Famous for?

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ok so this is a game thats very simple and all you have to do is say where your from and 3 things its famous for. it can be funny eduacational whatever 3 facts you want to tell the forum about where you live!

[Captain.Remy]

I do live in Marseille, Southern France:

1. Second city of France.
2. 2nd biggest port in Europe.
3. A long beautiful beach with hot sun all year long.

[Mark]

Oxford:

Sherlock Holmes
Oxford University
JRR Tolkein/CS Lewis

[MarkWaldorf]

I don't know what SE is famous for, so I'll say London.

London
- Capital city of the UK
- Parliament/Attractions
- 2012 Olympics. :bigsmile:

[BigSister]

accrington lancashire

1: Accrinngton stanley
2: Accrington pals in the first world war
3: Janice and hayley from coronation street come from it

[Shaun]

Torquay:

Birthplace of Agatha Christie
Fawlty Towers
WKD is made here :wink:

[lots more though. Like Lily Cole, Emily from Hope haha]

[flavaflav111]

Banned Member - Warning issued ban to follow - Red

[~Kizwiz~]

Rutland:
1)Smallest County In England, its only 18 x 17 miles
2)Only 2 towns in Rutland, Oakham and Uppingham
3) In the first episode of the British comedy series Blackadder, the title character claims that if he loses a battle "I'll be chopped to pieces...my genitalia stuck up a tree somewhere in Rutland".

[KKBL]

Galway,the west of Ireland

1)fastest growing city in Europe
2)hourse racing
3)oister festival

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : MarkChap©
- 2012 Olympics. :bigsmile:

No comment on that...Paris has been robbed ! :bigsmile:

[Ann]

I would say For Nottingham is
1) Goosefair A Very Big Thing Here
2) Nottingham Castle
3) Sherwood forest

[Matt08]

I don't think the place where I live is famous for anything. :laugh2:

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by sunshine30
Message original : MarkChap©
- 2012 Olympics. :bigsmile:

No comment on that...Paris has been robbed ! :bigsmile:

LOL Haterrr. :tongue:

[Harry!]

Portsmouth:

Birthplace of Charles Dickens
Birthplace of Katy Sexton, the first British female swimmer to win gold
Spinnaker Tower the tallest accessible structure in the United Kingdom outside of London.
http://i17.tinypic.com/6xikjmo.jpg

[Stu]

Cork City , Ireland :

- Binge Drinking
- Bad ecstacy
- Rory Gallagher & Cillian Murphy

[Loukas]

Hackney, London

1) Leona Lewis Born Here
2) Famous For Being The Worst Place To Live In The UK In 2006
3) Big Brother 6's Maxwell Lives Here

London :

1) 2012 Olympics
2) One Of The Biggest Capital Cities In The World
3) Fashion Capital Of The UK

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : MarkChap©
Originally posted by sunshine30
Message original : MarkChap©
- 2012 Olympics. :bigsmile:

No comment on that...Paris has been robbed ! :bigsmile:

LOL Haterrr. :tongue:

I'm not joking ! London didn't deserve it ! :tongue:

[Matt08]

Originally posted by sunshine30
Message original : MarkChap©
Originally posted by sunshine30
Message original : MarkChap©
- 2012 Olympics. :bigsmile:

No comment on that...Paris has been robbed ! :bigsmile:

LOL Haterrr. :tongue:

I'm not joking ! London didn't deserve it ! :tongue:

Every French person will say that though, if London wasn't the right city for the olympics then we wouldn't have been given them.....

[Shaun]

Originally posted by sunshine30
Message original : MarkChap©
Originally posted by sunshine30
Message original : MarkChap©
- 2012 Olympics. :bigsmile:

No comment on that...Paris has been robbed ! :bigsmile:

LOL Haterrr. :tongue:

I'm not joking ! London didn't deserve it ! :tongue:

The Olympic Committee begs to differ.

[Dan_]

Stevenage:

1.Became the first new town after the second world war.
2.Birthplace of F1 Racer Lewis Hamilton.
3.Birthplace of England and Aston Villa football player,Ashley Young.

[Sophii3x]

Swansea:
1.The second welsh capital (after Cardiff).
2.Birthplace of poet Dylan Thomas and actress Catherine Zeta Jones.
3.Gower named the first ever 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' in the UK.

[BigSister]

you forgot stevenage Dan:laugh2:

[Arneldo]

Dublin, Ireland
- Capital city of Ireland
- Home of Guinness
- U2, Molly Malone, Spiral... all the big A-Lister's.

[Captain.Remy]

Message original : Arneldo
Dublin, Ireland
- Capital city of Ireland
- Home of Guinness
- U2, Molly Malone, Spiral... all the big A-Lister's.

Spiral from Big Brother ? Him a A-Lister ? :laugh3:

Anyway, I love Guinness...:tongue::whistle:

[Conor]

Ballymena (Northern Ireland)

Liam Neason from here.
Grayham Norton has routes in Ballymena.
President of USA born here. (Arthur something)

[Stu]

To add another to my list , Cork gave the world Aslan , the greatest band never to be heard by anybody outside Ireland.

Aslan > U2

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=_VLC4340bPE

[KKBL]

:joker:haha i like aslan especialy there most recent song which i think was "your such a jelous little thing"but i thought they where from dublin.

[flavaflav15]

cork
roy keane
jonathan rhys meyers
sonia o sullivan

[Stu]

Originally posted by CathalOS
:joker:haha i like aslan especialy there most recent song which i think was "your such a jelous little thing"but i thought they where from dublin.
Hit the spot. They indeed are from Dublin originaly , but Christy Dignam has since become a staple of Cork folklore , so what the heck :tongue:.

[Nicola]

I'm from Redcar, it's famous for:

1. The film "Atonement" was shot on Redcar Beach, in my own back yard (got pics I took when I went to see them filming!)

2. Redcar holds the oldest surviving lifeboat "Zetland", now preserved at the Zetland Lifeboat Museum.

3. The late Mo Mowlam (politician) represented us in the House of Commons

[Princess]

My towns not well-known outside of Wicklow/Dublin :laugh: But here it is on Wikipedia anyways....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greystones

[XxShortyxX]

I don't know what Northampton is famous for lol. I know Alan Carr's mum lives me near, and Alan was brought up here.

[Harry!]

Originally posted by XxShortyxX
I don't know what Northampton is famous for lol. I know Alan Carr's mum lives me near, and Alan was brought up here.

If you don't know look on wiki!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

[Ruth*Star]

I'm from stockton, and i don't think its famous for anything.

[XxShortyxX]

Originally posted by Posting_Spice
Originally posted by XxShortyxX
I don't know what Northampton is famous for lol. I know Alan Carr's mum lives me near, and Alan was brought up here.

If you don't know look on wiki!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page


Lol thanks for that. Apparently it's famous for it's bulidings :bigsmile:

[Harry!]

Originally posted by XxShortyxX
Originally posted by Posting_Spice
Originally posted by XxShortyxX
I don't know what Northampton is famous for lol. I know Alan Carr's mum lives me near, and Alan was brought up here.

If you don't know look on wiki!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page


Lol thanks for that. Apparently it's famous for it's bulidings :bigsmile:

your welcome!

[Legend]

Liverpool:

- The Beatles
- Capital of Culture 2008
- Liverpool FC

Don't forget Lily Savage, the newest James Bond, the Liver Birds and the 51st State being filmed here (great film).

[Dr43%er]

Leicester.

DNA fingerprinting.
Walkers crisps.
Beagle II. The Mars lander that went missing.

Kiz.
"Rutland: Smallest County In England, its only 18 x 17 miles"

The Isle of Wight is a county and when the tide is in, it is actually smaller than Rutland.

[Sunny_01]

Sunny Consett

1. Rowan Atkinson was born near to where I live
2. Philleas Fogg crisps
3. Steel Works

Lets not forget that we also have

1. Anthony Hutton - lol
2. Liam Gouch - well he lives a couple of miles outside of Consett

[Dr43%er]

Can I add the jet engine for Leicester please.

[Harry!]

Originally posted by Legend
Liverpool:

- The Beatles
- Capital of Culture 2008
- Liverpool FC

Don't forget Lily Savage, the newest James Bond, the Liver Birds and the 51st State being filmed here (great film).

and dont foget the birthplace of pete burns (port sunlight)

[MarkWaldorf]

Originally posted by Posting_Spice
Originally posted by Legend
Liverpool:

- The Beatles
- Capital of Culture 2008
- Liverpool FC

Don't forget Lily Savage, the newest James Bond, the Liver Birds and the 51st State being filmed here (great film).

and dont foget the birthplace of pete burns (port sunlight)

I don't think anyone really cares about him. :p

[Harry!]

Originally posted by MarkChap©
Originally posted by Posting_Spice
Originally posted by Legend
Liverpool:

- The Beatles
- Capital of Culture 2008
- Liverpool FC

Don't forget Lily Savage, the newest James Bond, the Liver Birds and the 51st State being filmed here (great film).

and dont foget the birthplace of pete burns (port sunlight)

I don't think anyone really cares about him. :p

I do as he is my fave celeb!

[Legend]

Originally posted by Posting_Spice
Originally posted by MarkChap©
Originally posted by Posting_Spice
Originally posted by Legend
Liverpool:

- The Beatles
- Capital of Culture 2008
- Liverpool FC

Don't forget Lily Savage, the newest James Bond, the Liver Birds and the 51st State being filmed here (great film).

and dont foget the birthplace of pete burns (port sunlight)

I don't think anyone really cares about him. :p

I do as he is my fave celeb!

How could I forget motormouth himself? :tongue: