# I'm curious. What does "Humboldt" bring to mind for you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 4, 2003, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419 "2003-04-04T08:53:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/21 "2003-04-04T12:55:19Z")
Absolutely nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/22 "2003-04-04T13:10:22Z")
In various works of fiction the authors referr to “Humbodlt Figurines”? That’s what sprung to my mind, but I am not entirely sure what they are. I get visions of small porcelain Bo-Peep figures etc. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/23 "2003-04-04T13:30:24Z")
Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Home to my friend LuRita (pronounced Loretta). ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/24 "2003-04-04T13:33:30Z")
I also think of Humbolt Humbolt from _Lolita_. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/25 "2003-04-04T13:53:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Iteki \* > \*\*In various works of fiction the authors referr to “Humbodlt Figurines”? That’s what sprung to my mind, but I am not entirely sure what they are. I get visions of small porcelain Bo-Peep figures etc. \*\* Are you thinking of Hummel figurines? [Examples here](http://www.hummelexchange.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Skerri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/26 "2003-04-04T14:03:16Z")
I, too, think of marijuana. And I don’t smoke it, either. I had a friend that lived in San Diego during our high school years. She told me that Humboldt was where the best pot came from. This could just be my ignorance showing, but is there a Highway 420 in Humboldt? I mean, I see t-shirts with the highway symbol on them, with Humboldt written on it somewhere, but this is just a design for a t-shirt, right? ---
**Author:** ![Wintermute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@Wintermute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wintermute)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/27 "2003-04-04T14:07:58Z")
**Humbolt** is a very pretty place in No. CA. The first thing that springs to mind is fields of resin-heavy, sticky, purpley-green pot. Ohh yeeaahh! (Cue **Cypress Hill’s** _Hits from the Bong_…) (FWIW, I don’t smoke, and haven’t in years. Just for the record.) Then fog, and redwoods. I adore redwoods. ( **China Guy** , re: “where men are men and so are the women” - :D) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/28 "2003-04-04T14:18:47Z")
I guess it makes me think of Saul Bellow’s novel, “Humboldt’s Gift.” I can’t recall hearing the name in any other context. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/29 "2003-04-04T14:21:05Z")
It makes me think of hippies. I know a lot of people that go or are going to go to Humboldt State University here in California; for some reason I just think modern-day hippies. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/30 "2003-04-04T14:28:35Z")
Cute hippie girls. And I’ve never even been there. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/31 "2003-04-04T14:28:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lsura \* > \*\*I also think of Humbolt Humbolt from _Lolita_. \*\* Wasn’t his name Humbert Humbert? ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/32 "2003-04-04T14:31:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TTT \* > \*\*Wasn’t his name Humbert Humbert? \*\* Perhaps (I really don’t remember), but it’s been years since I read it. Either way, I still think of _Lolita_. ---
**Author:** ![Sock\_Munkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Sock\_Munkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sock_Munkey)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/33 "2003-04-04T14:46:32Z")
Squid. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/34 "2003-04-04T14:51:56Z")
_Firesign Theater_: Temporarily Humboldt County. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/35 "2003-04-04T14:56:16Z")
Humboldt Park, in Chicago. My parents lived there 45 years ago, and my son lived there about a year ago. Crappy, yet affordable! ---
**Author:** ![Alcibiades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@Alcibiades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alcibiades)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/36 "2003-04-04T14:58:12Z")
Cobalt. ---
**Author:** ![Daftbugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Daftbugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daftbugger)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/37 "2003-04-04T15:07:22Z")
Humboldt Coils. Always the scientist I’m afraid ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/38 "2003-04-04T15:30:47Z")
First thing to mind is the [current](http://www.galapagosonline.com/Galapagos_Natural_History/Oceanography/Humboldt_Current.htm). Then the famous [geographer](http://www.avhaa.org/). And last, the [penguin](http://www.zooregon.org/Cards/Penguins/penguin.humboldt.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/39 "2003-04-04T15:39:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Skerri \* > This could just be my ignorance showing, but is there a Highway 420 in Humboldt? I mean, I see t-shirts with the highway symbol on them, with Humboldt written on it somewhere, but this is just a design for a t-shirt, right? Highway 101 runs through Humboldt County, CA. 420 (or 4:20) is a drug reference. IIRC, Police code for possession and/or the time when most folk light up. ---
**Author:** ![austen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@austen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/austen)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/40 "2003-04-04T15:44:04Z")
Humbolt Park in Chicago, where I am moving in less than a month into my friend’s groovy house. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419.md?page=3)