Where are you from????

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   IntimatEvolutionposted 13 years ago

   I live in Columbia, Missouri.  Home of the Mizzou chant, and the Missouri T I G E R S Football!!  Lets Go T I G E R S!!!!!!!  My College was founded in 1839, and is one of the oldest colleges in America.  Thomas Jefferson's tomb stone in located on our school's campus, and we were the first school to start the "Homecoming" tradition.  I was born in Rota, Spain.  Seeing how I was a Marine brat, I was raised in both North and South Carolina, in Butte, Montana and in Tipton, Missouri.
   
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      lorlie6posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      My Uncle's a retired prof at the University there.  Political Science.
      I'm living in Bishop, Ca.

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      prettydarkhorseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Dallas Tx

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      raisingmeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Born in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Currently living in Chilliwack, British Columbia - fondly referred to as "the Wack" by locals.

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      aimeeSFposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      San Francisco, CA!  There's too much to write about it, so I ended up writing hubs based on this beautiful city

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   getmybackposted 13 years ago

   Hi
   
   Memphis, TN
   
   billY

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   kimberlyslyricsposted 13 years ago

   Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada east coast
   
   Live in Toronto [yuk] Ontario  Canada

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   SimeyCposted 13 years ago

   Born in Sheffield, England, lived near Cardiff Wales for thirty years - moved to Manchester, NJ, USA and lived here for the last 13 years.
   
   Manchester's only clame to fame (apart from having a couple of Olympic Gold Medalists) is that it is close to Lakehurst Naval Base where the Hindenberg sadly crashed.

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      IntimatEvolutionposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hey, thats interesting.  I didn't know it was there.  I'm shocked.  Being an arrogant American, I thought it surely had to of happened here in the USA.  Wow, well to me that is great information to share. 
      
      You also have Manchester United don't you?

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         Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         The Hindenburg did crash in the US. "Manchester, NJ, USA," he said.
         
         There is a Manchester in England as well.

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            IntimatEvolutionposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Oh I didn't obviously read that part.  That's too funny.  Thanks for pointing out my error.  What a goof.

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   kimberlyslyricsposted 13 years ago

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   Jeff Berndtposted 13 years ago

   Southeast Michigan, born and raised. Roots in Iowa, where we visited every summer, and in Germany, where were visited about three times ever. I hope to visit again soon.
   
   I regard my too-brief time living in Ireland as some of the happiest of my life before meeting my wife.

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   Jayne Lancerposted 13 years ago

   I grew up in Twickenham, Middlesex, and have lived in Bayswater, London for the past 11 years with my husband and two young children.

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   Jeramiposted 13 years ago

   Born in texas; raised in Missouri and Arkansas.Worked in Michigan for about 6 years. Got back to Houston Tx as fast as I could. Been here ever sence. living out in the suburbs.

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   Arthur Fontesposted 13 years ago

   Born and raised in Fall River Massachusetts

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    Urbane Chaosposted 13 years ago

    Born in Tulsa, but my parents moved to Florida before I was old enough to walk.. I lived in Naples, then moved to St. Petersburg to go to college.  After that, I did some traveling, ended up in Chicago for a couple years, then finally came back to Oklahoma.  Good times.

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    Christeneposted 13 years ago

    Arthur do you say "Fall Rivah"?  lol
    
    Massachusetts. Also lived in Rhode Island and upstate New York.

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       Arthur Fontesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       That is how it is pronounced here.  LOL  Most people from out of town think I have a Brooklyn accent.

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    K Partinposted 13 years ago

    From Garden City, Michigan. Home of the very first Little Caesars Pizza, and K-Mart Store.

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    goldenpathposted 13 years ago

    I live in the mountainous highlands of Iowa.  The Rocky Mountains will never compare to the moutain heights of this wonderful and heavenly state.  If I don't shut up lightning is going to strike.
    
    Iowa =
    
    It's really not that bad.  Just incredibly boring at times.

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       lightning johnposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Oh Really!

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    EmpressFelicityposted 13 years ago

    Born in Birmingham (Birmingham, England not Birmingham, Alabama) to an English father and German mother.  Have lived in the South East of England for most of my life though, apart from about seven years in London.

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    calpol25posted 13 years ago

    Hi everyone im from Carlisle in England,
    
    My mother is Scottish and my father was Dutch I lived in Arnheim in the Netherlands until I was 4

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       calpol25posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Carlisle is at the top of  the lake district its the most beautiful part of britain
       I think but then again I could just be biased lol
       
       

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          camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          The Lake District is very beautiful -- I've had a few holidays there, and would go back any time.

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             calpol25posted 13 years agoin reply to this

             I agree camlo, its the best part of britain.
             I love fell walking, up into the mountains and seeing the valleys which are unspoiled and cant be built on thanks to beatrix potter for stopping the developers from buying the land lol
             It never fails to impress me lol

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                camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                Beatrix Potter is from there? I learn something new every day on HubPages

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                   calpol25posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                   Well originally london but she made her home in the lake district and its where she wrote all the story books in the lakes.
                   
                   Her house is a museum in keswick I think and there is a beatrix potter shop in every town in the lake district and statue to her too I forget where now but yeah she is an icon of the lake district lol

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                      camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                      I've been to Keswick, so I ought to know. Hmmm ... And I thought I had a good memory.

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                         calpol25posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                         mine is no better, but i can remember where i live so thats not too bad lol

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                            camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                            You should be very, very worried if you couldn't, if you could remember you couldn't, that is.

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                               calpol25posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                               I agree lol but thats normal for

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    Beebeebobbletopposted 13 years ago

    Poland

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    lightning johnposted 13 years ago

    Hi there!  I live in Florida but grew up in Texas

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    Lita C. Malicdemposted 13 years ago

    Mabuhay from Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines!

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    cocopremeposted 13 years ago

    I was born in Alabama and live in Johnson City, Tennessee.  Claims to fame in this area are Bristol Motor speedway for those who like Nascar and The National Storytelling Festival for those who like hearing tales.

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    Rafiniposted 13 years ago

    Sadly, I've never left my hometown of Madison WI, but that's okay.  I like it here.  
    A little known fact about Madison:  Otis Redding died when his plane crashed in Lake Monona in Madison WI.

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    Rik Ravadoposted 13 years ago

    I live near Portsmouth in Hampshire - The UK one, not the US 'copy'.  Portsmouth has a rich naval history. Nelson set sail from here in his ship the Victory before the battle of Trafalgar.
    
    The Mary Rose sank here too and it's remains and the Victory are still located in Portsmouth  We also have a football team who are in the FA Cup Final but are in receivership (financially challenged!)

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    Wayne Orvisburgposted 13 years ago

    Southern Illinois is where I call home. Really interested in moving overseas for a while though.

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    Lisa HWposted 13 years ago

    Boston(area), Massachusetts.  "Where it all began" as far as the nation's history goes, home of the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, and Celtics (not that I'm a big sports fan).  The history part is pretty much, I think, Boston's main "claim to fame".   (God knows it isn't the politics, the weather, the skiing, or the surfing.)

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    Alotaposted 13 years ago

    London which is the centre of the universe.

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    KCC Big Countryposted 13 years ago

    Cenral Texas, home to Dr. Pepper

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    CASE1WORKERposted 13 years ago

    Born in Belfast
    Grew up in- Belfast N. Ireland, Plymouth, Singapore, Chatham, Bath, Gibraltar, went to Uni in Leicester and been here ever since- my kids have lived in the same house since they were born

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    Mileeposted 13 years ago

    Born and raised in a small town in Indiana. Now living in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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    PackSecureposted 13 years ago

    Suffolk, Virginia here.
    
    Born and raised on Long Island NY.

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    Polly Cposted 13 years ago

    Norwich, in the UK

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    sportyfunsterposted 13 years ago

    I am in British Columbia

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    DevLinposted 13 years ago

    Born in Wichita, Kansas. Went back last year, and wouls like to go back one more time to see it burn.
    
    Frying my brains in Phoenix, Arizona is better. Go figure.

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    wrenfrost56posted 13 years ago

    Devon, UK. Not far from hound tor, which was the inspiration for hounds of the baskeville!

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    camloposted 13 years ago

    I grew up in and about London.
    23 years ago I moved to Cologne in Germany just for fun, and I'm still here ... actually, I'm stuck here

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    CrystalStarWomanposted 13 years ago

    Born in Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex, England - a town known as 'God's Waiting Room'...
    
    My parents moved along the coast to Eastbourne when I was a baby.
    
    (I suppose Eastbourne is well known for nearby 'Beachy Head' - one of the most notorious suicide spots in the world!)
    
    In 1993 I moved to France to a little village in the Charente-Maritime, where I lived for 7 years.
    
    I moved back to England in 2000 and now live in Pevensey Bay where William the Conqueror landed in 1066!
    
    
    
    My partner walks our dog around Pevensey castle most days - and being a water-loving-dog she always launches herself into the moat! This is Maisie pulling a small tree out of the moat just a few days ago
    
    

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       camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I know your area well. There are some beautiful spots there. I especially like The New Forest, and I've often been to Beachy Head. Isn't Arundel Castle also somewhere near there?
       My parents are from West Sussex.

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          CrystalStarWomanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          Hi Camlo - Arundel Castle is probably about an hours drive away. I went there when I was a child - in about 1965 my Dad was a policeman and was presented with a medal for bravery by the old Duke of Norfolk, who then took us for a tour around the castle. He told me and my little brother how he ued to rollerskate around the banqueting hall as a child and got told off a lot

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             camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

             Wow! That's a real honour.
             Yes, I haven't been there since I was a child either, which is why I couldn't remember exactly where it is. But had the Duke of Norfolk shown me around, I probably wouldn't have forgotten a single detail.

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    moondiveposted 13 years ago

    Born in Belgrade Serbia now live in Modena Italy

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       Wayne Orvisburgposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I am really starting to think I want to move to Italy. How's Modena?

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    susanlangposted 13 years ago

    One of the places I'm from is the beautiful Bend Oregon, here's some info about it.
    
    County Deschutes
    Incorporated January 4, 1905
    Government
    - Mayor Kathie Eckman
    Area
    - City 32.2 sq mi (83.5 km2)
    - Land 32.0 sq mi (82.9 km2)
    - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
    Elevation 3,623 ft (1,104.3 m)
    Population (2009)
    - City 82,280 (est)
    - Density 1,624.8/sq mi (627.4/km2) 
    Website www.ci.bend.or.us
    Bend is the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, and, despite its modest size, is the de facto metropolis of the region, owing to the low population density of that area. With a population of 52,029 at the time of the 2000 census, Bend's estimated population was 82,280 in city, 170,705 urban, and 197,890 in metro as of July 1, 2009.
    
    Bend is located on the eastern edge of the Cascade Range along the Deschutes River. Here the Ponderosa Pine forest transitions into the Great Basin high desert plateau, characterized by arid land, junipers, sagebrush, and bitter-brush. Originally a crossing point on the river, settlement began in the early 1900s. Bend was incorporated as a city in 1905. Economically, it started as a logging town, but is now identified as a gateway for many outdoor sports, including mountain biking, fishing, hiking, camping, rock climbing, white-water rafting, skiing, and golf.
    
    
    History
    
    Downtown circa 1920The name Bend was derived from "Farewell Bend," the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River where the town eventually was platted, one of the few fordable points along the river.
    
    For at least 12,000 years, until the winter of 1824, the Bend area was known only to Native Americans who hunted and fished there. That year, members of a fur trapping party led by Peter Skene Ogden visited the area. John C. Frémont, John Strong Newberry, and other Army survey parties came next. Then pioneers heading farther west passed through the area and forded the Deschutes River at Farewell Bend.
    
    European American settlement did not occur until the early 1900s with the founding of the Pilot Butte Development Company by Alexander M. Drake. A small community developed around the area within the bend in the river, and in 1904, a city was incorporated by a general vote of the community's 300 residents. On January 4, 1905, the city held its first official meeting as an incorporated municipality, appointing A. H. Goodwillie as the first mayor. The settlement was originally called "Farewell Bend", which was later shortened to "Bend" by the U.S. Postal Service. Twelve years later, Deschutes County, Oregon was formed from the western half of Crook County and Bend was designated as the county seat. In 1929, Bend amended the charter and adopted the council-manager form of government.

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       Art 4 Lifeposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I am in Witter, Arkansas...not much to say about it, except that the "you are now entering Witter" sign on the highway, has "you are now leaving Witter" on the back of it...LOL
       blink and you have missed it~

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    susanlangposted 13 years ago

    Wellington Mo. is alot like that Art.

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    Fluffymetalposted 13 years ago

    Dallas

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    yolanda yvetteposted 13 years ago

    College Station, TX.  Home of The Texas A&M Aggies.

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