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What state is the coolest?

Which state is the coolest?


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this one is for 10


I'm sure everyone else will appreciate it, too, though.
I mean, that's why we go to the trouble of posting images: so that nobody will be able to see them. :roll:
 
The Comcast Center, Philly, reality:

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The Citadel, City 17, Half Life 2:

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The front of the lobby also is full of these crazy criss crossing beams that have little tiny plastic people on them:

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10 that steepled white building is AWESOME

Yeah, it looks really cool lit up at night; like it's made out of frosted ice.
I can't seem to find a photo that adequately portrays it.
I'll have to go take one sometime.
 
I don't know how anyone can think that skyscrapers and cityscapes are "beautiful". They're abhorrent.
 
I don't know how anyone can think that skyscrapers and cityscapes are "beautiful". They're abhorrent.

They're very rare over here, maybe that's the reason I find them so nice!
 
I'm sure everyone else will appreciate it, too, though.
I mean, that's why we go to the trouble of posting images: so that nobody will be able to see them. :roll:
well bud & I are able to see it
maybe you should get a pc/laptop that is not made by playskool
 
well bud & I are able to see it
maybe you should get a pc/laptop that is not made by playskool

I thought the mating season and all its courting rituals ended for you two sometime back in the spring.

Jfuh would blame this change on global warming. :mrgreen:
 
I thought the mating season and all its courting rituals ended for you two sometime back in the spring.

Jfuh would blame this change on global warming. :mrgreen:


No, as you can see, he's still sniffing around.
He's constitutionally incapable of leaving me alone.
 
I don't know how anyone can think that skyscrapers and cityscapes are "beautiful". They're abhorrent.

I agree. I made this statement to NCFY when we were talking about it once in another thread.

I agree that some of the architecture is impressive and a testament to human ability to rescue a lifeless structure from the jaws of a beautiful and living landscape. However, I find skyscrapers and cityscapes so assertive in their presence as to cause me to become numb and desensitized to their existence.

Now a 2700 year old redwood tree that stands 94 meters tall and 17 meters in diameter? That's actually impressive.

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I like historical buildings (which is probably why I love the French Quarter so much) but my city does not have anything very old in it. The city itself is just over 150 years old. My family lived here long before there was a city.
This is probably one of the oldest buildings; I think this was here before there was a city.
It's St. Mary's Cathedral, the church I went to when I was a kid.
When I was little, the entire structure was so completely encrusted with pigeon poop that I thought it was made out of it.
They've since cleaned it up and done some restoration.
It's one of my favorite buildings, architecturally speaking. Looks like a castle.
It's beautiful inside, too; It's got one of those pipe organs with pipes going all the way up to a big domed ceiling; it's got an upper balcony, which is where we always sat, and lots of nice stained glass.

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I like historical buildings (which is probably why I love the French Quarter so much) but my city does not have anything very old in it. The city itself is just over 150 years old. My family lived here long before there was a city.
This is probably one of the oldest buildings; I think this was here before there was a city.
It's St. Mary's Cathedral, the church I went to when I was a kid.
When I was little, the entire structure was so completely encrusted with pigeon poop that I thought it was made out of it.
They've since cleaned it up and done some restoration.
It's one of my favorite buildings, architecturally speaking. Looks like a castle.
It's beautiful inside, too; It's got one of those pipe organs with pipes going all the way up to a big domed ceiling; it's got an upper balcony, which is where we always sat, and lots of nice stained glass.

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is that in Austin??
 
is that in Austin??

No, we used to drive to Luxembourg for church every week.

Of course it's in frickin Austin.
 
No, we used to drive to Luxembourg for church every week.

Of course it's in frickin Austin.

:rofl

but it looks much older than 150 years! It's nice!
 
:rofl

but it looks much older than 150 years! It's nice!

Maybe it is older.
Before Austin was here, Spanish missionaries were here trying to convert the heathen Indians. They built a lot of nice churches, missions, convents and monasteries.
 


The parish had laid out a basilica-shaped foundation and begun raising the walls, which were five feet high, when architect Nicholas Clayton began to design their new church. Eventually to become the foremost Victorian architect in Texas, Clayton had never designed a church and Saint Mary's was his first independent commission. Born in Ireland in 1840, Clayton learned masonry and building design in Cincinnati and came to Galveston in 1872 on behalf of his Ohio firm. At the time, Austin was part of the diocese of Galveston, and it may have been through the Holy Cross fathers that the bishop connected Nicholas Clayton with the first Catholic parish in Austin. This church began Clayton's long, prolific career centered in Galveston, building primarily ecclesiastical structures but also commercial buildings and homes.
A devout Catholic who attended daily mass, Clayton designed buildings for the Congregation of the Sacred Heart, the Jesuits and the Ursuline Sisters as well as numerous parishes throughout the diocese of Galveston and elsewhere in the South, including the Bishop's Palace in Galveston (1886), Sacred Heart Church in Tampa (1888) and St. Edward's Main Building in Austin (1907).


Cool!
The same architect also designed all that cool stuff in Galveston; there's lots of gothic-looking catholic architecture down there. I love Galveston, mainly for that reason (and of course, the beach). It's so historical and spooky.

And he also designed St. Ed's University, which is pretty close to where I live now.
Not as fancy as St. Mary's, but still nice. Huge.
I like to go jogging there. The grounds are real nice.

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I don't know how anyone can think that skyscrapers and cityscapes are "beautiful". They're abhorrent.

Anyone who can't look at a skyscraper and appreciate the intricate mastery of fusing art with science is quite lame.

Sears Tower, obviously my favorite.
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I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but the state I was born and raised in is by far the coolest of all, Arkansas - The Natural State:

View of Flatside Federal Wilderness (yes, thats nothing but mountains and woods as far as the eye can see):
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Ozark Vista:
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The Buffalo River (Nation's first National River):
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Cossatot River (popular whitewater river)
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Ozark Mountains:
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I can go on and on with the pictures, we have mountains, forests, crystal clear rivers, caves, thousands of miles of trail, antebellum homes, cypress swamps, some of the best fishing and hunting on earth, some of the nicest people in America, damn good food, good climate (ok, yes, hot summers), great accents, good looking southern women, blues in the delta, bluegrass in the mountains, low cost of living, and as much as Texans talk up their ugly as **** state (ok, there are some pretty areas there, but on the whole its ugly), they all come here to vacation.
 
More of Arkansas:

Whitaker Point:

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Arkansas Elk:
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World Record Brown Trout (caught in Arkansas)

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Richland Creek Wilderness Swimming Hole:

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My Hometown:
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More of Arkansas:

Whitaker Point:

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Arkansas Elk:
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World Record Brown Trout (caught in Arkansas)

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Richland Creek Wilderness Swimming Hole:

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My Hometown:
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I agree the Ozarks are beautiful, I guess it just depends on your definition of cool. My wife and I have floated the Buffalo river. Senic 7 crosses it. I have trout fished on the White River and fished for walleye in Greers Ferry Lake.
I love Arkansas its were I go to get away from it all.
 
I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but the state I was born and raised in is by far the coolest of all, Arkansas - The Natural State:

View of Flatside Federal Wilderness (yes, thats nothing but mountains and woods as far as the eye can see):
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Ozark Vista:
item4a-45.jpeg


The Buffalo River (Nation's first National River):
item13a-10.jpeg


Cossatot River (popular whitewater river)
cossatot_river2.jpg


Ozark Mountains:
item4a-46.jpeg




I can go on and on with the pictures, we have mountains, forests, crystal clear rivers, caves, thousands of miles of trail, antebellum homes, cypress swamps, some of the best fishing and hunting on earth, some of the nicest people in America, damn good food, good climate (ok, yes, hot summers), great accents, good looking southern women, blues in the delta, bluegrass in the mountains, low cost of living, and as much as Texans talk up their ugly as **** state (ok, there are some pretty areas there, but on the whole its ugly), they all come here to vacation.



It looks okay, but my thing is, I don't like to be landlocked, and Arkansas's got no coast.
So, you know... no. Just no. never.
 
I'll go with the homer call here, Virginia.

We've got the best of all worlds. Enjoy water as your prime entertainment spot? Virginia Beach, The Chesapeake Bay, Smith Mountain Lake, The James River, from salt water to fresh water we've got it covered.

You say you like mountains instead? Sure, hop on the Appalachian trail through the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Historical things instead? How about colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, or Natural Bridge. Not to mention spitting distance from our Nation's Capital.

Urban? Richmond, DC, and Hampton Roads can all fill your needs. Prefer the country life? Check out southwestern Virginia for some down home, friendly, country folk.

Winter gives you snow, with Wintergreen and Massanutten Resorts for snowboarding and skiing. Beautiful fall and springs can be found all along the Blue Ridge Parkway as the seasons change. And summer is warm but far from blistering.

Seriously, Virginia has to rank up there simply because you can find a little bit of everything.
 
I'll go with the homer call here, Virginia.

We've got the best of all worlds. Enjoy water as your prime entertainment spot? Virginia Beach, The Chesapeake Bay, Smith Mountain Lake, The James River, from salt water to fresh water we've got it covered.

You say you like mountains instead? Sure, hop on the Appalachian trail through the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Historical things instead? How about colonial Williamsburg, Monticello, or Natural Bridge. Not to mention spitting distance from our Nation's Capital.

Urban? Richmond, DC, and Hampton Roads can all fill your needs. Prefer the country life? Check out southwestern Virginia for some down home, friendly, country folk.

Winter gives you snow, with Wintergreen and Massanutten Resorts for snowboarding and skiing. Beautiful fall and springs can be found all along the Blue Ridge Parkway as the seasons change. And summer is warm but far from blistering.

Seriously, Virginia has to rank up there simply because you can find a little bit of everything.



Including the poorest white people in the nation, so I've heard.
Those rural Appalachians.
I'd be scared to go there. I might turn into one of them, and lose all my teeth.
I've heard it's pretty there, though.
 
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