What do you think of when you hear "Norfolk?"
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I would have just called it upside-down world due the obvious geographical location, I suppose it's a good thing I wasn't around then to have named it.
Norfolk UK comes up first because its larger. With individuals it comes down to where they are from or what are their interests. If you don't live in the UK most people will think NY when you say 'York'. You've got more famous places than us, so let us have norfolk
No, I just think it's age. I could be wrong, because I couldn't find any duplicate name-places where the namesake was smaller that the named-for-ee. But age seems more reasonable, since it doesn't change.
NOOOORFOLK SOUTHERN!
I prefer CSX and the B&O, myself.
No, I don't think so. I'm sorry to say that no one cares about UK counties much outside of specialized circumstances. Same way that no one cares about Maryland counties or anyone elses. Norfolk is more than just a military base, too.
All right, let me get this off my chest: FUUUUUCK YOU YOU ARROGANT LITTLE ****BREATH*. Seriously, it really, really ****es me off when people call me ignorant when I am, in fact, knowledgeable. How the **** is anything I said ignorant? Saying that Norfolk, VA is more important than the one in the UK might be subjective, but my saying that's so is not ignorant.
Yes, and your point? I'm just thankful that Maryland isn't named for anywhere. Baltimore, of course, is named for someONE. And kinda-sorta-iffy a place, but not a current one.
*I realize that isn't much of an insult, and meant it to be so.
Who are you calling arrogant? You're arrogant for professing that you're "knowledgeable" and the fact that you wikipedia the life out of a subject then spew it all up at someone as if it means anything.
To me, you're just a strange young man obsessed with the place he lives in.
You're arrogant and ignorant.
Purple Nurple
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I've tried to stay out of this as I know that arguing with Walker gets you as far as shouting at vegetables, but I have to say this: Walker, you can't really call anyone else arrogant. In fact, I'll go so far to say that by coming onto a forum to express your clear favour of Americanism proves you're patriotic to an extremely arrogant extent. Shirosaki hasn't done anything remotely as arrogant as you.
Also, the poll has remained stagnant for a while now, which means that the people of projectego think of the English Norfolk first. There, you have your answer, now can we please stop waving America in our faces and let us get back to our tea?
Also, the poll has remained stagnant for a while now, which means that the people of projectego think of the English Norfolk first. There, you have your answer, now can we please stop waving America in our faces and let us get back to our tea?
we invented lucky charms, velveeta cheese, and coca cola.
USA #1
japanese invented Ramen noodles
Japan #2
give me something delicious, unhealthy, and internationally consumed and i'll respect you guys a little more. until that time comes gtfo my kitchen, i'm eatin my ramen with lucky charms soup. :troll:
USA #1
japanese invented Ramen noodles
Japan #2
give me something delicious, unhealthy, and internationally consumed and i'll respect you guys a little more. until that time comes gtfo my kitchen, i'm eatin my ramen with lucky charms soup. :troll:
Nooooo, you're being ignorant.
The UK invented the US, so therefore any inventions the US claims can be considered Britains by proxy.
Besides, the Scots invented penicillin, syringes, anaesthetic, tarmac, golf, steam engines, the telephone, Sherlock Holmes, television, fax machines, Neptune, the lawnmower, the precussion cap, the refridgerator, the kaleidescope, the flush toilet, the bicycle, radar, the MRI scanner, ultrasound, the electric clock AND colour photography.
Not to mention the Scots invented shortbread.
Arrogant? Why yes, I am. Though I'm not sure how my using Wikipedia to back up my own knowledge makes me arrogant. Wouldn't acknowledging my ignorance and rectifying that sitchiatin be the opposite of arrogance? I also like to check that whatever crap I'm about to spew actually matches up with at least one version of reality. I have an obsessive tendency to research, because, y'know, I like to learn ****. Which is why I feel justified in claiming to be knowledgeable.
Yes.
Arrogant, yes, ignorant, no.
Goddamn it, Nurple. This isn't spewing Americanism. In point of fact, I'm not entirely sure what Americanism would be. Shouldn't that be pro-Americanism? Or ain't-we-Murikuns-awesome-ism, possibly? How am I patriotic to an extremely arrogant extent? I like my country, I like my state, and I'm interested in comparing things.
For instance, I'm interested in comparing two almost-entirely-unconnected-except-for-their-names places and arguing about which is more "important." I realize that "important" is about as subjective as anything can get. I'm not trying to have a serious discussion here. I'm trying to have a random BS discussion, which I started because I was bored out of my ****ing mind on an 18-hour drive.
And I really, really, really get ****ed when I get called ignorant. I value knowledge and the pursuit of knowledge. (I also value sounding like a pompous jackass.) Getting called ignorant for saying:
"No, that's like saying "which do you think of first when you hear 'Birmingham,' the US city or the UK city?" Only the Norfolk in the US is way more important than the one in the UK, and the Birminghams are roughly equivalent."
Is really irritating. Because no portion of that was ignorant. Admittedly, I don't know as much about Norfolk-UK as Norfolk-US. And I didn't exactly devote hours of research to it. But just because I think that Norfolk-US is important, and more so than the UK county, doesn't make me ignorant.
"Important" is subjective. I said that before. Me claiming that Norfolk, VA is more important than the UK version is an opinion.
You can argue stupid bullshit measures of importance until the day you die. UK-version is a county, bigger, and older, so IT'S more important! US-version has a big ol' port and a navy base, so IT'S more important! No, UK-version is more important because, this one time, something really important happened there! No, US-version is more important, because once, they built a big boat there!
That was, in fact, what I wanted to do. Then I got insulted.
Also, yes, the UK has won the poll. Congrats? If only it was a competition...