The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:47 pm
by faust.dtc
Croydon:
Dubstep
Croydon Facelift (Hairstyle)
Edward Woodward (The Equalizer)
Kate Moss
BRIT School
Derren Brown
Jeff Beck
Dane Bowers
Tramlink
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:48 pm
by Reamz
Carterton:
Raf Brize Norton
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:52 pm
by Neptune
the queen
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:01 pm
by clifford_-
Paul weller
the jam
subscape
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:01 pm
by minifletch
....sorry
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:03 pm
by Shum
From the town I was born, people who wear buckets on their heads to support the local rugby team.
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:04 pm
by clifford_-
Shum wrote:From the town I was born, people who wear buckets on their heads to support the local rugby team.
ahhhh, so your northern then?
all the corns were necessary!
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:07 pm
by Trichome
Brighton:
Raymond Briggs (Writes children's books, most notably The Snowman)
Winston Churchill attended school here
Alfred Darling (pioneer in film equipment)
Katie Price (Jordan)
Magnus Volk (Electrical engineer, built the worlds oldest electric railway, which is still here in brighton and it still bears his name.)
Holly Willoughby (Presenter)
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:09 pm
by Shum
That is in New Zealand, a town called Palmerston North. It's become a bit of a student town with the growth of the local university as is perhaps demonstrated in some way by that photo.
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:10 pm
by Trichome
minifletch wrote:
....sorry
Seems like our hometowns have something in common then, he lost his v to katie price
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Their hallmarks include a campy, decidedly "East European" style and plastic-sounding synthesizer themes.
Any recommendations?
and my personal favourite:
Vibes
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:16 pm
by noam
lol @ Croydon facelift... its called a Wythenshawe Facelift where im from
WYTHENSHAWE: -
Caroline Ahearne
Shameless
Jason Orange from Take That
this guy from East is East
car crime outside of Liverpool
the lad who gestured a gunshot at David Cameron during the 'hug-a-hoody' campaign
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:22 pm
by therapist
Neptune wrote:the queen
Germany?
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:25 pm
by cityzen
Neptune wrote:the queen
Wait, you live in Mayfair?!?
You ballin ass mofo, you!
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:25 pm
by clifford_-
cityzen wrote:Skream
Distance
Charles Darwin
David Bowie
Pixie Lott
Aleister Crowley
Siouxsie Sioux
Gary Rhodes
Billy Idol
Peter Kropotkin
Michael York
Keeley Hazel
Bromley
Wasnt bowie from beckenham?
and im sure gary rhodes is nothing to be proud of.
Re: The best/worst things to come out of your home town?
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:28 pm
by Pada
minifletch wrote:[img]Gareth[/img]
....sorry
JB Priestly, The Bronte Sisters, Titus Salt, the magician Dynamo, the best curry in england.... and me