# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/81 "2003-04-06T05:25:15Z")
There was a Huboldt St. in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, which is where I used to live. Hey STUYGUY … what year were you? I went to stuy for a little while. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/82 "2003-04-06T06:18:30Z")
**Kallessa** : I’m not related to any Etters or Frenches, but I know many. We also stayed at the Etter Cabin out on the Lost Coast during our backpacking trip. My family migrated into Humboldt from Orange County in the early 70’s. I was about 3 when we made the move. My parents decided to buy a piece of land, sight unseen, within 50 miles of the town where they had honeymooned, which was Shelter Cove. I attended Ferndale High, so I’m well aquainted with St. Bernards. Both being small schools for the area, we were pitted against eachother with a lot of atheletic rivalry, at least when I was in school. I graduated in 1991. Another uniquely Humboldt memory…Ferndale being the dairy town, St. Bernards being a Catholic school…it was always the hicks vs the preppies. I honestly recall posters hanging in the gym during St. Bernard’s basketball games that read, “Nice blazers, boys!” (St. Bernard’s has a dress code) and “We **like** our hat-rings!.” (It was rare that the guys from Ferndale high were without their John Deere baseball caps, or the infamous ring-around-the-head dents in their hair). High School…ah the idiocy. ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/83 "2003-04-06T06:42:08Z")
karomon: Class of '77. ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/84 "2003-04-06T08:12:13Z")
pfft. Too early for me. Not even born yet. I’ll go back to my crib and pacifier now. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/85 "2003-04-06T10:05:23Z")
Humbolt in N. California. Arcata. Eureka. Ferndale. Redwoods. I. Love. Humboldt. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/86 "2003-04-06T10:32:06Z")
While after my last post I reread the thread and found your earlier post, I’m glad I did ask and glad that you did reply, **honeydewgrrl**. It sounds like a lovely place. Unfortunately I’ve never heard of it, but then, I’ve not yet visited California. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/87 "2003-04-26T03:26:44Z")
Okay, I’m bumping the thread with a couple of movie cameo appearances regarding the word of mouth phenom that is “Humboldt”. [Wonder Boys](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0185014): James and Grady (Maguire and Douglas) are sitting in a parked car. James (Douglas) is in the driver’s seat and asks Grady (Maguire) to reach into the glove-box for his “stash”. Grady sniffs the baggie, and asks, “Humboldt?” I have a theory about young Mr. Maguire’s “vegetarian” tendancies and I think that might have been a bit of improv…😉 It is worth seeing if you haven’t. And of course, [Homegrown](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0119305) : John Lithgow’s character, Malcolm, is landing on a coastal cliff in his helecopter, speaking into his trusty personal recorder. “…Oh…and find out what’s going on up in Humboldt…” That’s not a direct quote. I haven’t seen the flick in a few years, but it is a good rental IMHO ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419/88 "2003-04-26T05:19:39Z")
County in NorCal. Lots of trees and stuff. Used to be that the best weed came from there when it was still mostly grown outdoors. Haj [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-curious-what-does-humboldt-bring-to-mind-for-you/166419.md?page=4)