Re: [NTLK] Very OT: (not Southern) Californians and Loud Shirts - please explain

From: Henry Stukenborg (hjstukenborg_at_mac.com)
Date: Sun Dec 01 2002 - 21:18:46 EST


Pedro,

> and Pixar, which is what i think may have been the source of the
> original comment, is located in Emeryville - near Oakland and the
> People's Republic of Berkeley in the East Bay region of the San
> Francisco Bay Area. Proudly and emphatically part of NORTHERN
> California.

Of course the fine Northern Cali weather keeps all those 'loud' colors
subtle and muted, which is just as well since it might inspire feelings of
being 'color-challenged' in others...
 
> anything south of (and including) Kettleman City just...plain...stinks.

Ah Kettleman City - the Mason/Dixon line of California... ;-)

> On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 03:49 PM, Jeremy Bond Shepherd wrote:
>
>>
>>> What is the deal with Southern Californians and loud shirts?
>>
>> First of all, Southern California is its own country. Really. It's a
>> land unto itself. You can't expect that anything that happens there has
>> any relation to reality in the rest of the U.S., or the world for that
>> matter.
>>
>> But also, Ben, a point of clarification on your geography. Digidesign
>> is based in Daly City, which is in NORTHERN California. Just south of
>> San Francisco. As is Silicon Valley, -- San Jose, Cupertino, Santa
>> Clara. Northern California. We have our own strange tribal habits here
>> as well, but I don't know if loud shirts is part of them.
>>
> - Peter
> pjfraser_at_alamedanet.net
>

-- 
This is the NewtonTalk list - http://www.newtontalk.net/ for all inquiries
List FAQ/Etiquette/Terms: http://www.newtontalk.net/faq.html
Official Newton FAQ: http://www.chuma.org/newton/faq/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Wed Jan 01 2003 - 10:01:36 EST