OT: where are you from

[EvilKing00]

Just wondering where most of the forum is from:

I only have 10 options to put in the poll so if your isnt listed please post:

[yanks12025]

Yankee fan living in framingham MA.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

MN

[novakjr]

Painesville, OH. About 20 minutes east of Cleveland.

[Sean1125]

Lived on 2.5 acres in Jupiter Florida growing up, moved out to Arizona when I turned 14 been here ever since.

[Paul S]

Anyone from Nebraska is gonna get an inferiority complex.
Navada will feel superior.

[z28jd]

What is the difference between the first Navada and the second Navada? Is the first one East Navada?

I was born in northern NJ, now live in central Jersey on 5 acres in a town called Middle of Nowhere

[z28jd]

Anyone from Nebraska is gonna get an inferiority complex.
Navada will feel superior.

What if you lived in Whyoming? Not only did you get left off the poll, you also live in Whyoming!

[Michael Peich]

Grew up in the Midwest (St. Charles, IL), went to college in Iowa, and came to PA for grad school about two centuries ago. Live in West Chester, PA, root for the Phillies, and never miss a Cubs game in Philadelphia. Once a Cubs fan, always.......

Cheers,
Mike

[Paul S]

What if you lived in Whyoming? Not only did you get left off the poll, you also live in Whyoming!

I thought Whyoming was annexed by Utah -- and someone must be living in their own private Idaho.

[peterb69]

Cape Cod Massachusetts

[ethicsprof]

Net54 had a map with the places notated where folks were from---
is that thing still around?
Perhaps it could be updated with these findings.
all the best,
barry of FL

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Illannoy, Land of Linkin.

[bunst]

I'm from Maine but don't see that as an option in the poll.

[Bpm0014]

Pittsburgh PA

[AndyG09]

Detroit. Michigan didn't make the list, but the hotbed of collecting "Dekota's"
did.

Best,

Andy

[DaveW]

I guess I'm from Calli - must be short for Callifernya. Around here, we say California.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Don't forget about the Dekota's! Both Nort and Suth

[atx840]

The beautiful state of Canada!

[drc]

Seattle.

View of Puget Sound from my neighborhood

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/558157_4386445494852_805737617_n.jpg


View of downtown Seattle from my neighborhood if you look the other way:

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/72694_4386448534928_823455420_n.jpg

[Runscott]

Teksus, but liven at Warshinton

[Jason]

The Capital of the South.Richmond,Va

[autograf]

Louisville, KY

[97manoftroy]

Los Angles, CA #FIGHTON

[itjclarke]

Los Angles, CA #FIGHTON

San Francisco, CA.. And I've been told since birth you guys steal our water:D

[GoldenAge50s]

I guess RI is too small to be included, but by this time tomorrow we should be real BIG---like 28"-36" or so bigger right here north of Providence.

[kmac32]

From Central Illinois but currently living in the desert region of SoCal .

[mark evans]

Grew up in Norfolk, VA. Moved to D.C. suburbs for my career in 1975. Now retired, living in Falls Church.

[cmoore330]

Ooooooooooooklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain!

[quinnsryche]

46yrs Chicago, 8 mos. Nashville
Go White Sox! Screw the Cubs!
Sorry, force of habit. :D

[drmondobueno]

San Francisco, CA.. And I've been told since birth you guys steal our water:D

Born in northwestern PA, grew up in the Imperial Valley and San Bernardino, where we did steal Norcal water. Escaped to the Eastern Sierras where everyone steals our water. That is OK, we like wide open spaces and no land available to Bay area or Socal developers. The downside is the closest card shop is in Reno, and the only show up here is Mule Days, sh@t boy howdy. Oh yeah. A great place to build and fish bamboo rods.

[fkm_bky]

Madison, WI - home of the Badgers and government protests.

Bill K.asel

[SushiX37]

How is Nebraska not a choice? Proud to live in Omaha!!

Rich

[EvilKing00]

Hawaii, Alaska not represented very well here, :p

[Ladder7]

http://data.whicdn.com/images/13605714/masshole%252Bmap_large.jpg

[travrosty]

minnesota, yah, you betcha!

[HRBAKER]

Either my state is not on there or I just don't recognize the new spelling of it.

[EvilKing00]

Either my state is not on there or I just don't recognize the new spelling of it.

spelling can deff be an issue with the guy who started this thread, :rolleyes:

we did go over this.....:D

[HRBAKER]

spelling can deff be an issue with the guy who started this thread, :rolleyes:

we did go over this.....:D

A good sense of humor and a thick skin are definite assets!

[MMarvelli]

Why does Navada get the option of throwing in with us here in Calli, or blowing us off and throwing in with Utah, Col, KS?

Yes it is true, southern Calli (SoCal) steals our water up here in northern Calli (NorCal).

[brianp-beme]

Bringin' the Noize...and livin' somewhere else

Brian

[BengoughingForAwhile]

Either my state is not on there or I just don't recognize the new spelling of it.

You could always move to one of the "approximately" 28 states represented in the poll if that would make you feel better? :D

[mrvster]

From Nu Joisey:D

[itjclarke]

grew up in the Imperial Valley and San Bernardino, where we did steal Norcal water. Escaped to the Eastern Sierras where everyone steals our water. That is OK, we like wide open spaces and no land available to Bay area or Socal developers. The downside is the closest card shop is in Reno, and the only show up here is Mule Days, sh@t boy howdy.

Not much water to be found in the Imperial Valley (does Sultan Sea count?). I know first hand as I've had the privilege of spending several July days (weeks) in Brawley/El Centro... highs were 116 during day, lows about 112 at night. Awesome!

[irishdenny]

I New Yorker Lost iN TeXas... "Howdy Usse Guyz"

[Michael B]

Grew up in Waltham, MA – home of the Waltham Watch and where crayons were invented. Lived next door to the mother of CFL and wrestling great Angelo ‘King Kong’ Mosca. Parents still live there. Currently living in Springfield, VA. My wife is a Wells. Founders of American Optical and Sturbridge Village.

Those living in Eastern Mass will appreciate that I still order ‘tonic’ when I go out. Not soda or pop.

Peter B. – my father in law lives in Osterville.
Michael P – my mother in law lives in West Chester
Steve F. (Ladder 7) – like the map of the world. Masshole drivers have nothing on D.C. drivers. Half the people around here drive as if the last thing they drove was a goat cart in Bangladesh. You don’t want to be here in heavy rain and forget a dusting of snow. All out panic. That storm you are all getting now would shut this place down for at least a week.

[Mrvintage]

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma......Go Thunder and BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!

[Kenny Cole]

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma......Go Thunder and BOOMER SOONER!!!!!!!

+1 on the Thunder and the Sooners. I live in Norman, Oklahoma, and work in Oklahoma City

[cmoore330]

+1 on the Thunder and the Sooners. I live in Norman, Oklahoma, and work in Oklahoma City

+2...Okies are taking over!

[Tim Kindler]

Andy, Kenny & Casey,

I live in Fort Wayne, Indiana now, so I guess I would fit in on the pole between Ill and Ohio; but I grew up in Moore, OK in the 80s. I used to ride my bike from off of 4th street by the hospital in Moore all the way to the south side off OKC off of Western Ave. to Roger Neufeldt's Sports Memories. I still enjoy saying hi to Roger every National. Used to love beating the Norman Tigers in sports. Go Lions!

[Kenny Cole]

LOL, when I was in law school in the mid-80s, Roger's shop was just off I-240 & Western in south OKC. Then he moved it to Norman, which was pretty handy for me. He's shut down the store, per se, but he still has a warehouse with an office in it where you can occasionally catch him and look at cards. I also see him at church every once in a while.

[itjclarke]

+2...Okies are taking over!

+0.5.. My dad is from Enid, OK and went to OU during their epic win streak. As a 13 year old kid he watched 18 year old Mickey Mantle, then with the Joplin Miners play his hometown Giants. I now have the signed team ball he got that day with Mantle on the sweet spot.

[Danny Smith]

I live in Misery which according to this poll is no longer part of the us. I honestly dont think anyone will miss it.

[drmondobueno]

Not much water to be found in the Imperial Valley (does Sultan Sea count?). I know first hand as I've had the privilege of spending several July days (weeks) in Brawley/El Centro... highs were 116 during day, lows about 112 at night. Awesome!

Yup. I remember people sleeping on their roofs under mosquito nets to stay cool..of course that was 1959 and no self-respecting person would do that any longer...:rolleyes:

[sox1903wschamp]

Minnesota----but grew up a Waltham, Masshole ;)

[Sean]

Woodland, California (hometown of Dustin Pedroia), but I grew up in Chicago. Go Cubs.:)

[Michael B]

Minnesota----but grew up a Waltham, Masshole ;)

Did you go to Waltham High? Went there in the mid 70's, two years behind Freddie Smerlas. Grew up on south side, behind Calvary Cemetary.

[Shoele$$]

Born in Youngstown, OH
Now living in Las Vegas, NV. since 1999

[smotan_02]

In case you ever wondered the product of your taxes to the DOE.

[HOF Yankees]

Baseball collector in Waukesha, Wisconsin

[joeadcock]

Raised Miami, live few hours away now.
South Beach sunset

[T205 GB]

Grew up in Misery. Now reside a bit Nort in good ole Minneeesootaa don't cha noo:(

[Ulidia]

I'm from Belfast, Northern Ireland and that was and will always be my only home. I grew up during the height of "the troubles" here.

I currently live & work in central London (closest thing in a US-context would be Manhattan), although have lived other places - such as Makati, the CBD of Manila, Philippines.

In terms of US, I travel to San Diego, CA an average of 2 / 3 times a year and also try to travel to NYC often as I love Manhattan and the Yankees (next trip there is mid-May, although will only see the Yankees once vs Toronto 19th May).

[t206blogcom]

Masshole drivers have nothing on D.C. drivers. Half the people around here drive as if the last thing they drove was a goat cart in Bangladesh. You don’t want to be here in heavy rain and forget a dusting of snow. All out panic. That storm you are all getting now would shut this place down for at least a week.

+100 to that.

[t206blogcom]

I'm in Northern Virginia about 30 miles NW of Washington, DC along the Potomac River. Born and raise in Williamsburg, VA. Been in NoVa for 16 years.

[jbbama]

Sweet Home Alabama

[byrone]

Prince Edward Island

Canada

[ullmandds]

Former east coaster(grew up in northern nj, lived in dc area, baltimore) now in st paul, mn. A bit disappointed mn didn't rate...when the dakota's did?!?!:mad:

[rhettyeakley]

Pete what is a "Dakota"? ... You must have meant Dekota!

[piedmont150]

Lived my whole life on the New Hampshire seacoast...Right now the very very snowy NH seacoast.:)

[ullmandds]

rhett...i'm working on it!!!!

[vintagerookies51]

In a suburb of St. Paul, MN

[honus94566]

Bringin' the Noize...and the atomic clouds in Ewetah!

Brian

Ewetah x 2 :)

[quinnsryche]

I'm from Belfast, Northern Ireland and that was and will always be my only home. I grew up during the height of "the troubles" here.

I currently live & work in central London (closest thing in a US-context would be Manhattan), although have lived other places - such as Makati, the CBD of Manila, Philippines.

In terms of US, I travel to San Diego, CA an average of 2 / 3 times a year and also try to travel to NYC often as I love Manhattan and the Yankees (next trip there is mid-May, although will only see the Yankees once vs Toronto 19th May).

Just wondering how you ended up being a baseball fan?

[jimhopkins82]

Born in Brownsville, TN, home of Tina Turner and Sleepy John Estes. Currently living in Jackson, TN, home of Carl Perkins.

[Ulidia]

Just wondering how you ended up being a baseball fan?

I'm not a baseball fan.

My sport is football ("soccer" in US terms) and I support Crusaders, a small team from Belfast and, in national terms, the Northern Ireland national team - which is a bit of a David versus Goliath task as Northern Ireland has one of the smallest populations on the earth.

However, I have an admiration for baseball history which started initially in the 1990s through a liking of vintage World Series program covers (here in the UK, programmes are the main collectible - bit like cards in US terms). It grew into an admiration for the 1920s Yankees and, day-by-day, I become more interested in the 1920s Yankees .... and some of the later Yankees players such as Di Maggio, Mantle, Martin etc but it's mainly the Yankees of Ruth, Gehrig and Lazzeri.

So I don't love baseball per se ..... but I love early 20th century NY Yankees and all the good and bad that they represent. I can name many stats / figures / issues of history from the Yankees of the 1920s but could barely name a thing or player of the modern day NY Yankees and I'm happy with that.

That said, I still love NYC and watch the Yankees when I can (next game versus Toronto in May).


ps - I always thought I was just a Yankees observer and not a fan as I'd never disliked the Red Sox - in fact, I always used to like picking up old Red Sox programs. Then, my long-term partner (and fiancee) dumped me for a Red Sox fan ..... the rest is history :)

[sdkammeyer]

Then, my long-term partner (and fiancee) dumped me for a Red Sox fan ..... the rest is history :)

Smart woman!! :) just kidding. I'm a Tigers fan who dislikes the Yanks very much. BUT, we have a common love for soccer. I was born in Germany so my allegiance lies in the Bundesliga ..... but I know where you are coming from nonetheless. I catch as many U.S. matches as possible. Just saw them in a qualifier against Jamaica in Columbus, Ohio last fall. Always a good time.

I'm also a pretty big Arsenal supporter out of the EPL. Here in the states most of the English Premiere league matches are televised.

I'll have to start keeping an eye on the Crusaders!

oh, and to answer the question of the thread :) ..... i was born in Germany, moved to Ohio in 1980, moved out to California for college, lived in Indiana for awhile, but now I am back in the Black Swamp.

[hangman62]

North Jersey

[novakjr]

How exactly did the Dakota's end up in the same category as Ohio?? And are WI, MN and MI part of Canada? or are those part of the Dakotas? I also like how "Navada's" represented twice.:D

[Edwolf1963]

Grew up in Buffalo, NY - then off to Richmond, VA. Tampa, Ft. Myers, Miami, FL. Omaha, NE. Palos Verdes, Newport Beach, Burlingame, San Jose, CA. Elk Grove (Chicago), Lake In The Hills, Des Plaines, and now Crystal Lake, IL.

[g_vezina_c55]

Quebec canada

[EGreenwood]

Southern California

[familytoad]

My homestate joined the USA in 1791, as the 14th state. Of course that makes it the first state that was not one of the original 13 colonies.
It is also one of the smallest states in area (44th?) and least populated (49th) so I am not shocked it doesn't have a button for me to vote for it.
I lived a couple years in New Orleans, then on the awesome Oregon Coast before settling in SW Washington in the shadow of Mt St Helens.
Hope to stay.

(No matter how you spell it, the mystery state is Vermont)

[Publius]

I live in Portland Oregon, I don't see "Oregon" in the poll either.......

[earlywynnfan]

Painesville, OH. About 20 minutes east of Cleveland.


Looks like I'm David's neighbor, about 5-10 minutes closer to Cleveland in Willoughby.

Ken

[Michael B]

Grew up in Buffalo, NY - then off to Richmond, VA. Tampa, Ft. Myers, Miami, FL. Omaha, NE. Palos Verdes, Newport Beach, Burlingame, San Jose, CA. Elk Grove (Chicago), Lake In The Hills, Des Plaines, and now Crystal Lake, IL.

Isn't WitSec a wonderful thing?

OR

If the Feds haven't found you by now, you should be okay.

[Kawika]

I am from a lot of places. Five states and three provinces of Canada to be exact. I currently reside in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
OP: I know you don't care but your spelling skills really suck.

[Shoele$$]

Grew up in Buffalo, NY - then off to Richmond, VA. Tampa, Ft. Myers, Miami, FL. Omaha, NE. Palos Verdes, Newport Beach, Burlingame, San Jose, CA. Elk Grove (Chicago), Lake In The Hills, Des Plaines, and now Crystal Lake, IL.

Why stop now?? Keep going! ;)

[TNP777]

central Calli, or as my father calls it, Baja Origon

[wolfdogg]

Extreme upper NE corner of Alabama.....The Heart of Dixie.....and a loyal NEW YORK YANKEE FAN

[Ulidia]

I'm also a pretty big Arsenal supporter out of the EPL. Here in the states most of the English Premiere league matches are televised.


I live fairly close to Arsenal and occasionally go the games there. Unfortunately, it is fairly atmosphere-less which is generally the case in the EPL and has been that way for twenty years+ ..... ever since standing was abolished post the Hillsborough disaster.

Moving to London, I thought I'd really get into going to EPL games but I haven't. Just too commercial and too modern for me I guess. For me, my football life and memories are always related to the 1980s when I was a kid and, well, it was a coming of age for me.

From 1996 to 2004, I rarely missed a Northern Ireland away game - I think I saw them in over 40 countries in that time. This game, at home in Belfast, was one of my favourites and bizarre to think it's now 20 years ago. Atmosphere that night was truly electric:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9Bt18Rvv4

[RCMcKenzie]

I'm in the American League West

[beachhead2]

St. Louis, MO born and raised.

Now I live in sunny (and snowy) Hollis, New Hampshire.

[peterb69]

I'm in the American League West

Houston?

[RCMcKenzie]

Houston?

Still trying to determine whether Rick Ankiel is our opening day Starter or right fielder. Either way, I'm guessing he bats 3rd.