# My city is known for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062 "2002-08-02T19:27:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/121 "2002-08-07T13:53:57Z")
I live in London now but my home town is Winchester (that’s Winchester in Old Hampshire in Old England) Fabulous Cathdral (with longest nave in yurp) King Arthur’s Round Table (yes it’s real dammit!) Oldest school in England (my old school) Was Capital of England pre-conquest a dozen kings and queens buried there together with at least one saint (St Swithun) you can see it all on the interweb too: [http://www.vrwinchester.co.uk/iview\_java/source/11\_king\_alfreds\_statue.html](http://www.vrwinchester.co.uk/iview_java/source/11_king_alfreds_statue.html) ---
**Author:** ![dirty\_bird18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@dirty\_bird18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirty_bird18)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/122 "2002-08-07T14:05:28Z")
Buffalo: Wings…duh and sports teams that make it to the big dance but can’t win a damn thing ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/123 "2002-08-07T18:10:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dirty\_bird18 \* > \*\*Buffalo: > > Wings…duh > > and sports teams that make it to the big dance but can’t win a damn thing \*\* Aren’t you guys also known for getting a hell of a lot of snow? ---
**Author:** ![tcburnett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@tcburnett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tcburnett)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/124 "2002-08-08T01:23:52Z")
Hilo (& the Big Island): ELEVEN observatories (Mauna Kea). The world’s most active volcano (Kilauea) The two tallest mountains in Hawaii (Mauna Kea actually dwarfs Mount Everest but over half of it is submerged) The rainiest city in the United States (Hilo). The tsunami capital of the world (Hilo). The most ethnically diverse county in the United States (Hawaii). The southernmost point of land in the United States (South Point). The largest privately owned cattle ranch in the United States (Parker ranch in Waimea). Home of King Kamehameha. Home of the Kalapana black sand (nude) beach. Home of the South Point GREEN sand beach. The most remote island chain in the world (Hawaii). The best pakololo in the world (better than that Maui crap). The friendliest people in Hawaii (and maybe anywhere). ---
**Author:** ![Jerrybear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Jerrybear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerrybear)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/125 "2002-08-08T13:10:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Derleth \* > \*\ ***Havre, Montana** : > > The name nobody can pronounce correctly the first time. No, I won’t tell you how. It’s how we seperate natives from Goddamned Californians/Easterners. 😃 > > \*\* Just a guess…do you pronounce it like you pronounce the last name of the Packers quarterback? It is spelled the same way, except of course for the first letter. Favre=pronounced “Farve” Havre=pronounced “Harve???” ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/126 "2002-08-08T14:31:24Z")
Thanks, **peasea** , but I did kind of reference them vaguely. The Swampers aka the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. These guys established Muscle Shoals Sound after they quit working for Fame Studios. MSS is now owned by and is the home studio of Malaco Records, a blues and R&B label. Fame specializes in mostly country music these days, but most of its business is generated by publishing rather than recording. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062/127 "2002-08-10T21:37:57Z")
Longview, Texas. Let’s see…umm… Hmm… Letourneau Inc, makers of fine giant earthmoving equipment. 2002 13-year-old Little League world series champs. That’s all I can think of at the moment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-city-is-known-for-_______/122062.md?page=6)