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bignateyk

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Originally posted by: senseamp
Yes, it is the worst, please don't come here. Let us wallow in our worstness.

That's pretty much the plan. I'd hate to contribute my infinite wisdom to your lowly state.
 

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
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I don't even consider California to be a state anymore. On the plus side it's by far the nicest province of Mexico.
 

Toasthead

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Originally posted by: bignateyk
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Desserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

uhh... everything you mentioned there can be had in other states except for the vinyards and film industry (and is having hollywood really a plus??)

There are plenty of states with desert, forest, mountains, city/suburb, etc... Arizona is one example.

yes..but not ALL IN THE SAME STATE. That's the key. We have everything...both good and bad... and EVERYONE wants to live here...just not all can afford it. We have 1 out of every 8 US Residents.
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: Gibson486
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Desserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.


You can get more than half that stuff in New England.

And freeze your nuts off for half the year. :laugh: Oh, there is one other thing that New England has that California doesn't, billions of insatiable, blood-sucking mosquitos.

<--Originally from New England.

thats highly dependent on where in NE you live, and its no colder in NE then any other state that gets a real winter
 

CPA

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Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Texas has all of those.
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Texas has all of those.

so does NY other then possibily Surfing


also to an above comment many land locked states do have beatches on things called Lakes, you might have heard of them
 

scott916

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Mar 2, 2005
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Originally posted by: bignateyk

Everything.

:roll:

Yeah, like one of the best schools in the nation, all kinds of college hotties roaming the city, awesome bars, Blondies effin Pizza, although there are the occasional crazies. HORRIBLE place to be.
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: scott916
Originally posted by: bignateyk

Everything.

:roll:

Yeah, like one of the best schools in the nation, all kinds of college hotties roaming the city, awesome bars, Blondies effin Pizza, although there are the occasional crazies. HORRIBLE place to be.

i think id rather eat pizza off the ground in Calcutta then anything made in CA,

IDK why but the entire state cant figure out how to make a decent pie
 

Muse

Lifer
Jul 11, 2001
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Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Yeah, CA has it all, but especially the weather. Just look, the east coast right now is sweltering in ~100 degree temps with high humidity. You never get that in CA. The midwest is raining cats and dogs. It never rains to that extent in CA. Weather counts for a lot!
 

ScottyB

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Jan 28, 2002
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Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Yeah, CA has it all, but especially the weather. Just look, the east coast right now is sweltering in ~100 degree temps with high humidity. You never get that in CA. The midwest is raining cats and dogs. It never rains to that extent in CA. Weather counts for a lot!

Right. I mean, in California they only have a pesky little forest fire that burns down everyone's house every now and again. And, what's a house when you have excellent weather?
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: ScottyB
Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Yeah, CA has it all, but especially the weather. Just look, the east coast right now is sweltering in ~100 degree temps with high humidity. You never get that in CA. The midwest is raining cats and dogs. It never rains to that extent in CA. Weather counts for a lot!

Right. I mean, in California they only have a pesky little forest fire that burns down everyone's house every now and again. And, what's a house when you have excellent weather?

dont forget mudslids and the occasional earthquake

 

Ktulu

Diamond Member
Dec 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: Muse
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Yeah, CA has it all, but especially the weather. Just look, the east coast right now is sweltering in ~100 degree temps with high humidity. You never get that in CA. The midwest is raining cats and dogs. It never rains to that extent in CA. Weather counts for a lot!

Perhaps you missed the part where I said Most right? I don't believe I EVER said CA never gets bad weather. But for the most part CA has beautiful weather year round. I never said CA was perfect but it does have alot of things that most other things don't have. Get over it already.

/Hate
 

Special K

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Jun 18, 2000
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It's fun to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. The traffic and high cost of living would drive me crazy.
 

oddyager

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Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Texas has all of those.

so does NY other then possibily Surfing


also to an above comment many land locked states do have beatches on things called Lakes, you might have heard of them


We have subway surfing.
 

Ktulu

Diamond Member
Dec 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Texas has all of those.

Where the hell can you Skii/Snowboard in Texas? Thriving Film Industry too? I heard Texas weather is like living in an armpit.
 

Ktulu

Diamond Member
Dec 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Texas has all of those.

so does NY other then possibily Surfing


also to an above comment many land locked states do have beatches on things called Lakes, you might have heard of them

What about Wine, Amusement parks or Deserts? Fail.

Oh and Lake beaches != real beaches. Double Fail.
 

Chrono

Diamond Member
Jan 2, 2001
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I love California, however, there are still many things that piss me off about this state.

Cost of living sucks the most here. Wish our cost of living was similar to that of some 3rd world country.
 

Anubis

No Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Texas has all of those.

so does NY other then possibily Surfing


also to an above comment many land locked states do have beatches on things called Lakes, you might have heard of them

What about Wine, Amusement parks or Deserts? Fail.

Oh and Lake beaches != real beaches. Double Fail.

There are hundreds of wineries in Upstate NY numbnuts, there are amusements parks also

NYC counts as a desert as well as a major urban area, depends on how you look at it

And a beach is a beach, argue semantics all you want but it no where stated ocean beaches only + NY has those also
 

oddyager

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May 21, 2005
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Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Texas has all of those.

so does NY other then possibily Surfing


also to an above comment many land locked states do have beatches on things called Lakes, you might have heard of them

What about Wine, Amusement parks or Deserts? Fail.

Oh and Lake beaches != real beaches. Double Fail.

I'll give you deserts. After all how many places are there in our longitude have actual natural deserts? We have wine. We have amusement parks. We have stunning beach front properties and lake beaches (though I'm sure it was implied this comparison was only meant for ocean front beaches).

So you = Fail x4
 

Ktulu

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Dec 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: oddyager
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: Anubis
Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: Ktulu
Originally posted by: bignateyk
What can you get in California that can't be had in another state?

I'm sure I missed plenty:

--Beaches
--Snow covered Mountains
--Wine Vineyards
--Dairy Industry
--Tech Industry
--Film Industry
--Deserts
--Lots of Amusement parks
--Forrests
--Large Metropolitan Areas
--Cozy Suburbs
--Beautiful Weather throughout Most of the year
--Surfing & skiing

BTW, I'm not some huge California nut hugger but find me another state that has everything I just mentioned.

Texas has all of those.

so does NY other then possibily Surfing


also to an above comment many land locked states do have beatches on things called Lakes, you might have heard of them

What about Wine, Amusement parks or Deserts? Fail.

Oh and Lake beaches != real beaches. Double Fail.

I'll give you deserts. After all how many places are there in our longitude have actual natural deserts? We have wine. We have amusement parks. We have stunning beach front properties and lake beaches (though I'm sure it was implied this comparison was only meant for ocean front beaches).

So you = Fail x4

More like Fail X3, I got Deserts remember, LOL.
 

BudAshes

Lifer
Jul 20, 2003
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If we could just cut out the whole LA area and maybe bakersfield, california would be perfect.
 

Jschmuck2

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I notice that no one has mentioned that we have, easily the most attractive women in the country here.
 

JS80

Lifer
Oct 24, 2005
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CA is the best state if you're a baller, worst state if you're middle class, best state if you're a worthless moocher.