Bloody Elbow Hometown Roll Call
by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 28, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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So the board members who stayed up late to watch the K-1 event began comparing local times during the intermission, and we realized that we're spread out all over the world. This shouldn't be a surprise considering the global village in which we live now, but it is annoying when I'm trying to stay awake at 6:00 am and others are just having sunset. You guys suck. But I digress...
So here's what I want to do - get a list of all the cities where the site's regulars live. I think it would be fascinating to compile the data and see just how far-reaching the site is. So just list your city and state or country in the comments and I'll make a map or table or something suitably cool. I'm sure google can find wherever you're from regardless of obscurity.
I'll start: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. See, it's that easy!
Carmen Sandiego, the queen of hiding across the world.
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Quite possible the place with the most gorgeous women on Earth. Surfers and Magic Millions will long live in the memory…
You, dear sir, have obviously never been to Stockholm…
"They called him the axe-murderer because he was murdering chumps. They should have been calling him the chump-murderer..." Rampage Jackson (commentating on the fighting abilities of Wanderlei "F#ck Chuck" Silva.)
by BlueberryMuffin on Mar 29, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually have done. No doubting there are lots of impossibly beautiful women there, but I think I just prefer aussies. A lot more approachable and down to earth. Maybe its a language thing, but I just found Swedish girls a little cold (no pun intended!).
Its also a ridiculously expensive place… and thats coming from a Londoner!
It is expensive, I`ll give you that. And freckles are nice.
"They called him the axe-murderer because he was murdering chumps. They should have been calling him the chump-murderer..." Rampage Jackson (commentating on the fighting abilities of Wanderlei "F#ck Chuck" Silva.)
by BlueberryMuffin on Mar 30, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you going to Big O and Dukes’ Fast Food World Tour today?
by Luke Thomas on Mar 28, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm…hadn’t heard about that, depends on how sick I am today. Hate Spring >_<
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
This may sound strange, but I love Buffalo. One of my favourite cities.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
That is strange…most people hate it, the city is ugly, run down, and very little to do. But its home for me so I love it
Ugh...
I work in the “real world” for HSBC and had to go to Buffalo to do some training a while back and hated the city with everything that I am. Everything closes at 7:30 and it’s just…not exactly a fun place to go. People were generally pretty nice though and I am a lifelong Bills fan…so I guess there’s that
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 28, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Give the Shakespeare Festival in Delaware Park in the summer. It’s awesome. Totally different view of the city.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
Any city has it's finer points...
but when I can’t buy a bottle of water and some tums at 8pm in the entire city? That ain’t right
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 29, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
West Palm Beach, Florida
Yeah, Lantana, representin the 561. Im not sure about that Canes logo though. Go Gators!!
by GroundNPound561 on Mar 28, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks!
I remembered there was a thread similar to this, but couldn’t find it.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 28, 2009 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Devil Town!
"Negative, negative. I gotta stay lean and lightning and ready to fight." Capt. H.M. Murdock
Sioux City, IA, USA
"Negative, negative. I gotta stay lean and lightning and ready to fight." Capt. H.M. Murdock
I'm from Texas
and summer in Dallas = Hell
"the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"
by Nate Wilcox on Mar 28, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Dallas is hot
but its not humid. I would say Houston or most anywhere in LA, MS, AL, or GA is worse
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Mar 28, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
LA can be down-right insufferable during the summer. Even our winters are humid. I break a sweat getting my mail.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 28, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Where at in Lafayette do you live. I just moved from there. Worked at Fugro Chance.
by donkeypunch on Mar 29, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Walking distance from UL campus. Where did you live?
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 29, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yah... I've taken many a long walk here in the morning in Ga
and been sweating within a couple miles when its 70 degrees and the humidity is so thick its friggin foggy
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Mar 29, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Home of Eddie Alvarez, and to the World Series Champs, a consistently powerful football team (been in the playoffs 7 times in the past 9 seasons, resulting in division and conference championships and a trip to the super bowl) Villa Nova is in the Elite 8, America was born here… I could go on
by TheConcreteKid on Mar 28, 2009 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Someday people will realize that comments like that don’t make us love Philly less. They make us love it more.
The city gets a bad rap from people who don’t know a thing about it.
This is an excellent point
paint it whatever way you want… Its Killadelphia
Gimme 1 round!
by ItBurnzWhenIP on Mar 28, 2009 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright. I’ll end the mystery…Denver, CO USA.
If you're not submitting, you're just rolling around with another guy.
Currently living in Cartagena, Colombia
(Thats Colombia, not Columbia)
by TheConcreteKid on Mar 28, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions
damn boy
I had no idea you were from Texas. I lived in Austin for 20 years and grew up in the Panhandle.
Lott…..is that by Waco? Kenneth McDuff country? Branch Davidian-y?
"the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"
I live near Lott. It’s about 30 miles south of Waco, and it’s only a few miles from Rosebud – where McDuff grew up.
by Cannon Jacques on Mar 28, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Also...
I’m 21; I enjoy long walks on the wild side, and support the growth of quality hip hop music.
Really? Whereabouts at? I used to live next to Central Park but recently moved across 95 and south a little on Jeff Davis.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
I divide my time...
in Spotsy (Out By Todd’s Tavern) at my dad’s… and a little closer to town, off 208 by Mill Gardens
Houston, TX
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
Glasgow, Scotland
Actually 8 miles south west of it… but hey, it’s close enough.
by VikingPhotography on Mar 28, 2009 1:52 PM EDT reply actions
Minneapolis, Minnesota
"It's like a flying knuckle sandwich." --Rogan
"And many men have eaten it." -- Goldy
Joensuu, FINLAND!
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=62.6,29.75&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=62.6,29.75
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Mar 28, 2009 4:32 PM EDT reply actions
Darn, didn’t work. Eastern Finland, Anyway.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Mar 28, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Victoria, BC, Canada
Originally Hamilton, Ontario; soon to be Leicester, UK.
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Google ‘Garden of the Gods’ and envy me
by Derek Suboticki on Mar 28, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve been! It’s beautiful out there.
Contributor Emeritus - BloodyElbow.com
by Chris Nelson on Mar 28, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Any IT work out there? Always wanted to live in Colorado for some reason.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
Intel built their plant to a bunch of fanfare years ago, but have since cut back. This place is crawling with businesses that could use a good web designer or overall tekkie.
by Derek Suboticki on Mar 29, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Fort Collins was just ranked as one of the top 5 cities in the US for jobs, based on the tech industry. Check it on Yahoo.com
If you're not submitting, you're just rolling around with another guy.
I can't disclose the hometown for fear of the Zuffa copyright police going after my family
______, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Top local promotion: Extreme Cage Combat. Alumni include Jason MacDonald and T.J. Grant
Octagon, Nova Scotia, Canada.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Mar 28, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Hackensack, NJ
There's a WAMMA belt in my Cracker Jacks!
Spring Valley, California
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Surprised no one said it.
AWmusic - mp3 blog on independent music..
Seattle, WA
Actually about 20 miles north in Bothell…but the thirty mile radius around downtown is one big Suburb.
I can’t believe nobody else from the Pacific NW yet (at least the US part).
NE Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avoided this thread because I was waiting to watch the K1 replay at 8PM Sat night and didn’t want to get spoiled…
"I hit [Evensen], and you could just see it in his head. He went, 'Oh, man. We don't have to do this anymore. I'm good. Thanks for having me. I'm going to go home now." -Pat "The Real Techno Viking" Berry
Wantagh, NY
Small suburb on Long Island, if you’ve ever heard of Jones Beach, that’s Wantagh.
my wife's grandparents live in Massapequa
just down the road. nice part of the NY area.
"the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"
Yep, just a town over. Massapequa is home to the greatest hamburger (that’s right, bunk that In and Out crap) joint in the world, All American Hamburger. If you’re every back in town, check it out.
by Gogo Platter on Mar 30, 2009 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Florence Kentucky
war Son of Siam MMA, Wilder KY.
You don’t say…
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Mar 29, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Burke, Fairfax County, Virginia
Like 5 minutes away from GMU
Stockholm, Sweden
"They called him the axe-murderer because he was murdering chumps. They should have been calling him the chump-murderer..." Rampage Jackson (commentating on the fighting abilities of Wanderlei "F#ck Chuck" Silva.)
by BlueberryMuffin on Mar 29, 2009 5:14 PM EDT reply actions
Jodu. Wanna learn some Swedish curse-words?
"They called him the axe-murderer because he was murdering chumps. They should have been calling him the chump-murderer..." Rampage Jackson (commentating on the fighting abilities of Wanderlei "F#ck Chuck" Silva.)
by BlueberryMuffin on Mar 30, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Mar 30, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
THE most fucked up language I’ve ever heard.
by Derek Suboticki on Mar 29, 2009 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
First season… The murder-scene: “Fuck? Fuck. Fuck! Fuck me? Fuuuck me. Fuck?! Fuck. Fuck.. Fuuuuck.” Brilliant! I can just imagine how that would sound on CBS.
"They called him the axe-murderer because he was murdering chumps. They should have been calling him the chump-murderer..." Rampage Jackson (commentating on the fighting abilities of Wanderlei "F#ck Chuck" Silva.)
by BlueberryMuffin on Mar 30, 2009 8:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, that certainly illustrates the diversity of the word.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Mar 30, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
So nobody here has seen Boondock Saints? Unfortunate, it’s awesome.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Mar 30, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s OK. Tries too hard to be cool, but Billy Connolly is always awesome.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 30, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Willem Dafoe’s part is stupendous in my mind.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Mar 31, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Colorado Springs, CO
I agree with the Subo about Garden of the Gods…. one of my favorite places to run everyday. MMA scene is “iffy” down here but Denver is not that far away.
Rokville Maryland USA
formerly of Hunt Valley, and Ursinus College
DUDE!
Enterprise is my hometown! i’m in Tuscaloosa, AL now.
by bobthewriter on Mar 30, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
i’m an old guy … 37. i’m a journalist. my wife went to UA.
by bobthewriter on Mar 30, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Michigan Represent!!!
Bay City
"Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment."
-Lao Tzu
MICHIGAN! WHAT?!
Coloma here (far southwest, I live less than a mile from Lake Michigan)…over by St. Joe
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 30, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Although I should say..
I have a lot of family in the Bay City area
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by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 30, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I like that place, won $1300 in a MtG tournament there about a year ago.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
MtG?
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Mar 30, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Magic: the Gathering!
Sweet! I love not being the only nerd here!
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Mar 30, 2009 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, duh. Are you guys familiar with TheManaDrain or BeyondDominia before it?
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Mar 30, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Get out of here, my buddy just got back on the tour this year. I think hes like number 3 in the world right now due to some high finishes early in the year.
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
Composite, Constructed or Limited?
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Mar 31, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Or maybe Pro Points?
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Mar 31, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
You would get a much better answer if you asked me about the Bolts.
Whichever one this is:
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/TCG/Events.aspx?x=protour/standings/poy09
Guess he dropped to 19th (I know the first two 19th place guys)
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
Cool. I’ve always been too cheap to keep up with Constructed and too lazy too keep up with Limited. That’s why I always played Type 1 or Type 1.5
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Mar 31, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Limited is where all the fun is at…at least for me. And I say this with several hundred dollars of kinda old constructed staples collecting dust in boxes. Yay Goyfs!
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
I’m sure Limited is fun once you’ve put in the time, but I can barely stand play-testing for Constructed formats let alone learning a new draft strategy for every set they release.
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Mar 31, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
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