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embarq: I heard in the 70's that the couple that lived in the house for many years, somehow got a zoning clause that prevented the houses from ever geing torn down...thus the new owner is using......

in response to: LaJolla Beach for Joey by jack

anon (nc-71-48-11-44.dhcp.embarqhsd.net): It is really beautiful. Why agonize over maintaining a certain version - they're all dead anyway. Let nature take it back....

in response to: Bayside Acacia Cemetery by NWhyC

jEthRo a.k.a franz: i think mANila is the best because it's the most beatiful city in sOUTheast asia..bUT i think NEw YORk and LA and chicago must be at the top because all of their corners are far......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Esther Herschman (Rechtschafner): for Suzy R. I remember you.Your Mother (MRs. Gradstein)was my 6 grade teacher in 1955-6.Perhaps she brought you to school then. A classsmate of mine,Sharon, who lived on Lincoln Place and Troy Ave, and I once......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Uh-huh: As a Torontonian I am apalled, embarassed, but not surprised that so many Torontonians are mouthing off on this site, and almost as many Montrealers. This insecure self-obsession comes of living next to the most......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Steve - Albox, Almeria: If (en español) Si puedes mantener tu cabeza cuando todos acerca de usted Están perdiendo el suyo, y que culpar a usted, Si puedes confiar en ti cuando todos los hombres duda usted, Sin embargo, para......

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

Paul in Seattle: My 1st trip to NYC was in '85, I was there to see the girlfriend and a sister's wedding. While she was at work, I walked this entire line from BANK Street (that's right kids,......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

jack: REMINDS ME OF THE HUMAN ZOO ON THE PLANET PYTHIAN. sorry about the caps, but when i was captured by the pythians and taken to their planet there was a zoo and we humans......

in response to: Life Sentence by NWhyC

Cecilia Midiri: Read backwards Joseph, you brought up the race card: JOSEPH BRIDGE: 22nd Jun 2008 - 12:21 GMT yeah, white flight. that about sums it up. I'm white and I know that that is when people started moving out...I......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: hmm, im a bit embarrassed to be the largest name on there, but i guess i ##did## get a couple of year's head start on the most of the rest of yall... chiam: for bigger name,......

in response to: This Month On Citynoise by Jamie

Cheyenne : I hope that people start to open their eyes about these things because teens,children,friends,and family die everyday! its so much more serious then people think it is. Texting, and other distractions need to be illiminated......

in response to: One Car Accident by groovehouse

kidcapri22yrs: ok, ok what some people are saying are that, the nazi-ideology has infiltrated the american gov't from 1930's to present, built one of their many capitol structures to capture and enslave non-anglo americans. what are......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

Rob Tynan: Hi Cyril, The Lombardian closed quite a few years ago. John Booth moved more into transporting goods. The shop is know the offices for a building contractor. I've heard about the ghost stories, but I'm......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Cyril Bagshaw: On the Warrington side of the Cadishead bridges there was an old thatched cottage, almost opposite what was The Lombardian store near Fir St. Does it still exist,and has anyone had heard of the ghost......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

cyril bagshaw: Hi Sheila Yes, that was Lennies, There was also a furniture business near there called Motlers,who also had another shop in Eccles,but I dont know when they ceased trading along with The Lombardian store the other......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Ess: To Unsure- I don't know about all the "God's children" stuff and the worn-out (and not-very-helpful) phrases like "don't give up, seek help", but I can say, as a recovered meth addict, you need to......

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

Junito: If this discussion had taken place face to face the Kings and Folks would have shot at each other and hit another innocent victim. This is probably how Miquel died. Lets stop the violent comments......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Post-84 New Jack: Embarassing ourselves, you say, you old geezer? You're like every other oldskool cat who's riding some already-done-shit and gave up on innovating YEARS ago and now you sit around and talk shit online because you......

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

BILROCK-161, RTW.: Damn...y'all are embarising yourselves. It is bad enough that you post-84 new jacks are so politically retarded. There are no kings by throw-ups alone, who the f_ck taught y'all that nonsense..CAP????. CAP was a friggin......

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

anon (mn-71-55-143-56.dhcp.embarqhsd.net): i lived in the row houses on the west side of cabrini and that shit was the bomb the laws hit the buildins all the time!!!!R.I.P CABRINI.......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

anon (cpc3-mfld9-0-0-cust345.nott.cable.ntl.com): Cedric BOOTH well into retirement Is his family's Lombardian still going? I recall it being on both sides of the road next to Cadishead bridge. [[img:26010]] ...

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

noname: I work in a business that allows me to see the finest of Hutchinson and surrounding areas. Hutchinson it's surrounding population consist of the following: Retirees, poor families, meth addicts, leeches. No more no less.......

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

Katherine Edwards-Harris: My name is Renee and I lived in 1847 w.Lake my mother name is Dorothy Jean and we lived there for quite a few years. anyone who knows me my sisters Tiny or Meme......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Jason: Most Canadians are so frighteningly provincial. Regionalism dominates almost every region of the country except maybe Toronto. They cannot compliment themselves without putting someone or thing down from the rest of the country. It's a......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

sageo: great article ,thank god for people like joe..the parks dept should be embarresed with themselves.. thank god for the new york daily news report..goe joe go!!god bless my republic called america!!!...

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

John Cooper - john.cooper@airspaceinfo.com.au: Firstly, thanks for this site. I will see what I can scavenge in photos to contribute a bit. I lived in Allenby Road, Cadishead from 1947-1970 when I moved to Australia, I have......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Been there,done that: Yes, Hutch used to be a fun and wonderful place to grow up in. But the key word here is "used to be." The only good thing going for this pathetic town as far as......

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

Elicar: Yes, it is ONLY 12 hours. And it is a looooong 12 hours. You can only watch so much movies and can only sleep so much in those cramped economy seats. On rare occasions, my......

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

anon (165.84.1.71): Banksy is the shit! The puppet masters will want to squash this kind of expression but they forget they bombard us with their crap non-stop, theres no escape! Go hard brotha...

in response to: the world\'s largest open prison by Unknown

Virginia Gambardella: Thats the Marine Bridge at Jamaica Bay at least that's what it was called in 1939,when you took the ferry from Sheepshead Bay to the point (Kennedys) and looked to the left there was the......

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

Frustrated: I don't mean to sound uptight and can understand that some country's embrace this practice, but we have no privacy in the world anymore. Going to the restroom is a very personal thing and I......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

colavitos ghost: that's funny, my biggest memory of columbus is also getting shitfaced for the ohio state-michigan game. buckeyes won that time as well. it's embarassing, but i think this is the experience that many ohioans have had......

in response to: Downton Columbus by maybetoday

jack: its all about freedom of expression, since there are no stars on the flag it is not a real american flag, many nam vets are still upset with the way america changed its views on......

in response to: Floyd Bennett Field: Let All Flags Fly by CartLegger

rico: hi, i was googling sexe-cite and found your site. i was just wondering what exactly is the purpose of these documentions of yours. i think it's really great and all, i'm just a little......

in response to: Sexe Cite by EvilGentleman

grange: All the french I know is from hockey night in canada . il tire il marque( he shoots he scores!!) Makes for ordering a beer kind of embarassing .. Funny I speak spanish better than french. May be......

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

from starr st.: 1st. off upfromflames, i am going to my storage space and look for my pics and send them to you. now i was born and rasied in bushwick. PROUD of it.just as proud......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

seasideguys: we moved to cleethorpes a year ago,great place.fantastic dog walking beach,loads to do.better family place,not bombarded with amusement acardes and the like. and in the winter it stays open!...

in response to: The Great British Seaside by Jamie

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain". There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall. I did some research, this is the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

procyon: I remember being really annoyed about a lot of things at the rock hall. Like the blurb or caption somewhere (in a list of important songs or something compiled by "experts") saying that "Heaven Knows......

in response to: There Is No Surf in Cleveland by joey

chiamattt: I see fort worth on my favorite television show a lot. COPS. It's filmed on location with the men and women of law enforcement. All suspects are bombarded with way too much backup until proven......

in response to: How I See Fort Worth by dfwtiger

Stuart: As a new arrival to Toronto, I don't have the emotional attachment to this building as others might have. I'm sure most visitors have the same view as I do : "what the hell......

in response to: Dereliction by Cameo

kman: EvilGentleman, I can certainly agree with you there. However that opinion is also very subjective. As you would find spending $95 on something that will be turned into shit, I find paying more than......

in response to: $95 For a Bowl of Soup? by EvilGentleman

GGP: when i was a kid i complained to a friend's father about being bored. he sternly told me, "only boring people are bored." I was embarrassed; his comment changed my life and my attitude toward......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 13 by Scott Sargent

Nick: I'm embaressed by the number of stupid Brits here who have come looking for an arguement, by slagging off the US in the most derogatory, assinine way possible. I'm a Brit and I also *shock......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

EvilGentleman: I will always remember all the stories my grandmother told me about wartime New York. Blackouts in case of a surprise Nazi air raid, or perhaps a U-Boat could get close enough to bombard the......

in response to: To Jersey Shore by jack

Chris Erb: And yes, the train station. There is an embarrassment to the city. I plan on doing a post on it when I'm done my Sussex series. To people not from Fredericton, the......

in response to: Yuppy Scum by CE

aer suzuki: "you dont want it turning up online/getting photographed/discussed, then dont do it in public ;) thats why people dont fuck in public, carry out personal melodramas in public (often) or walk around nude in public." but......

in response to: Mullets Galore! by Peter

Vancouver: Another side to the conversation not mentioned is the gay man's point of view. I was sitting on a very crowded, stifling hot bus when the older sleazy and sweaty guy beside me starting masturbating.......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

jack: holes, i've seen holes, its your foot size! you would only be a size 10 1/2 it's your long toes evil. those are long toes with nice nike sandals. my toes are......

in response to: Potholes by EvilGentleman

New Yorker on the Subway: Ignore these flashers or make fun of them up front so they get embarrarssed and put the ofending little thing away...

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

New Yorker: You're just an idiot if you don't think this photo is real and if you can't see what's going on - just open your eyes, read the paper, watch the news this stuff happens all......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

EvilGentleman: Why does everyone want to think only of their own cities? If you notice, the author appears to be an Italian, and yet no Italian cities made his list, not even the honourable mentions. If......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

jack: sorry nothing embarrassing for me i led a rather perfect, cool guy kinda life. i never laughed at others thats why everyone liked me. ...

in response to: How Old Am I? by JJ

EvilGentleman: LMAO, I remember in 1995, I was dressed to go out in my "western" mode of attire one day. This consisted of custom-made black leather cowboy boots with four-inch heels, button-fly Levi's 501 jeans, a......

in response to: How Old Am I? by JJ

Peter: i am growing very leery of how insular, provincial and xenophobic america is becoming... it smacks of fascism and... dare i say it... prewar germany. after all, every single one of us living in america......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

colavito's ghost: ummmm, this is embarassing, but I'm just gonna ask: Where is Wellington?...

in response to: Old Bank by danielle

pot: el ja . el mejor bambardeador pa mi .saludos makina...

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

enough already: the dude apologized..(altho it would have looked a lot more sincere and courageous if he did it himself)...he made a stupid mistake, i think he's learned his lesson. unfortunately, the small army of idiots......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Litter did I Know: If any Driver/person/biker throws litter on the ground/ out their window into to my path, I am always ready to regift it to them. I don't need to throw it at them but if they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Laura : Haha- nice connection, Elaine. I always pity dogs with cones. They always look like they're completely embarrassed, like the other dogs have been saying cruel things to them. Poor things. ...

in response to: Saturday Walk by Laura

yoshi: to "Lets find out the truth"... you are quite right that this whole thing is getting embarassing, the allegations and illiterate, rascist, moronic comments coming out of the woodwork is making a mockery out of what......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

gordo: Many apologists for the jerk have said what would you do if someone threw garbage in your car. Well it might depend on where it came from. Had I been an idiot who tossed my......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

gordo: Many apologists for the jerk have said what would you do if someone threw garbage in your car. Well it might depend on where it came from. Had I been an idiot who tossed my......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

justlookatthatevileyedpsycho!!!!!!!!!!: TO:Vancouver, Yes ok,some people carry things they use often in there trunks, necessities, be it leisurely items sports;hockey sticks ok maybe even baseball bats in the winter. However,those who do and I gather like......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

4 mode observation: This incident is an excellent example of some of the worst features of human behaviour and the consequences that result from the actions of those who are misguided and self indulgent enough to believe they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jesus Freak: Hey, like why would anyone want to cause anger and strife. Though i feel that the courier was justly upset, i think that the better thing would be to have picked it up thrown......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Retired Cop: Hmmmmm???? This is rather embarrassing isn't it? Sort of ... internet posting = road rage? I can see how we elected the Cons. Oh, and thinking about it, how we elected the Crimi... I mean Libs......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Mixed Martial Artist: Fucking asshole, I wish I was there to armbar that fucking wimp. He's lucky I wasn't there or else I would have made him my bitch when I snap his arm in half (with or without......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Teri: People who litter are pigs. Woman with white vest can do better. Hope woman on bike is recovered. Hope the City provides more trash receptacles. Hope motorists mother is embarassed....

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

No Seriously you must be the guy!: Wow this guy screwed up. If he was right or wrong it doesn't matter anymore there is going to be some major backlash to his out right loss of control. If she has done this......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Ildiko - Toronto: The motorist was obviously embarrassed for getting caught littering - what an idiot he it. He should litter and mess up his own car not more litter on the streets - speaking of litter -......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Ildiko - Toronto: The motorist was obviously embarrassed for getting caught littering - what an idiot he it. He should litter and mess up his own car not more litter on the streets - speaking of litter -......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Rand: The guy should be charged to the fullest, anyone with a bat going around should be if they decide to go nuts... Leah wasn't right either, I hate "garbage" people too. I live in a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Samantha: One of the things I sometimes stay up all night doing is collage - recently i have covered every book and container on my desk in collage - the reason I am saying this of......

in response to: st clement\'s from the hip by elaine

Peter: ahh the cliche wanker/troll shows up to weigh in, offering info that is not only completely off topic for this entry (he surfed in via a search for "fuck england", so is apparently looking for......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

JJ: Choo: Yes! I wish I had one of those. Jeeff: That's exactly it. "Get away embarrassment" Describes the feeling perfectly....

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

jack: stalking is bad and i wish elaine and catherine would stop stalking me. its embarressing and im getting scared....

in response to: Music Man by Nairi

jeeff: i've been in a couple bike accidents, and each time there's a kind of "get away" embarassment, even in the case where i got the door prize and broke my collarbone. i just wanted......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

anon (CPE000625889062-CM014380017444.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com): pretty nice photos. I recognize the famous 11th and Lombard Basketball Courts. ...

in response to: Around Philly by luminous*transitionous

jack: gas, it is embarrassing. poor little kitty. actually the little kitty whispered in my ear that it ate the parakeet or canary, whatever, from the other photos and is stuffed. so the......

in response to: Unlikely by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Grant, I was trying to find out what happened too, but have so far been thwarted. While I never allow myself to feel victimized (why give someone the power?) I am constantly amazed by how......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

Jamie: the dog in the last one looks almost embarassed to have been caught in such a situation...

in response to: oct 30 2005 toronto by hool

Kitty: I've been thinking about the nature of living in a big city (and I've lived in NYC for 12 years now) and it's funny how you learn to just roll with everything thrown at you.......

in response to: The Lost Rules of Living in NYC: by Peter

hool: i feel embarassed for and confused by those who post as artists or makers of stuff, yet cannot communicate in the most basic visual medium (text). i'm not talking about poor spelling, althought "Im......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Cardboard: Haha, I remember saying that, I even had those armor leg pads. That was really embarrassing, funny though. Nevertheless, it was smart to wear a sweat-shirt, last time I got sunburned. Some jerk threw change at me,......

in response to: Ninjas Killed My Family - Need Money for Kung-Fu Lessons by Jayson

jack: there is a purpose for those little points, i have been told that a lot of people tend to get an itch every now and then and it is embaressing (did i spell that correctly)......

in response to: The Anti-Sit by jmarston

Peter: wow, what a project. great entry, jeeff. id never have imagiend italianate architecture in toronto otherwise :) isnt that how it always works? the people who embark on these sorts of projects are always ambitious... yet......

in response to: the villa on the corner by jeeff

pio gordo: I heard about this on the news years ago, and always wondered how he got on.The local bishop can't be up to much. But then we do live in the age of Vatican II. and......

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

elaine: hee hee, thanks jeeff, i feel less lunatic knowing that. i did fried egg sandwiches when i was a teenager for the longest time, and i still have mono jags now. particularly embarassing when eating......

in response to: today by elaine

jeeff: i like the dog hooked up to the cart. it looks embarassed to be caught in this situation....

in response to: The Field of Fun by Jamie

elaine: Re: An Alley in the 900 Block of Linden Thanks, I think! (still embarrassed)...

in response to: An Alley in the 900 Block of Linden by SOD

elaine: i just posted the most embarrassing pictures to date, surely (hideoms)...

in response to: An Alley in the 900 Block of Linden by SOD

elaine: Thanks, I was nervous about putting this one in because it's not really of the same register as the other stuff on the site, though it is very much more like my other work in......

in response to: day trip by elaine

fuzzytank: yeah you kinda miss it if you drive by during the day. that view is from the side street looking west with Lombard running along the right side of the frame....

in response to: Signal Gasoline by fuzzytank

Anon :: Re: Shankhill Road Just a wee line to say its not Shankhill road, its Shankill road The one & only Simply The Best Q.S. NO Surrender F.T.P & God Save The Queen......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

TAIG POWER!: anonymous: embarassing the country like you're embarassing yourself with your horrid spelling? wanker!!!...

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

watcher: Will you all shut the fuck up and stop this silly argueing, your all embaressing the country with your lame ass bullshit comments about each other.... oh your a hun! oh your a taig bla......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

~creAtor~: i guess i just dont get what all the fuss is about. some ppl are protestant. some are catholic. big deal. its that way all over the world and the rest of the world doesnt......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

ireland: hey gene. nothing here but catholic dumbarses and protestant wankers!...

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

rebel 32: hey wullie sure can you not see it the brits dont want you's because you,s are an embarrassment to call yourselves loyalists no loyalty to queen when you's wreck her jail shoot and bomb her......

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

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