i'm working on getting out of here, because i honestly don't care anymore. i wish success upon those who do work towards something, though.

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young people everywhere have been allowed to choose between love and a garbage disposal unit. everywhere they have chosen the garbage disposal unit. (guy debord)

Cool, smell ya later.

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Hockey Night in Buffalo

Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, housing more millionaires than any other city in the country at one time, the Pan-Am, Nikola Tesla, the first movie theater, Olmsted's first parks, buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, HH Richardson, and Louis Sullivan (one of two cities in the WORLD with that claim - this tidbit lifted from TBN), the Erie Canal, and the hub of all Great Lakes freight at one time, and (it's argued) the invention of the electric chair are all so much less significant.

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edgar allan poe, to my knowledge, never did anything significant in buffalo.

also, mark twain is also famous for saying "to commit suicide in buffalo is redundant".

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young people everywhere have been allowed to choose between love and a garbage disposal unit. everywhere they have chosen the garbage disposal unit. (guy debord)

You are turning this thread into negative, pompous bullshit on why you are too good for Buffalo. Whoopdeedoooo. This is brand new information!

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Hockey Night in Buffalo

to my knowledge, olmsted did niagara falls state park, which was the first national park. that doesn't mean his first parks were in buffalo. the only thing buffalo has going for it in that regard is that olmsted's contribution was a park system connected by parkways. he is known primarily for the work he did with calvert vaux regarding central and prospect parks, and for the developments he made in landscaping at several universities.

i won't argue that buffalo has some decent history, but it's not exceptional by any means.

and as for edgar allan poe, i'd take the associations he has with philly any day.

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young people everywhere have been allowed to choose between love and a garbage disposal unit. everywhere they have chosen the garbage disposal unit. (guy debord)

i'm just sick of the pride everyone has in this area. i love it here... sometimes. sure, it's pretty... like anywhere else in the northeast.

i'm pompous, awesome. now allow me to be exceeded by more pompous buffalonians.

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young people everywhere have been allowed to choose between love and a garbage disposal unit. everywhere they have chosen the garbage disposal unit. (guy debord)

How nice! Good riddance dude. You are part of the problem. Have fun in the wonderland that is Rochester, or wherever the fuck you end up.

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hockey Night in Buffalo

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hockey Night in Buffalo

philadelphia. yeah, i'll enjoy it much more there, i'm sure. people here accuse me of being pompous and claim that this is the "city of good neighbors" or talk up the friendly nature of buffalonians... talk about paradox.

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young people everywhere have been allowed to choose between love and a garbage disposal unit. everywhere they have chosen the garbage disposal unit. (guy debord)

I find it very astounding that you don't get along nicely with Buffalonians, I mean, with all the nice things you have to say about the city. Very odd indeed. I'm sure Philadelphia will treat you better.

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hockey Night in Buffalo

You know what part of being a good neighbor is? NOT TELLING EVERYONE THAT WHERE THEY LIVE SUCKS DICK. Go to any other city and tell them they're crappy, and unimportant, and see what kind of reaction they give you.

I went to high school with some folks that had the same 'Buffalo sucks' attitude, although not based on the drivel that you spew. Most of them moved away the first chance they got. Out of the 10 or so I can think of, 8 of them are back, and 2 of them want to come back.

Let me know what kind of assistance you need in leaving. I can recommend a moving company or two, and depending on your line of work, I'd be glad to write a letter of recommendation. I also know plenty of realtors that would be great to work with selling your house, or helping you look for a new place in your Shiny City of Wonderful Not-Buffalo.

Or maybe we can call the Patrick Kane Cab Company, grab your shit out of your parents basement, and send you on your way.

all i have to say is kodak, bausch and lomb, and xerox. rochester is pretty damn historically significant, even if its shit now.

I don't think anyone is trying to crap on Ra-cha-cha.

Just saying in the grand scheme of things, Buffalo has been involved in more historically significant things.

No, it's not.
The National park system didn't exist until 1916.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

It's also not a national park.

I was trying to imply that

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Heh, sorry. Haven't gone to Horton's yet. :p

Hmm. Why do my neighbors in Buffalo hate me? All I said was Buffalo sucks and I fucking hate it here, and compared to Rochester it's shit. I wonder...?

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

Are you seriously this unaware of what a complete fucking asshole you are? You're sick of people being proud of where they're from? Seriously? You're that much of a dick that you actually dislike when people feel good about themselves about something that every single media personality tells them they should feel like shit about? Wow, that's pretty crappy of you.

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