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Comments about convent

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Alan Kupperberg: Richie, my pop and I used to love "Smokey Stover" (by Bill Holman) and Smokey's cat, Spooky. "Nix nox." "Notary Sojack." Great nonsense. Anybody remember "Pottsy the Cop," (by Jay Irving)? Irving's......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Raquel: Hu there, I just read your article concerning Don Justo 's cathedral and I loved it, mainly because I think you describe perfectly the dream, the persistence, the hard work of this man. I have visited......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Warren S.: Sometimes, I had to report to the cloakroom straightaway or directly to the hallway. One nun had a big steel edged ruler, named "Mr. Brown;" she whacked kids across the palms of their hands with......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

PEARLYKINGJIM: Its been along time since i have been on this site thank you Mrs Strong for you kind comments which leads me to answer somethng that was said about me over the weekend two of my friends......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

Richie Fisher: Hey there Warren! I have to be honest, I almost fell off my chair reading your E Mail and I FLEW off my chair when I read your letter on the Casusos's......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

CJ: Hello! I found this website because a co-worker of mine is considering a move to North Florida. I told her about my experiences but she didn't believe me. Perhaps she'll believe you......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Andrew Smith: JustMe - I don't see where anyone above was condemning unconventional lifestyles, whether by circumstance on choice. It was a very light hearted attempt at humour. I take it you are a fan of skag-head, alcoholic,......

in response to: How to Become a Tramp by Andrew Smith

Me: Re to Tex and Peter I would post pics here,but I do not know how.Maybe I can get my 17 year old to do it for me,but she is usually too busy,like many other folks here......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: I'll post a picture, this is Memorial Hall Convention Center. This is the building that the city spent over 2.2 million to fix up and still can't be used because it can only seat......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

JustMe: Good to know there're still small-minded people out here who enjoy condemning unconventional lifestyles of whice they know little. ...

in response to: How to Become a Tramp by Andrew Smith

little ukraine: i think playing at fantasy is pretty creative. awesome shots, reminds me of I-CON, the northeast's largest sci-fi convention... and high school, reminds me of high school....

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

former Hutch resident: I moved from Hutch about 25 years ago. I was born & rised there. Couldn't wait to get out. I lost both my parents 4 years ago & want to come 700 miles to decorate......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: You are absolutely right, we should be thankful for what we have and the great country that we live in. We are very blessed and fortunate to live in a country where we have......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

janet: Hi Stan--You're probably close to my vintage. I'm trying without luck to call up a memory of Famous on Schenectady--I lived just around the corner and went to 167--so there it was during the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct. Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

colavitos ghost: um, it seems really weird that CE would encounter THREE of the exact same type of (RARE) car within two days in montreal. is there a story behind this? are these canadian cars? is there......

in response to: Cool Car by CE

chiamattt: EvilGentleman, I hold my camera in my right hand at my side as though I were just carrying it somewhere. I just walk and take pictures of things on my right. If there is a......

in response to: Hyehwa to Mia by chiamattt

james flanagan: Hi jack, Ever find any more info or pictures relating to this story or the convent at st.dominic monastery in general? My father had an aunt that......

in response to: About Convents by jack

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: [[img:18786]] Jack, I'm sorry, but we didn't take a picture of ourselves together. You just have to be happy with our shoes. Mine are the in the Lady Lucks. Also, sorry disappoint, but I have straight......

in response to: Out and About with Elaine by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

jack: my two favorite girls, prancing about in london, the next thing you know citynoise will have a convention in manhattan, oh my, oh my, i don't want you to see me and lose the illusion......

in response to: Out and About with Elaine by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

jack: not you evil, actually montreal is beautiful. of course i've never been there but i came close one time when i went to niagara for a convention. i had a grand time, throwing......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

Chiamattt: ##Costume Play, or **Cosplay**: A very popular activity during anime conventions. It consists of dressing up as an anime or video game character to participate in contests or simply for fun.## I went to Busan with......

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

Micah: The Moncton skyline as viewed from Lewisville Road is much more impressive: you see not just the tall commercial buildings but also some nice old ones, church steeples, etc., too that are hidden when viewed......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

EvilGentleman: The murder weapon, as posted on the weirdo's profile: [[img:15617]] He described it as a "CX4 Storm Semi-Automatic Carbine" Damn, this is so freaky, peeking into the mind of a sociopathic murderer. I feel ill. The curiosity as......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

Cosmo: hool, I will soon be trying to search the 'net for myself, but I want to ask you since you might be able to narrow my search: can we just dump biodiesel straight into......

in response to: Toronto\'s Got the Right Idea... by Peter

Peter: Chris Erb: also... most of the newer {hell} tags have a more conventional "h" starting them off... i think the loopy cursive-ish "h" was back in the beginning, as i see few of those, and......

in response to: Hell Graffiti by Peter

aer suzuki: Chris : Yes, I did, not many of them came out well though, but a few did. I may post them at some point... Peter : I don't know if it would be considered spamming to......

in response to: Lower World No. 1 by aer suzuki

Jamie: it's true we need better nonclemature when it comes to city naming conventions.. though at present Astoria, Queens, NY articles do appear in the list for Queens, NY see for yourself [[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/queens@ny]] [[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/astoria@queens@ny]] and furthermore, NY [[http://www.citynoise.org/hood/ny]] lists everything under......

in response to: New CITYNOISE Logo? by groovehouse

EvilGentleman: During my 6 years of working as a jail guard, I saw many disrespectful acts commited by the prisoners. I have been spit on, had my children's lives threatened, and had to sustain abuse of......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: To my way of thinking, graffiti should be both encouraged and it's location controlled within reason, with penalties for those who put graffiti in places where it has no business being. Now, before you all......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

freaky wild eddie: I realize I'm gonna get flak for this, but I really don't get the perpetual unoriginality of grafitti artists. It's like the "pigs should go eat a donut" joke, it's just so yesterday it's......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Writers Busted! by Dallas Police

Peter: here in nyc, in the days following the {london} {bombings}, the ystarted replacing conventional garbage containers with clear ones... and it was a widespread and piblicized fact (p.r. manoeuvre?) that this was done for {anti-terrorism}......

in response to: Anti-terror Recycling Bin by Ken

HAHAHA: oh man, this is like a hippie convention....

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Peter: jeeff: a friend of mine just returned from a trip to tokyo, and gave almost the exact same explanation of {shibuya}/{harajuku} when we were discussing his travels the other day. im trying to get him......

in response to: Neck Face in Shibuya Tokyo by Sarah Clement

jeeff: i don't know why your post disappeared. there have been complaints about this before, but it seems almost random. whatever the reason, i'd like to get to the bottom of it. i......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

jeeff: i think the waterfront expressway was a convention of the post-war urban planning system. stupid urban planners. i remember someone else posted an article about a raised highway cutting through... seattle? portland?......

in response to: toronto night by jeeff

Ten Cents: I wouldnt argue that his stuff is kind of a gimmick, and i dont really like looking at it much either, but to me the most interesting thing about him and how his shit relates......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Neck Face: My name is Neck face and Iam a Gay American! Ok I said it. I have wanted to say that for years. The first time i had sex was with my Ganpaw. It was in......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Akira: Any particular reason why it appears that everyone is black? was it some kind of convention?...

in response to: Movement by JamJar

Peter: ...though im sure conventional paint filled with metal and glass shards would probably make idea {anti-parking paint}, but it might be a bit of a public liability... heh....

in response to: Pet Bird Parking by Peter

Peter: elaine: totally, re: milk being intended for growing babies. the problem is that this evidence of a tie to obesity flies in the face of the convention that calcium and other minerals in milk have......

in response to: A Cow Named Kindess by GGP

i know: i feel.. timidity outrage inevitability concentration arousal resentment acceptance convention initiative meaningless laughter criticism persecution violation monstrous habits condone etiquette estheticism ...

in response to: A Cow Named Kindess by GGP

jeeff: pretty interesting to see how people try to adapt the variations of the english language to text. a lot of the stuff here reminds me the way we used to type in the old......

in response to: Crip/Blood Graffiti: Washington Heights by anon

t@gger: this image reminds me of my mum's old local in conventry. eh, what a lovely old house!...

in response to: park place by sine

Peter: thanks hool; positive critique really means alot coming from someone who knows their bizness as well as you do. the cam is my new nikon n90s with digital photocoupler attached. the digi tack-on skews the f-stops......

in response to: Cloud by Peter

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