to have to assume that's an English expression? Over here, that sort of thing will get you a restraining order. :)

Originally Posted by: jeffhxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang%2C_Malaysia

yippee!!

next time i am there we'll get some rojak and brews and party!!!!!

Originally Posted by: magicninjaI had to add on some stuff for my town. It was kinda sad.

i added the bill bixby bit to mine....that is sad

I basically revised the whole page. Maybe I can get the Chamber and Economic Council to help out eh? Probably not. :rolleyes: Like they care what anyone thinks of Raton.

Sugarland,Texas, the city where I live, was recently voted the 3rd best place to live in the United States.

That sucks, cause now its full of rich biaches and yuppies and preps...

A place where all the soccer mom's had to sell their new Hummers cause it wont fit through the narrow lane of the McDonalds' drive thru. :rolleyes:

haha, here is what I got for my hometown, Grantham.

During the 1980s the town was twice voted The Most Boring Town In Britain in a national poll

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Park%2C_Texas

Deer Park, Texas
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deer Park is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area and is situated in Southeast Texas. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 28,520.

History
Deer Park was founded in 1892 by Simon West. The town was named for a park of privately owned deer who lived in the area. A railroad station opened later that year and a post office followed in 1893.

The subdivision was established in 1893 and was the site of a Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway station by about 1894. A Deer Park post office was established in 1893, discontinued in 1919, and reestablished in 1930. In 1896, the community, with a population of forty, had a hotel, a general store, and three resident carpenters. In the 1930s, an independent school district was established. By 1940, the population had fallen to twenty-five. By 1946, however, the area began to flourish as Deer Park became the site of refineries and toluol plants for the production of TNT. The population grew to 736 in 1950, to 12,773 in 1970, and is now approaching 30,000 residents. This growth has been fueled by the growth of the petrochemical industry as well as the growth of business along the Houston Ship Channel.

Deer Park is the site of the San Jacinto Battlefield, the location of the April 21, 1836 battle which ensured independence for the Republic of Texas. This has earned Deer Park the moniker of the "Birthplace of Texas."

Geography
Deer Park is located at 29°41′31″N, 95°7′5″W (29.692003, -95.118108)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.8 km² (10.4 mi²), all land.

Famous residents
Two-time all-star baseball pitcher Andy Pettitte (current Houston Astros, former New York Yankees) grew up in Deer Park and currently lives there. Andy's career highlights (through 2004) include a stellar .654 winning percentage (155-82), 13 post-season victories and being runner-up in 1996 for the Cy Young Award.
Chelsi Smith, Miss USA and Miss Universe 1995.
Ron White, the famous comedian, was raised and once arrested in Deer Park

Originally Posted by: AkiraHaha, sorry, I mean "Gets on my nerves". :rolleyes:

I didn't know you lived near the beach. Incidentally I live 17 miles away from the "Sex Change Capital of the World."

Hey, I was actually born in Deer Park. But after 1st grade we moved to Alvin...which is right next to Sugarland in fact. Alvin's article was short and boring, which is apt. There's 2 things Alvin is "famous" for: being the hometown of Nolan Ryan, and holding the 24 hour rainfall record.

Originally Posted by: WikipediaOn July 25, 1979 Tropical Storm Claudette stalled over Alvin and inundated the region with 45 inches in 42 hours. That total included 43 inches in 24 hours, the maximum 24-hour rainfall in US history

But now I live in Galveston. Much more extensive read there, and it seems to cover it well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inwood,_Manitoba

Originally Posted by: earthman buckhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inwood,_Manitoba

Hmm...who woulda thought it had so many acronyms. :)

My town wins the prize for the longest, stupidest name...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Landing

"it's Holland River blvd"
"Hole Liver?"
"No.. River.... R..I..V..."
"Oh.. river"
"in Holland Landing"
"Hole Lunding?"
"no.. Holland...H ..O...L... L...."
"oh..Holland"
"..right... in East Gwill..."
"hold on, I haven't finished writing yet......ok.. where is that?"
"East Gwillimbury"
"....?? East Gilimber?"
"No GWILLIMBURY... G...W....I... "
"Oh ok....and how do I get there?"
"You go down Mount Albert Sideroad..."
"Mound Road?"
"No, Mount.... M..O...U.. argh...look, can I just come and get it myself.
By the time I finish explaning it I could have been there already"

Originally Posted by: magicninjaI didn't know you lived near the beach. Incidentally I live 17 miles away from the "Sex Change Capital of the World."

roflmao----that's 17 miles from Marcia, Marcos ;)