Top 45 places to visit in 2012 - according to NY Times.

[oogabooga]

So a couple of decent restaurants and one music venue, in the midst of a sh!thole, makes this the 5th best place to visit in 2012? Ingrid is a dumbass.

Oakland is better than just a few restaurants and a music venue. The downtown/JLS are was pretty revamped when I was there recently. I was surprised how much better it got.

It is still no where near a #5 place though.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Yay! Go London, the worlds most awesome city.

I would like to see London some day, specifically the The Churchill War Rooms. Because Churchill was fvcking crazy, and fvcking awesome. His craziness is very high on the scale of craziness, however, his awesomeness is several orders of magnitude over his craziness. That man could lead! The fact that the English still speak English is a testament to Churchill's Awesomeness!

 

[HAL9000]

I would like to see London some day, specifically the The Churchill War Rooms. Because Churchill was fvcking crazy, and fvcking awesome. His craziness is very high on the scale of craziness, however, his awesomeness is several orders of magnitude over his craziness. That man could lead! The fact that the English still speak English is a testament to Churchill's Awesomeness!

I completely agree, Churchill you old Bipolar bastard! :awe:

 

[BurnItDwn]

I completely agree, Churchill you old Bipolar bastard! :awe:

As much as I love to read and learn about Eisenhower, Patton, FDR, Marshall, Rommel, Monty, Bradley, Zhukov, Chuikov, Wavell, as well as officers like Pavlov (Stalingrad) or Winters (US 101st), I believe Churchill is the most interesting person to learn about.

Anyhow, I propose all "Chuck Norris" facts to be instead, "Winston Churchill" facts. At least there's a higher probability of them being true!

 

[HAL9000]

As much as I love to read and learn about Eisenhower, Patton, FDR, Marshall, Rommel, Monty, Bradley, Zhukov, Chuikov, Wavell, as well as officers like Pavlov (Stalingrad) or Winters (US 101st), I believe Churchill is the most interesting person to learn about.

Anyhow, I propose all "Chuck Norris" facts to be instead, "Winston Churchill" facts. At least there's a higher probability of them being true!

I'm up for that. In fact in this thread, where I failed to respond to:

America has Chuck Norris. England has......

Adequately I will now substitute the answer Winston Churchill.

 

[zinfamous]

So you prefer sitting in a motel room with a kidnapped serbian teenager and smoking pot smuggled through the ass of a nigerian refugee?

well, anyone--anywhere--who smokes "smuggled pot" is doing it wrong.

There is nothing about Holland herb that makes it more potent, or technically more desirable than the strains that have been cultivated here, in various parts of the US, for at least as many generations.

"Ya, but our MJ in Holland is more potent b/c it's decriminalized!" Um, bullshit.

 

[zinfamous]

So a couple of decent restaurants and one music venue, in the midst of a sh!thole, makes this the 5th best place to visit in 2012? Ingrid is a dumbass.

Guys.

You should also discuss the fact that they listed Burma as number 3.

Lemme guess, Pyongyang is #6, just behind Oakland?

 

[Keeper]

OAKLAND????? I went to San Fran 2 years ago. Went to Oakland one day. EVERY PLACE I HIT I GOT THE SAME COMMENT:

"Um, you are gonna be outta here by 4 arent you?".
I dont get nervous anyplace.
I did there and was gone by 2.
Everything from gas stations, to biker shops to Harley stores to a local eatery. I tend to "bond with locals" and every place at least ONE person ask me that question.

Oakland? Really? Epic fail.

 

[ElFenix]

Yay! Go London, the worlds most awesome city.

can i crash at your place for the olympics?

semi serious

 

[HAL9000]

can i crash at your place for the olympics?

semi serious

Ha, sorry dude me and my family are going olympics crazy this year, I doubt I'll be at home, my mum works for the Organising committee. I'm going to 4 events.

 

[ElFenix]

Ha, sorry dude me and my family are going olympics crazy this year, I doubt I'll be at home, my mum works for the Organising committee. I'm going to 4 events.

even better cuz i need tix

 

[HAL9000]

even better cuz i need tix

Ha. I'd love to help, but I'm pretty sure there are some strict rules against that.

 

[zinfamous]

Ha, sorry dude me and my family are going olympics crazy this year, I doubt I'll be at home, my mum works for the Organising committee. I'm going to 4 events.

If I were you, I would just go on holiday for 2 weeks, maybe the south pacific or something, and rent out your place for something like $600/day during the Olympics.

 

[HAL9000]

If I were you, I would just go on holiday for 2 weeks, maybe the south pacific or something, and rent out your place for something like $600/day during the Olympics.

It's not a bad idea, I've heard some people are getting £2,000 a week :awe: but I'm not that fussed, I don't need the money and my Mum really wants me to go to the games.

 

[SP33Demon]

Guys.

You should also discuss the fact that they listed Burma as number 3.

Lemme guess, Pyongyang is #6, just behind Oakland?

Lol, I was hoping for Johannesburg, South Africa so I could cross off ass rape from my bucket list.

 

[ElFenix]

Ha. I'd love to help, but I'm pretty sure there are some strict rules against that.

well what good are you then

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I work in Uptown Oakland - a mere block from Hawker Fare & Plum.

I've partied at the Fox - great venue.

#6 - more like #166.

I like the place, love working down here, never had any crime problems. The Oscar grants got our building locked down and windows broken out. The Occupy protests had our building graffiti'd and windows broken.

Its hipster central around this place. I love the Chinese food in China Town - amazing good and really cheap with zero tourists. I must admit - I like working here more than I do SF.

SF is a better place to live though.