mase50
Howling Windigo
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Post by mase50 on May 13, 2011 6:19:38 GMT -8
That works for me!! thanks for the tips
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Post by StormyPinkness on May 13, 2011 7:18:46 GMT -8
DINOBOTS
HOLY SHIT
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Post by Catherine Sun Chips on May 13, 2011 7:21:20 GMT -8
Dinosaur World?
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Post by StormyPinkness on May 13, 2011 7:28:45 GMT -8
Yes! Exactly.
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Post by Horned Gramma on May 13, 2011 7:32:13 GMT -8
Dinosaur World? Yay! Clifford! I LOVE THAT MOVIE.
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Post by wompwomp on May 13, 2011 7:32:28 GMT -8
ha ha ha, they have those same dinos at the Calgary zoo! They are set up with motion sensors that roar at you and shake their arms when someone walks by.
I was loaded at this zoo fundraiser when some friends and I snuck into the Dino park and started playing with the dinosaurs. God I love the zoo.
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Post by weenie on May 13, 2011 7:35:59 GMT -8
I love the Calgary zoo! My two year nephew always makes him mom call me so he can tease me about how often he gets to go. Brat.
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Post by Blacksmile on May 13, 2011 7:52:26 GMT -8
ha ha ha, they have those same dinos at the Calgary zoo! They are set up with motion sensors that roar at you and shake their arms when someone walks by. I was loaded at this zoo fundraiser when some friends and I snuck into the Dino park and started playing with the dinosaurs. God I love the zoo. The moving dinosaurs are gone now They were only on loan from somewhere. It's back to the non-moving dino statues. On the plus side...the penguin exhibit open next year!!!!!! The Penguins will rule the world in 2012.
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Post by Abominable on May 13, 2011 9:14:57 GMT -8
The only thing similar between Vancouver and LA is the film industry. By all other counts Vancouver=Seattle, but it's only a couple hours down the road so that's an easy one. Ruling out Seattle because it is so obvious, I'd say the most similar city to Vancouver would be San Francisco.
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Post by alex on May 13, 2011 9:47:24 GMT -8
Are there, perhaps, more tasteful things to do in this city? We've got a pretty huge Fringe Theatre Festival in August which gets a lot of International attention. Indy in July, Capital Ex in July, Taste of Edmonton in July, Heritage Festival (basically a giant culture/food festival at one of our amazing river valley parks), Winterlight in January (a huge snow/ice/outdoor festival), Yukigassen! (a 3 day snowball fight tournament at Fort Edmonton Park), Street Performers' Festival in Churchill Square, River City Roundup (starts with a cattle drive through the streets and kicks off the Canadian Finals Rodeo), Sonic Boom Festival (last year Rise Against, Weezer, Bad Religion, etc played). We've also got the Winspear Centre for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, The Citadel Theatre, The Royal Alberta Museum, The Telus World of Science, Commonwealth Stadium for football, soccer, and concerts, the Jubilee Auditorium for shows, The Garneau and Princess Theatres for independent movies, and I can keep going if you wish. Point is, we're not all strip clubs and truck nuts. *EDIT* oh, and the mall. Can't come to Edmonton and not go to West Edmonton Mall (apparently). I hate it, but it's always packed.
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Post by wolfhat on May 13, 2011 9:59:11 GMT -8
Something tells me it's all happening at the zoo. Ruling out Seattle because it is so obvious, I'd say the most similar city to Vancouver would be San Francisco. I love San Francisco, but honestly I don't think it's very much like Vancouver. I always feel like SF is more of an east coast city that has been transplanted and assimilated by the west coast. The whole "cityX=cityY" comparison is pretty fucking arbitrary, though, so I think we can both be right.
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Post by Abominable on May 13, 2011 10:03:42 GMT -8
I've taken a couple weekend trips there during the summer, so my analysis isn't backed by any substantial experience. I just got a laid back vibe from the city that reminded me of home. Completely agree though that comparing two cities is a very subjective thing.
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Post by wolfhat on May 13, 2011 10:22:25 GMT -8
Somehow I haven't spent any good time in Portland yet (trying to change this this summer,) but if Portlandia is at all accurate then Vancouver=Portland is another definite possibility. So... basically the entire west coast from SF up is exactly the same.
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Post by StormyPinkness on May 13, 2011 10:25:27 GMT -8
I don't think Portland is like SF at all. I have only been there once so I could be way off, but they seem fairly different.
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Post by Horned Gramma on May 13, 2011 10:28:43 GMT -8
San Francisco is absolutely nothing like Portland.
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Post by Geoff on May 13, 2011 10:31:28 GMT -8
Yeah I've been to San Fran as well, nothing like Portland or Seattle.
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Post by Horned Gramma on May 13, 2011 10:34:51 GMT -8
San Francisco is actually quite a bit like Seattle, in terms of size, cleanliness, attitude, traffic, layout and general unpleasantness. I'm sure Weak Shit could weigh in on this.
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Post by Horned Gramma on May 13, 2011 10:35:16 GMT -8
If he were in fact still an active poster.
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Rusty
North American Scumfoot
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Post by Rusty on May 13, 2011 16:15:43 GMT -8
What are you guys even talking about? Comparing cities? Really? It must be close to the festival.
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Post by Horned Gramma on May 13, 2011 16:19:38 GMT -8
REALLY close.
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