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Comments about boring townThere are 96 comments about "boring town"
trixie gross: well, to me boring is if there are no clubs, nice lil cafes -places where adults and I mean us who are over 40,can go to and chat with folks...to me sports mean lil, so...... I must be boring and illiterate: Apparently since I was raised and educated in Belleville I am an illiterate and boring person. I left Belleville like all young people, went to college, worked in Manhattan for 8 years and decided...... TulsaMedic: Salina is not that bad at all. Most of these photos were probably taken on a sunday. Anyway, I've lived in the big city and sure I miss it, but I now appreciate...... gotout: i moved away more than 20yrs ago be honest hutch is boring. i come home at least once a year to visit family. things are getting pretty ratty there. the neighborhoods need to do like...... Me: Boy oh boy!!!Was Hutch boring this weekend???The answer is absolutely,positively,most certainly not!!!!!The Grand Prairie held the Warfare X ultimate fights,and talk about excitement and a fun time!!!!Hutch was awesome and the fighters incredible!!!!The Hutch Fest...... RN1980: My question to all you HATERS is: What makes your town/city so much better? Every community in this country as problems with drugs and poor "white trash" or "illegal immigrants". The photos posted...... hugglez924: I have lived in Hutchinson nearly all my life and it is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. My children are grown and dont plan on moving to any other town....... Miss_1989: I had lived in hutch for 12 years growing up as a child, but my family ended up moving due to my parents job transfers and also because Hutchinson (even in the middle class neighborhoods)...... Ashton: You were in a boring area of Norman.. but it's not as boring as it seems. Oh and by the way someone was shot in the parking lot of that motel. There is a lot...... ex-Bellevillian: Personally...I think Belleville is the most boring town in the world and I grew up there. Still have family there too. Belleville has always had this gran idea of itself because it host...... jeff: i've lived here for 22 years and have often complained about wanting to "get out of here". the problem seems to be once i'm somewhere else i miss home terribly. there is something that draws...... Meg from San Diego: My boyfriend and I are going to spend the summer in Hutch. He's born and raised SD, I was born in Topeka and couldn't wait to get out of there as a teen. I...... Meg from San Diego: My boyfriend and I are going to spend the summer in Hutch. He's born and raised SD, I was born in Topeka and couldn't wait to get out of there as a teen. I...... Bob Cratchitt: I have posted on this site previously, but it never seems to show up. Perhaps this site prefers negative verbiage. and what's with, slamming a little town yet most all the posts seem...... Mark Salinas: I am disappointed that town of Salinas is so boring I always wanted to visit the town.:)
Mark Salinas, MN... imon: jacksonville has a cove ,yeah its looking decent,yes its trying to compete with other major cities,but it is a racist city ,it has the good ol' boy mentality, paysucksno matter what you say, housing might...... You are an idiot.: Of course you would show the picture of the crappiest hotel in the city to try and prove your point. "Passing through" does not give you enough taste of a city, especially one as interesting...... From P.a.: I have moved to hutch alittle over 3 years ago,and I wish I could return back to Pa. This town is not what all the other people keep bragging about. I have a 20 year...... From P.a.: I have moved to hutch alittle over 3 years ago,and I wish I could return back to Pa. This town is not what all the other people keep bragging about. I have a 20 year...... what it is: Boring is for the bored. No jobs are for those who are not looking. Happiness comes from within,your town can not make you happy. Are things great here? Absolutely not. But quit "yer bitchin" and...... Calvin McDougal: I attended school in McDonald and remember it fondly. Thanks for taking pictures, but you missed some truly beautiful people, the residents of McDonald. Without people every town is boring.... ExKansan: I guess I missed all the above mentioned incest, pedophilia and lynch mobs growing up in Belleville, but I must say that would hardly be boring!
Like other posters here I moved away to a...... not so borimg to me: Hutch isnt so boring to me. Any weekend you can find some sort of entertainment going on somewhere. The sports arena,memorial hall,grand prairie,cosmophere,salt museum,numerous big screen movies,ball games,car races. For a town this size,there is...... Belleville sucks: It looks like everyone in the population of Belleville have posted their whiney comments. Seriously, the place has less than 3,000 people. It may be a good place to "get away from it all". But...... Crystal: I agree that this town in boring but like another person pointed out You only took a picture of like ONE spot here. There are beautiful things here too not just an old hospital that...... GS Age 97: Since I was born twelve miles from Bellville in 1910 I can give you some perspective on this town. In the 1930's we looked forward going town to visit friends on the street and at...... Roy: As a former resident of Salina I am horrified that this is put on here. Yes those pictures are boring, but you can find them in any old town. There are some fun places to...... Patty: I don't live in Norman, but I'm in town on Saturdays for football season. I love it. The next place we move to will most likely be Norman. It is so beautiful and I LOVE...... zippitydoda: It's not so much the town you live in,it's your attitude towards it. One mans trash is another mans treasure so to speak. I have however,found many of these posts to be true,no matter how...... Tex Re: ME: That's pretty sad, the only way you can defend your town is to insult the people making the true statements, you must work for the city. We're not saying the town is boring, we're saying...... ME: Hey to all of you who are saying Hutch is such a boring town...what makes you think that where you are living now is so much better? I mean after all, if you are all...... Achiever: I like living in Hutchinson; however, it has shrunk. When my family moved here in 1980 there were more than 50,000 residents in the city, not the whole county. Because of our wonderful city government,...... anon 2: This is a bit of a late response, but for people who wander across this later.... I grew up in New York City and San Francisco. When I was in Las Vegas, I made a...... Bellevile Racer#01: Those pictures are of the old Snakey Building which is now the new gome of 4 time IMCA chassis builder, Belleville Motor Sports. All I have to see is this idiot hasn't been here...... HutchGrrl: I'm from Hutchinson and I can spell! I graduated from HHS in 2001. I don't know anyone from my graduating class who chose to stay in town. Hutchinson is adorable. Many...... audre: i was born here in salina, still live in salina, and will probly die here after i move and come back...
these pics makes salina look BORING and dull but, honestly..that side of town is BORING...... Michelle: Hmm...I live in Norman and it's NOT boring!! This is actually a booming college town with a MAJOR unversity called OU, that you would have seen had you actually gone INTO town!! And no wonder...... Michelle: it's not as bad as it seems. there are FARRR worse towns to live in. and it seems that the pictures are only taken from a certain part of town. i'm sure that there are...... joey: scott. there must be 100s of boring towns in america, why stop at 13? please keep adding more.... the most boring of all is......: watertown ny. this city is retail america. everything you do is involving eating and shopping. the city council has no ideas to enable a family fun lifestyle. every activity is in doors and costs you...... Young Hippy: Bob, that is exactly it. It is a town for RETIRED PEOPLE, Or close to retirement. You are simply someone who has settled for what is around you. Maybe you should look at yourself, Hutchinson...... Kate: I live here in Hutchinson and I know it has its boring parts, but the College is growing, downtown has its busy parts and there are a lot of community get-to-gethers. Like every town, Hutchinson...... Peter: although im a {new york}er, i agree with mcarthur. ive watched this post for over a year and though its taught me a lot about a place ive never been (and about some of the...... jeeff: to everyone who is offended by this series of posts, i would say that to me they are more a commentary about how boring scott's trip was than the towns themselves.... mr. pINk: the salt museum is a waste of money time... who the hell wants to learn about salt??! i dont. this boring ass town is so pathetic. full of meth trailer trash and they keep tearing...... Hutchinson Stain: Hutchinson not maybe the most boring town in the USA. However it is one of the poorest. With low incomes and lots of retards.... think about it: hell try living in miami,, go out at night to go to the store and not worrying about geting shot by a drive by,,i swear people,, i view your comments,and laugh, hutch is boring yes...... Choad: Re: Yeah I live in Hutch: You have stated the same things that everyone else has. What makes Hutchinson boring to me is the lack of any good looking women. You go anywhere to meet...... Yeah I live in Hutch, so what.: Quoted earlier: I challenge any Hutch resident to name me TEN particular, redeeming, specific traits about the town that make it "special".
I can't name ten traits about ANY town that make it special, but to...... anon (p179n5.ruraltel.net): I live in Norton, and I have to say that these pictures are seriously not typical of the town. They are of alleys, and how many people are hanging out in alleys? Well, if they...... Born in Hutchinson: That weird church/apartment building you describe used to be called St. Elizabeth's Mercy Hospital. I was born there.
I lived for several years about three blocks east of that building, in a very nice neighborhood....... Pat: Belleville is actully one of the most friendlyest towns u could ever go in its awesome u have fairs with rides, midget car races thers no reason it should be on this list cause i...... A few things that make Hutch special: Let's see, we have the Hutchinson Salt Museum (the only one in the Western hemisphere), Senior's Open and the Women's Open (famous golf tournaments if you didn't know), NJCAA (basketball tournament again, if you didn't...... Not from Hutch anymore: I would like to say that I do not live in Hutchinson anymore. I have, however, lived all over the country since I left. This includes New York, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Florida,...... todd from kansas: It looks to me there are some extreme generalizations in the photos. Almost trying to make these towns look much worse than they really are. I grew up in Kansas City. Have driven all through...... Someone who's moved Chicago and moved back to Belleville: Where you live is what you make of it! I lived in Chicago for about two years when I was in my early 20's and found it nothing like everyone talks. Sure I was...... cowgirl82: Yes Hutch can be very boring. But we do have a few things to do. And the person that said the Hidden village was low income housing...not even...I used to live there and I am...... Bass Girl: Oh my gosh PAPERGIRL17....do you live in the salt mine hundreds of feet under Hutch or something? Lets try coming to the surface and having a cup of reality....
1. The Cosmosphere (since there are...... KansasBoy: It would seem, perhaps, that you missed the downtown area of Belleville, since all of your pictures are from out on Highway 81. No matter, your conclusion is pretty much on target, if a...... realworldgirl9: You know, the reason our entire country is in a shit hole right now is because of the lousy attitudes of people today. I have lived in many places in my life, for instance:...... returned_farmboy: I was going to go to all the trouble to refute some claims about Hutchinson made in this post, but then I cam to the realization that: 1) If the author was doing a serious...... confused: The City of Hutchinson is boring for several reasons, 1. NO ECONOMY, NO GOOD attractions. There is plenty of Night Life in Hutchinson, but most of that involves drinking. It has been made very clear...... salt: Take a moment and notice how many people who hate Hutch kant rite so good and think the town is soooooo boringk. Can you guess why they were/are so bored/boring?
Now, go take a walk in...... John : I love this site. Really funny, and fun to see all the pictures of these forgotten towns full of people who simply aren't, and if they are, you imagine they must be just shadows...... Kari: What amazes me, seriously, is that this debate isn't just about Norman. It's about the sameness that we have spread across the US. The original set of photographs, honestly, could have been taken...... oh dear...: iman: 4th Apr 2007 - 00:25 GMT
i'm glad i live in a fun town where people know how to live good. i am never moving to the south.
I just want to let iman know that...... Donald Walters: I agree. I lived in Hutch until I was twenty two and moved away the split-second that I had saved enough money to do so. Best decision of my life.
All you folks here that...... Nicole Allen: Scott,
I lived in this town for most of my life. In fact the poeople there are wonderful. This is not the most interesting building, in fact it is the most boring building. You could go...... Yo!: Hutch is boring! I lived there for over 3 years and it was lame. I wouldn't raise my family there. It is a shrinking town. The high school went from the...... Darrel B Richardson: Scott... you have to be part of the elitists main stream meadia to post such a biased and knowledge lacking site on the internet. I will give you that "boring" is a subjective word...... Joan: I looked at the pictures and yes, those places do exist. Of course two of the four were taken of alleys. How many beautiful alleys do most towns have? I could go to the...... Ken: I live in McDonald, Ks and i really dont think its a boring town. Im a proud person to live in this town.... NOT SURPRISED AT YOUR CYNICISM: You clearly passed through during the summer when all the college students are at home (or a break). Try going there anytime during the school year and good luck getting anywhere on those two lane...... p.o.ed person from belleville: ok now i agree with nick belleville is not as boring as they are trying to make it sound.there is fun food and places to hang out. we have the worlds fastist half mile dirt...... hgb: Well, I browsed through all of Scott's boring towns, and feel sad he missed the life of them, or missed any life at all! I moved to Norton, KS in 1969 and thought I...... Joe: Wow do I remember Paterson, I lived right off of River Street. I was into graffiti back in the day; I went by the tag Dazz. I wasn’t as popular as the other...... Dustin: I spent 4 years in Norton as a kid, and I can assure you, it is utterly boring. However, I can tell you that there are areas of town that are quite beautiful, including...... EvilGentleman: Judging from the responses to his articles, I would say that Scott Sargent has managed to piss off a lot of people with the "Most Boring Towns" series. I personally do not find it wise...... susannah: GGP: If he's trying to point out beauty- he should say so. It seems to me he's just trying to portray the obvious. I'd like to put the challenge to him to take...... GeneralTsao: Not to dispute that Bazine may be a boring town, but just for the sake of accuracy, the high school building is not used anymore since district consolidation some years back.
Also, the empty field you...... EvilGentleman: The art, if authentic, should be supported by buying it. I personally feel the best way to buy native art is to go to an Indian reservation and buy it directly from the artist, wherever...... John: Protect your so called "boring towns"...progress is ruining what peace may still exists. Hope that it doesn't reach you... at all or you can kiss you boredom goodbye and say hello to the perils of...... mug: looking at the most boring town series i have noticed that Kansas seems to claim most of the top 10 - of this they should be proud - something to put on the "welcome to...... Sarah: I have grown up in Dallas... a not so boring town. I am attending OU and would like to tell you that you are not able to get the "life" of norman until you leave...... Lauren: Norman is not boring. Perhaps to you, coming from a larger town where most people need an income upwards of $100,000 to afford cost of living and entertainment, this place seems boring. But...... Normanite: The idea of stopping in a town for a few minutes, taking a few pictures of abandoned buildings, and then declaring the town boring is one of the most pretentious, conceited, obnoxius, unwarranted, and judgmental...... monster: norman oklahoma, just so you know, is the home of the flaming lips, the starlight mints, mainsite contemporary art, opolis productions and forward foods, just to name a few things. Not to forget the university...... Chris Erb: There appears to be a trend starting. Post after post, residents of Scott Sargent 's boring towns are coming out and declaring that their towns are not indeed as boring as he depicts them.... anon (ip68-97-53-138.ok.ok.cox.net): Norman's really not that bad. As far as OK towns are concerned, I do prefer Tulsa, but Norman has a lot more going for it than the pictures you posted. That building is...... Peter: {hutchinson}, at first glance, looks about as boring as all the other towns, but when i got to the last few photos, it started looking downright creepy...... GUS BRENNAN: yes, i do really like my town, and there is nothing boring about it, as for caps, how the hell can caps be tiresome ??? will someone please explain !! so to prevent being tiresome,...... t@ngent: i think he just ##really## likes his town. a lot. but it is kinda boring now. and yes, the caps are tiresome too. obviously an aol user... Scott Sargent: Gus, its a very small, boring town. I have indeed seen many "proper" towns, as it were, and while I appreciate your specific gusto for {BARNOLDSWICK}, I am hoping to make a different point through...... GUS BRENNAN: hi scott, yes i must agree the buildings do look quite flat, apart from the grain tower. but surely it`s not the building that make a town, the residents can add something, now, if they...... Chris Erb: I used to live by a small town called Norton. Frighteningly enough, it was even more boring than how this place looks.... gringa latina: Well, here I am again. I wrote my last post in Spanish I guess as a sign of respect to all of the latino residents of Humboldt Park and to write as a "white......
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