Quis: Newcastle isn't in Scotland, it's south of the border in England, so technically that's not it.
Lance's: While many may consider Dumfries to be English, it is in the Scottish lowlands and home of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns
Rocky: Aberdeen is the "Houston" of Scotland in as far as being the centre of the petroleum industry in Scotland... and you are correct, I've never been there. It was way too remote to just make a trip there. Your go next!
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Gee, I've been to Aberdeen. It is worth the trip.
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Well, I'd like to go again, but I'm not sure I can afford it what with the weak dollar and all.
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I went to Palestine (pronounced "palesteen", BTW) about two years ago. My mom was visiting and she wanted to meet up with my cousin and her husband, who lives near Dallas. We met up at the Applebee's in Palestine, which was about halfway.
I stayed in Nacogdoches the day I was originally supposed to arrive in Houston for the first time (10 years ago this month). A tropical storm hit and I thought it not wise to try driving a small moving truck in that weather. I had spent the previous night in Texarkana. About 2 p.m., the weather was getting bad, so I stopped at a motel in Nacogdoches.
I visited Huntsville once or twice, as I have Beaumont and Brenham.
I've been to conferences in Dallas and San Antonio.
Bellaire is about a mile from my condo. I've been to Galveston many, many times--and I hope it is soon restored to its pre-Ike state.
Anyhoo, I've not yet visited Wacko, er, Waco, so it's Exnihil's turn.
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Ok, this one is based on a question Fat Cramer asked on the "Another Person Below Me" thread concerning nicknames. It occurred to me that I've had a great many nicknames in my life. Which one of the following was not one of them:
1. 99 2. 569 3. Bobart 4. Ding 5. Henry 6. Lenoir 7. Lucky Duck 8. Marky K 9. Play Doh 10. Professor Spin 11. T. Alfred 12. Terremoto 13. The Hitman 14. Tyke 15. Tyson 16. Uncle Sid
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- "T. Alfred," actually my real first initial and middle name, was given to me as a HS freshman by an English teacher in honor of my fondness for T.S. Eliot and his poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
- "Bobart". ARRRRRGH! That's what my older cousin used to call me when I was like 10, kind of like calling me mentally disabled or something. I went years without seeing him, then hooked up again with him at 25. After a couple of beers, he laughed and under his breath, said, "Heh...Bobart!"
- "Tyke" Only one person ever called me this, but he always called me this. Jaime, if you're out there, I never did know what this meant.
Anyway, one of the below was never my nickname:
1. 99 2. 569 3. Bobart 4. Ding 5. Henry 6. Lenoir 7. Lucky Duck 8. Marky K 9. Play Doh 10. Professor Spin 11. T. Alfred 12. Terremoto 13. The Hitman 14. Tyke 15. Tyson 16. Uncle Sid
Which?
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