| CB27
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| 268150. Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:56 am |
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Question: When was the City of San Francisco claimed by the US from Mexico?
Klaxon: 1846 or any other date.
Answer: In 1846 the town of Yerba Buena was claimed by the US, but it was not until a year later that it was named San Francisco.
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| djgordy
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| 268159. Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:14 am |
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| CB27 wrote: | | Question: When was the City of San Francsco claimed by the US from Mexico?. |
Never, because there isn't a city called San Francsco. |
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| dr.bob
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| 268160. Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:15 am |
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| Or San Fransisco, for that matter :) |
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| Sebastian flyte
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| 268165. Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:29 am |
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| :D! |
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| Guest
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| 268214. Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:53 am |
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| Yerba buena's another name for mint if memory serves; does that make SF the Minty City or the Big Mint? |
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| CB27
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| 268345. Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:42 pm |
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| Pah, I was typing incredibly fast and not noticing my spelling. Fixed now because I hate getting stung by the spelling bees... |
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| Sebastian flyte
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| 268354. Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:51 pm |
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| San Francisco has a theatre called Theater Rhinoceros after the mythical and rather camp Lilac Rhino which was once the symbol of a gay rights movement in Boston (US, I would presume not Lancashire) The rowing club to which Hugh Laurie belongs is the Leander club and it is represented by a pink hippo, and the members where pink ribbons on their panama hats. It is a great prize (in a very Wodehousian way , if that's the word?) to steal one of these hats at a regatta. |
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| samivel
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| 268437. Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:48 pm |
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| Sebastian flyte wrote: | | Boston (US, I would presume not Lancashire) |
The Boston in England isn't in Lancashire either; it's in Lincolnshire. |
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| indigo fugit
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| 268472. Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:02 am |
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| samivel wrote: | | Sebastian flyte wrote: | | Boston (US, I would presume not Lancashire) |
The Boston in England isn't in Lancashire either; it's in Lincolnshire. |
The people, (as with royalty everywhere),are terribly inbred.
I checked and the place is full of King Edwards |
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| Sebastian flyte
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| 268480. Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:18 am |
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| samivel wrote: | | Sebastian flyte wrote: | | Boston (US, I would presume not Lancashire) |
The Boston in England isn't in Lancashire either; it's in Lincolnshire. |
Ooops sorry! could have sworn it was :) my apologies! |
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| 268510. Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:47 am |
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For some reason, Sebastian, your post reminded me of the Dali:
Imagine that in pink! |
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| Sebastian flyte
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| 268549. Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:36 am |
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| ooo. *visualises*. Nice. :) |
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| CB27
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| 268565. Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:03 am |
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| indigo fugit wrote: | | samivel wrote: | | Sebastian flyte wrote: | | Boston (US, I would presume not Lancashire) |
The Boston in England isn't in Lancashire either; it's in Lincolnshire. |
The people, (as with royalty everywhere),are terribly inbred.
I checked and the place is full of King Edwards |
Mmmm, potato salad... |
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| Lumpo31
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| 268605. Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:36 am |
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| CactusFlower wrote: | For some reason, Sebastian, your post reminded me of the Dali:
Imagine that in pink! |
What on earth is going on with those sea urchins?? |
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