What do you think of when you hear "Norfolk?"
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I prefer this thread devolving into a food fight to the alternative.
SOMEBODY THROW A BROWNIE AT ME!!!!
SOMEBODY THROW A BROWNIE AT ME!!!!
Ah, the tyrant in me says "close down off-topic thread!"
But the child in me, who is bigger, louder and stronger, says "FOOD FIGHT!!!!"
Also, when I hear Norfolk, I think Alan Partridge and a really boring holiday destination favoured by dull parents.
But the child in me, who is bigger, louder and stronger, says "FOOD FIGHT!!!!"
Also, when I hear Norfolk, I think Alan Partridge and a really boring holiday destination favoured by dull parents.
soo learning about the 19th century in southern america in my history class, the teacher asks us for major southern ports.
one person raises their hand and says "CHARLESTON" and he says "yeaaaa" then another person raises their hand and says some place i can't remember on the mississippi river and he says "yeaaaa" and i was gonna say richmond but then he says "ONLY TWO NO MOAR PORTS" so it's obviously not a real port. if i hadn't been there i wouldn't even believe that it was a real place. walker, wikipedia and history books trolled you. by the transitive property of trolling, you trolled me. it's times like these i'm glad i went to college so i learned to not believe anything any of you say rather than being an uneducated twat who regurgitates british political views. but it's ok, i ≤3 you anyway.
one person raises their hand and says "CHARLESTON" and he says "yeaaaa" then another person raises their hand and says some place i can't remember on the mississippi river and he says "yeaaaa" and i was gonna say richmond but then he says "ONLY TWO NO MOAR PORTS" so it's obviously not a real port. if i hadn't been there i wouldn't even believe that it was a real place. walker, wikipedia and history books trolled you. by the transitive property of trolling, you trolled me. it's times like these i'm glad i went to college so i learned to not believe anything any of you say rather than being an uneducated twat who regurgitates british political views. but it's ok, i ≤3 you anyway.
My first response: Whut. Richmond has a port? I drove through that ****ty little town twice in the last week and I saw no ports. Train stations and railroad tracks in spades, but not ports.
Second response: Wikipedia [blows raspberry at Shirosaki in a most mature fashion]
Third response: Hey, that's weird, typing "Richmond" into Wikipedia takes you to a disambiguation page rather than to one of the three Richmonds apparently extant in the UK. Also, Richmond, VA is listed first on the disambiguation page. But Richmond sucks. Can I go make a thread asking what you think of when you hear "Richmond" and try to skew it away from Virginia? Maybe. I bet the Australia and Sri Lanka Richmonds are really important, right?
Fourth Response: Lost interest in Wikipedia. Because Richmond, again, sucks. They are on the James River, and there was mention of shipping slaves to some Richmond docks, but I think they're a port in the same way that DC is. They have a body of water with a couple docks in it that can support (some) shipping but only in a very small way. Hell, Baltimore is a more major port than Richmond. Norfolk and the rest of the Hampton Roads, meanwhile, are a MASSIVE port.
Also, Cheez, is ≤3 more or less than <3? Also-also, nobody cares about any Mississippi (HEY! I wikipediaed again because I couldn't manage to spell Mississippi right!) port except New Orleans.
Also, why did I just get hit in the face by a disco-dancing queen?
EDIT: Also, something that didn't occur to me until I saw the Wikipedia thread but, in theory, I knew, the James River empties out at Hampton Roads, so anything that gets shipped by water to or from Richmond goes through Norfolk and its fellow port cities, unless it uses that canal that may or may not still be in use, but probably isn't.
Second response: Wikipedia [blows raspberry at Shirosaki in a most mature fashion]
Third response: Hey, that's weird, typing "Richmond" into Wikipedia takes you to a disambiguation page rather than to one of the three Richmonds apparently extant in the UK. Also, Richmond, VA is listed first on the disambiguation page. But Richmond sucks. Can I go make a thread asking what you think of when you hear "Richmond" and try to skew it away from Virginia? Maybe. I bet the Australia and Sri Lanka Richmonds are really important, right?
Fourth Response: Lost interest in Wikipedia. Because Richmond, again, sucks. They are on the James River, and there was mention of shipping slaves to some Richmond docks, but I think they're a port in the same way that DC is. They have a body of water with a couple docks in it that can support (some) shipping but only in a very small way. Hell, Baltimore is a more major port than Richmond. Norfolk and the rest of the Hampton Roads, meanwhile, are a MASSIVE port.
Also, Cheez, is ≤3 more or less than <3? Also-also, nobody cares about any Mississippi (HEY! I wikipediaed again because I couldn't manage to spell Mississippi right!) port except New Orleans.
Also, why did I just get hit in the face by a disco-dancing queen?
EDIT: Also, something that didn't occur to me until I saw the Wikipedia thread but, in theory, I knew, the James River empties out at Hampton Roads, so anything that gets shipped by water to or from Richmond goes through Norfolk and its fellow port cities, unless it uses that canal that may or may not still be in use, but probably isn't.
that would give you some idea to what extent you are loved, which is information i am not willing to disclose. is it "< <3" or is it simply <3? you may never know. :cheez:Walker and NOT Texas Ranger said:
i'll bet you cared about New Orleans in 200...was it 4 or 6? (wikipedia) oh wait, 2005.Walker and NOT Texas Ranger said:
Australia has no relevance in this discussion whatsoever and therefore is taking as seriously as something very unserious.
For that, I salute you. <3
I learnt how to spell Mississippi from The Chipmunks:
Em Eye Double Ess Eye Double Ess Eye Pee Pee Eye.
Seriously.
Em Eye Double Ess Eye Double Ess Eye Pee Pee Eye.
Seriously.
A guy in a train: ''First Emm comes, than I come. Then the two S's come, and I come again. Two S's again, and I come. Then comes pee, and pee again, and finally I come.'' A old lady replies ''I don't tolerate such talk in public!'' ''No, you don't understand, I'm explaining my friend how to spell Mississippi.''
Awwww.
I actually said that ONLY New Orleans matters. So we cared about it EVEN MORE when Katrina and Rita were making it their bitch.
Good thing, too. Taking this discussion seriously is a serious misjudgement. (Meanwhile, in this corner, screaming in nerd-rage after getting called ignorant...)
As a resident of Norwich, I'd like to dispel all the myths about webbed toes and inbred children. For those, you need to travel beyond the boundaries of the Fine City (its official title, no less) into the wilds of Norfolk itself. There be inbreeding and a terrible, terrible accent.
Norwich, however, is a thriving artsy market town with a lot going for it.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/travel/23overnighter-norwich.html
Plus, Stephen Fry, voice of Reaver, is a resident of the Fine City, and is actually a massive fan of Norfolk in general. He talks about it all the time. Honest.
Look, here's an article where he does just that!
http://blogs.culture.gov.uk/main/2010/07/city_of_culture_stephen_fry_bl_1.html
PS. Sorry for bringing this up again. But I felt like I had to stick up for my County, yo.
PPS. Ignore that bit where I said "yo". I live in Norfolk, I can't pull off a "yo".
Also, we have a 900 year old castle! A real one! (I work there - best job ever? Well, no. But still, it's REALLY OLD. And that's important.)
ALSO Norwich was the capital of England for a while. IMPORTANT.
Do you see what I'm saying? We're important. Honestly we are. I'm not clutching at straws here.
Hum.
Norwich, however, is a thriving artsy market town with a lot going for it.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/travel/23overnighter-norwich.html
Plus, Stephen Fry, voice of Reaver, is a resident of the Fine City, and is actually a massive fan of Norfolk in general. He talks about it all the time. Honest.
Look, here's an article where he does just that!
http://blogs.culture.gov.uk/main/2010/07/city_of_culture_stephen_fry_bl_1.html
PS. Sorry for bringing this up again. But I felt like I had to stick up for my County, yo.
PPS. Ignore that bit where I said "yo". I live in Norfolk, I can't pull off a "yo".
Also, we have a 900 year old castle! A real one! (I work there - best job ever? Well, no. But still, it's REALLY OLD. And that's important.)
ALSO Norwich was the capital of England for a while. IMPORTANT.
Do you see what I'm saying? We're important. Honestly we are. I'm not clutching at straws here.
Hum.
Did you know the ginger kid in the most recent Bernard Matthews advert (the one singing to his piece of chicken about how bootiful it is) got bullied as a result?