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MisterE
Trad climber
Meeteetse, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 10, 2009 - 09:42pm PT
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"Sylmar: Gateway to the 210"
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apogee
climber
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Aug 10, 2009 - 09:44pm PT
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"West Covina: Hey, it ain't Pacoima...!"
"Hemet: Some day, we'll be Fresno"
"Riverside: Air so thick, you'd be tempted to breathe it with a fork (but use a straw to enjoy every drop!)"
"Where the H*ll is Fullerton?"
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MisterE
Trad climber
Meeteetse, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 10, 2009 - 09:51pm PT
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"Inglewood: Aviation Fans Welcome!"
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Dapper Dan
climber
Menlo Park
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Aug 10, 2009 - 09:52pm PT
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"Ahaheim: Home to the Los Angeles Angels"
(Hemet is so the next Fresno)
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apogee
climber
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Aug 10, 2009 - 09:54pm PT
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"San Fernando Valley: Porn movie center of the world!"
Mister E, you beat me to it! (Hey...where'd you go?)
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apogee
climber
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Aug 10, 2009 - 09:56pm PT
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"Victorville: Meth is what we do best."
"My parents went to San Bernardino, and all I got was this lousy used syringe."
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Aug 10, 2009 - 09:57pm PT
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"Any Pimp from Pomona." Berkeley Breathed.
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apogee
climber
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:02pm PT
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"Yorba Linda: Birthplace of Richard M. Nixon"
"Temecula: Someday, we'll be Irvine"
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:04pm PT
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Erik - can't remember the verbal digs for SoCal from 20 years ago, but here are some classics from the Central Coast - warning, some are pretty arcane for a newcomer.
Santa Barbara - the land of the newly wed and nearly dead.
Carpinteria - No, We Don't Sell Carpet Asshole!
Oxnard - where the sh#t meets the sea. (think sewer plant)
Lompoc - At Least We Don't Suck as Much As Guadalupe.
Buellton Blows because Solvang Sucks. (wind related)
Then there are some likewise dubious gems from inland:
Taft - This Ain't Fukin Texas.
Cuyama - Chumash phrase meaning "You're Lost!"
Kettleman City - not a phrase, but a ski bud of mine back in the day on our weekly bonzai runs to the mountains would refer to our first stop at KC as a "Sh#t and Git in a Split". Meaning you could hit a bathroom, and get gas, food and back on the freeway in less than 10 minutes.
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Ray-J
Social climber
east L.A. vato...
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:06pm PT
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Dude, how 'bout "Pacoima"...
Or dat Pasedena freeway...
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MisterE
Trad climber
Meeteetse, Wyoming
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 10, 2009 - 10:07pm PT
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Apogee: You summed it up better, so I deleted.
"Reseda: Home of the Industrious!"
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Dapper Dan
climber
Menlo Park
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:08pm PT
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Speaking of central coast town monikers , what do you got for San Luis Obispo ? I lived there for some years.
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Ray-J
Social climber
east L.A. vato...
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:10pm PT
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It's an acquired taste called "inner-city grit"...
L.A. is the bomb foo...
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apogee
climber
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:12pm PT
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"Morongo Valley: When your car just can't make it up that long hill to Yucca Valley"
"Mission Viejo: Stucco capital of the US"
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Gene
climber
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:13pm PT
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Sierra Madre: Our rich kids go dirtbag.
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apogee
climber
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:14pm PT
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"Altadena: Someday, we'll be Sierra Madre"
"Pomona: It's not just racetracks anymore."
"Norco: Because everyone's house should smell like a rotting cow's anus"
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:17pm PT
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Dap - the only one I can recall hearing about SLO was based on a fad by the CalPoly grads who would torch their furniture at end of term.
With led to the story that Luis Obispo was the Patron Saint of Burning Sofas.
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Barcus
Trad climber
San Luis Obispo, Ca.
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:21pm PT
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Mooro Bay, Where the sewer meets the surf under the fog!
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apogee
climber
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Aug 10, 2009 - 10:23pm PT
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Boy, there sure are a lot of cities where sewer meets the sea.
"Valencia: We're more than gangland violence at Magic Mountain"
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MisterE
Trad climber
Canoga Porn, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 10, 2009 - 10:41pm PT
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Ray J - just having a little fun - mine have been nice.
I can't control the content here
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