But just to be save in the future i tell people that i grew up in
exactly 52n25 6e38. Now with longitude and latitude added i can't go
wrong anymore :)
KJ
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"Forty-two!" yelled Loonquawl. "Is that all you've got to show for
seven and a half million years' work?"
"I checked it very thoroughly," said the computer, "and that quite
definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with
you, is that you've never actually known what the question is."
On 24-mei-04, at 21:34, FC2 Richards wrote:
Hey everyone...
Go to the Detroit Free Press website and look at the classified ads for
buying a house. The metro-Detroit map goes as far north as Flint, as
far
west as Ann Arbour, as far South as the Ohio border, and as far east
as...well, you know.
I am from Flint and tell people that I am from Detroit, because that
is the
largest commonly known land mark. I know damn well that I am not from
Detroit.
Oh, and anyone who listens to Detroit radio growing up can lay claim
to what
Tim Baker is laying claim to. He is from Detroit.
No I'm not friends with Tim Baker, I just own one of his records...
Peace
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis DeSantis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 4:41 PM
To: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) why lie on your bio (Tim Baker)
Let's back up for a minute.
houseman04: Did you grow up in Southeastern Michigan? You mentioned
that you work in A2, but are you originally from the area?
I can understand that, if you're not from the area, you could see this
as a potentially divisive and confusing issue. But it's really very
common for anyone from basically east of Jackson to the lake (not to
mention north of Toledo to basically...well, the lake) to refer to
themselves as "from Detroit".
It's not meant to be deceiving. It's just that the so-called "metro
Detroit" area really is thought of as that - satellites around Detroit.
And the area in question is REALLY large.
When people ask me where I'm from, I tell them Detroit. (I was born in
Warren and grew up in Sterling Heights.) If they then make it clear
that they're actually familiar with the area, I go into suburbs-level
detail.
2 more cents,
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Dennis DeSantis
www.dennisdesantis.com
