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Hands and Feet: Just got this today. The reality is this all started about the mid fifties or earlier. I remember moving several times before I was five years of age. This was due to depressed economics in......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

YourOwnFault: For all of you who left for the suburbs, you have nobody to blame for the decline of Kensington except yourselves...you abandoned it! You chased after the imaginary American Dream of a big car and......

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

Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

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

Me: Re to Peter Can't say I wouldn't blame you after reading so much negativity,but people like Tex who don't even live here but keep posting negative and slanderous comments,especially about the man who committed suicide,is enough......

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

정이 김: American want to send beef infected with mad cow — so dangerous that the Americans refusing to eat it — to my country! Myung-bak Lee sign a deal with America to lift a ban of......

in response to: Anti-US Beef/2MB Protests by chiamattt

futurebird: I just did a painting today (from memory) of the freedom tunnel-- so, of course, the graffiti is all made up-- in fact, it's YOUR FAULT I started thinking about this again and did this......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Peter: hey tanya, im really sorry we let you down. actually, its my bad, so just let me go right ahead and take the blame for this one, ok? were gonna try to do much better......

in response to: FedEx by valvision

B Street: I grew up across the street from one of the few working factories in Kensington starting in 1965 until I was forced out 22 years later. While I too have fond memories of wall ball, swimming......

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

Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot! A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo. [[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]] by Adam Enright I was thrilled to read about......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

yeah yeah: i think its amazing how people are suggesting that jacksonville should become like miami or orlando in order to become more "entertaining"... havent any of you people taken a walk around outside or a swim......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

RAY ALAN: I have lived in jacksonville fla. all my life 51yrs. to be exact.First I cant belive Jacksonville fla. is being called a small town because there est.800,000 people reside here and it is......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

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

Re; KOTS: Hi James, I dont live in Cadishead anymore, now live in Hazel Grove after living in moton for 8 years. The great thing about Cadishead and Irlam was that There was lots of people to......

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

Stuart Brennan: Hello everyone Just stumbled on this site by accident and saw a few old names and places that brought back memories. I was in Norma Bolton's class in juniors, although I don't blame her if she......

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

Eric from Port Richmond: A Richmond boy with a few comments. Its NOT just Kensignton that took a turn for the worst in the area. I grew up in the late 70s and 80s in Port Richmond. The neighbors would sit......

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

CE: I was there during the celebrations but left before the riots began. I was going to bike back up at about 1:30am but unfortunately got a flat tire when I was leaving (and my......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Dawn: After reading all this bull...I have no idea who to believe and I have decided to spend my energy on another topic...who gives a crap. If you are not interested in joining an HA Club...do......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Peter: bob: i was poised to go to great effort to provide you links to mass-media sources that refute almost everything you say- about the misplacement of blame in iraq, about soldiers who refuse to go......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

D.bennett: All right real talk i`m tired of hearing people say they`ve read the book there are no children here that book the movie was all bullshit ok u don`t have to feel sorry......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Diane Dole: Hi Tammy, it has been a while since we have seen each other we have had some great times together in the past. When we all got together especially at our guild meetings we thourougly......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

MB: I agree with the previous commenter. We put new windows in an entire building through Park Slope Glass and just had a few problems - but you get nothing but a run around from......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

sssss: uh, piecing and bombing two separate things bombing is destroying shit for the fun and publicity, piecing is making yourself have a better image and exprressing your art sometimes i like bommbing because it's fucking fun, can't blame......

in response to: Graf Trux 5: NYC by Peter

GD: Wow i have never seen so many negative people in my life in one place i to have seen alot of the good & bad things in hutch but then again i try to be......

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

RavenPandorah: I happen to be a very active member of Vampirefreaks.com and we the members of Vampirefreaks.com are not like that. We are like everyone else prety much and to read that this kid did this......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

Jennifer : I too have read "There are no children here" and was very touched and saddened by what happened there. I know some of you want to put the blame on LaJoe for having so many......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

TiffT: Ha Ha! Oh so true...if you hear some of the local myths about Tim's you'll hear everything from tobacco in the paper lining of the cup to vanilla in the grounds to bolster addiction. I......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

Bass Girl: I love those old photos above! It's good to see Hutch had a good start. I wonder what happened? I had an interesting visit with a neighbor who has been trying to......

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

Losnah: There's tons of cool shit here, just keep lookin', cause the buff is quick... I spot dope pieces a lot. Lately: Gime, Fever, Jeab (mad throwies) Jukes, Snore (throw ups too, up High), Sherm... Portland's......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

anonymous: Why is it that in such a tragic event, one has to be dumb and immature enough to make it a political issue. It doesn't whether it was a republican or a democrat was......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

tom: The bridge was designed and built under a Democratic administration (Karl Rolvaag). Approximately half of the time since its construction there has been a Democratic governor in the state. The Democrats are now......

in response to: Bridge Collapse 1 by Tyfoid Kid

jack: bikes and cars, not a good combination in a world of speed and exhibition, an accident happens and who is to blame, a driver going too fast, a bicylist not being too careful, and then......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

blame(1): man cope is a straight ^ legend but gettin money for paintin now tat is gaY ...

in response to: Metro Cope2 by METRO KD OTB DMC

Peter: you can blame the "tagger" all you want, but be leary about voting for officials who would rather blow millions of dollars (that could be spent on programs that need it) on cleaning up "tags". priorities......

in response to: April 21 2007 Toronto by hool

bed sty-cee!: ....and another thing you mexicans i cant believe you let your country go to hell by corruption and stealing. instead of staying there fighting and taking back your country you run here. work so called......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

bed sty-cee!: born and raised in brooklyn--coney island was the boroughs(family getaway) i can't beleive that politician let it rot--but just like all of brooklyn, gentrification will take hold. so all you blacks and puerto ricans better......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

realworldgirl9: You know, the reason our entire country is in a shit hole right now is because of the lousy attitudes of people today. I have lived in many places in my life, for instance:......

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

loraine: it's completey rediculous to blame it on vampirefreaks.com he'd of done it anyway a website cannot cause damage like that thats just crazy. and everyone on there is lovely but of course you're gonna get the odd nutjob as said......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

chiamattt: That is hilarious! Hahahahaha. I blame the PQ for a stunt like that. ...

in response to: Bike Trail for Drunk Drivers by EvilGentleman

anon (static-host-66-18-45-122.epbinternet.com): Another perspective. I'm 50 years old. Born in St. Anthony's, lived on Fairfield and Richmond Streets, attended Moos School. Gangs are nothing new. Puerto Ricans began moving into the neighborhood in......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

sick: bushwick is probabably the heroin capital of new york i know b/c i i go to the needle exchange placed so conveniently on broadway dont raise your kids in this neighborhood they will grow up to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

shoot it straight: Some of these post make me smile and some are just annoying. The neighborhood does have potential, which one doesn't? Change starts with the people who are there and where they see themselves in the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

my visit: I travel from a small community north of Toronto to New Brunswick 2 times a year and on average i spend a month in your beautiful province and at about a week each time in......

in response to: Sussex Stationers by CE

dean: I'm viewing your photos from Vermont. We got lots of wind blown snow here this year, so I tried (once again) to build an igloo in the back yard. I failed again, for......

in response to: Igloo Construction by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Or perhaps it is the vile habit of coffee-drinking that is to blame. As you can see in these (unfortunately fuzzy due to my imperfect camera) pictures, there are at least two coffee cups each......

in response to: Why Does This Happen? by EvilGentleman

under: yeh and i wonder if united states to blame may this was a setup by bush....makes you think for accuse to go to war......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

Reeko1ne: PDX graf used to be the sh!t...problem is everybody grew up and got old. the original Dfm crew: Resk, Cerca, Vegas, Reeko, Motevs, Bore, Cayper, Cops, OFA crew, Relik, Torch, Kable, Mach, Rune, UFR crew ,......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Derek Jackson: Wow! Reading all this misspelled babble about being proud of being hispanic, about fighting the whites trying to take what's yours, and about complaining about gang violence is making me half-laugh, half-get pissed off. Homboldt Park......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

This is real!!!: I sit here sad as hell listening to all the disrespect everyone has for each other. WOW. im trying to understand how can we be so ignorant and not get our act together. I lived......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Guy McLaren: oh crap, most peeps join a club for the socialization and because they have a buddy in the club. I belonged to a club that had a bad chapter but people like you painted us......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Guy McLaren: In fact the facts are that I have made a few posts each day, I have in no way tried to hog the top page, I go out I take some pics, I post, If......

in response to: Wasp by Guy McLaren

Guy McLaren: No Jeeff the Hells angels are a bike club with some members that are criminal, some that are do gooders and others that are just their. Blaming the badge for the misdeneanours of the minority......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Luke: Angela there is hatred equally on both sides, and equally there is suffering on both sides. One small other correction to make it is not 'Catholic and Protestant', it is a divide largely between Republicans/Nationalists......

in response to: Graffiti in Belfast by barry

once republican: we all know what happened in the past...where has it gotten us? everybody has an opinion on why different conflicts started, if we keep bringing up the past and blaming the other side, we will......

in response to: Black and White by norniron

EvilGentleman: Well, I think we also have to keep in mind that you and Peter **do** pay a signifigant amount of the money to keep this site online, and you guys devote massive amounts of blood,......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Børge: I don't think the fact that oslo is an expensive city has anything to do with the high crime number. It's also a fact that oslo is unique in norwegian matter. I live in the......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

angel_fish: I can understand why people who have no previous knowledge of vampire freaks are concerned, and if I didn’t belong to the site and know as many truly intelligent and compassionate people from it as......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

Nibs: It is not Tim Hortons making the mess it is the lazy customer that cannot be bothered to put the cup or garbage in its right place, that being a garbage can. Pretty sad when......

in response to: Tim in the Streets by Marlo

d00d: to blame something like this on a website is just ridiculous. i'm also a member of vampirefreaks, because i like surrounding myself with open-minded people, and i'm not a goth. vampirefreaks is a community-based website,......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

Shamie: Thanks for your post Karlo, I have taken it on board. I do actually have a similar viewpoint as yourself and I do not agree with murder and sectarian violence. The reason I posted 'fuck the......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Chris Erb: benji you bastard! You have your dream camera in your hands! I finally found my camera's user manual and found it has a bunch of features I didn't know it had. One of those......

in response to: The Cameras of Citynoise by ksedge

Susannah : I also have to say that people who want to look to the past all of the time are just looking for excuses and someone to blame for their dissatisfaction with themselves. I grew......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

dT: Blaming white people for gentrification is pointless; capitalism is the real problem. Exploitation will continue to exist as long as our corporatist economy exists. Also, if you are white, stop complaining about being......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Chris Erb: Although there are currently no plans to remove bridges or to discontinue building new ones, the system has received some criticism and controversy in recent years. The system has been blamed for being a potential......

in response to: You\'re in Calgary When... by ksedge

The Truth: Remember Brownsville was nearly all white less than 40 years ago.... Should we blame black people for this...How dare they take white homes..... Italians were drivin out by black people from east new york........ So there we have......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

EvilGentleman: If only you could see me laughing right now, jack. I suppose the spurned girlfriends made the idea of active duty a lot less scary, by comparision. At least, at the time. And don't blame......

in response to: End Gender by Biff

Ruairí: Hi Jamie Just wondered - what area of london are you from? I am originally from Lisnaskea but live in London now. I have had the idea of going round to to your neighbourhood and taking photos of......

in response to: Cross Street and Blossom 2002 by Jamie

Xindy the Lesbian: Let me just point out that that sign does NOT say "STOP HeteroSEXUALISM" but rather "STOP HeteroSEXISM". There is a huge difference here. One means stop being straight and the other simply means......

in response to: chicago gay pride parade by corsakti

non-hipster: re: Bushwick. I'm dissapointed in several things I have read here. The fact that blame has been assigned to an entire part of the community (i.e. the whites) for driving out ethnic minorities. First......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Ken- Boston, Massachusetts: The comments I have read here don't surprise me, but they also disturb me. I was born and raised in Boston (where the first shots were fired at the British). I hold a......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

anon (belf-cache-1.server.ntli.net): A Belfast man called Karlo: 12th Apr 2006 - 00:37 GMT i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Mauvis: I'm half white and half Korean and I moved to Bushwick a couple of months ago from East Harlem because these are the closest places to the city that I can afford. I have a......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

shandy: I'm white and my place in Bushwick was the first I moved to when I came to New York. I had no idea what neighborhood meang what, I moved there firstly because my friend lived......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Penpusher: Here's the thing about the geography of NYC. Everything radiates from Midtown. During the late 90s, the Giuliani era, NY developed a reputation as being a safe city, a clean city and as Rudy claimed,......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Peter: a quick look at the wiki entry for [[wiki:bushwick]] shows that the displaced people youre talking about are far from the first to be displaced, whether from gentrification, changing demographics, modernization, urbanization, etc. i mean,......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Peter: ...but you can blame your alabama education for your atroctious grammar, im sure. chalk one more up for the south!...

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

C.D. MORRIS...ALABAMA,U.S.A.: I BELIEVE IF I WERE IRISH...I WOULD WANT MY OWN COUNTRY. THE NORTHERN YANKESS WANTED TO IMPOSE THEIR WILL ON OUR SOUTHERN STATES...AND WEE FOUGHT BACK.WE WANTED OUR SOVEREIGNTY...OUR OWN COUNTRY...CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA,TO LIVE......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Sean MacCloud: *A DUDE here* said "but what would it feel like if it were just her there? just her with the pervert?" Hmmm... If would feel like... wimmins is not equal for genetic reasons and dependent on......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

GGP: e- "i blame the moon" sounds like a great name for a pre-menopausal memoir...I might have to borrow that!! p- i remember this view well...or somewhat...from my old rooftop days when i resided on park place......

in response to: Smoggy Day by Peter

elaine: we had this. and now it is sunny. but everyone is mad. i blame the moon. it will all be more normal after saturday. [[img:11851]] ...

in response to: Smoggy Day by Peter

chiamattt: It is sad that people assume this ad will increase the number of drunk drivers. Lets just get rid of all advertising at gas stations. What if there is an ad for eyeliner and someone......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

Get out of your car, buddy: Can we all have a big hug? I don't understand the rich people thing? Why do people always blame rich people? Blaming those rich guys is a passive response that most people......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

Elicar: You mean this one, buddy? [[img:11038]] [[img:11037]] Yes, I thought it was tacky, but blame BMW or whatever dealership who sponsored them. I cropped the chunky one! One of them on the car appeared to not want to......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

anon: If you or I was mentally ill and living on the streets with no means to improve our situation... wouldn't you want your government to help out? this is the real issue here. Blaming Bay......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

Culture Club: Can I get a few examples of the HP culture that everyone is so keen on holding onto? I don't see it. If there was so much pride you wouldn't let people treat the neighborhood......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Get out of your car, buddy: I'm not clear on how the wealthy people of bay street are responsible for homelessness, or are key to the solution. That is a function of social policy, which we all set, and should collectively be......

in response to: Only in Toronto... by Elicar

A Belfast man called Karlo: i feel i must say something to at least let people know there are those of us that live in Belfast who DO posess a bit of wit,understanding and compassion..it really is quite sad to......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

anon (p54907093.dip.t-dialin.net): Hi I'm half German. I live in England and have done for 3 years. I like a lot of the people there, as you do in every country you meet good people and bad people.......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Elicar: Send it over Jack! We really did not have much of a snow in Toronto this winter. The last time I remember having really too much snow was when Mayor Mel Lastman called in the......

in response to: Spring Snow by jack

Peter: blame it on the grid-plan layout!...

in response to: Diet Rite Cola by Peter

Get out of your car, buddy: Hey Jenna, I think we are on different wavelengths. Toronto is in fantastic shape. The region is not (this includes former suburbs that have been amalgamated, where you can't seem to get your bus).......

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

EvilGentleman: jenna: I understand completely. Who could blame you for such a neat dream? Here in Montreal, the only way we will get to surf is if a dam on the St. Lawrence River breaks, and......

in response to: Meditation Location by Tyfoid Kid

Get out of your car, buddy.: Toronto must be a tale of two cities. If you live in the inner city, it fits like a comfortable old shoe. There are few places in the world that can boast such......

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

SEEN: Thats why NYC is "slippin"? Fuck that! Noooo, why... we dont have *any* kings here in in NYC at all do we? None at all. Listen here, fool, GRAFFITI, just like HIPHOP itself, was BORN......

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

jeeff: today during the 10 minute walk home from the grocery store i counted tim hortons cups that i saw on the ground. i saw 13. there is no tim hortons in the neighbourhood.......

in response to: Rrrrrrrrrrroll Up by Mata Hari

Peter: i often wonder exactly what goes on at this spot over the weekend, as new additions always turn up on monday. here are some recent ones: [[img:8967]] two grammar errors in a 4 word sentence. nice work. [[img:8968]] penis,......

in response to: I Like it Raw by Peter

Elicar: Elaine, you'll love my backyard. I co-exist with squirrels in the summer. When I moved in to my current house in 2003, I started naming them, Joe, Dick, Harry, etc. But there are so many......

in response to: A Beautiful Sunday Afternoon by Elicar

Socrampkjerez: jorge si ves este msn yo soy un traceurs de jerez, asi que agregame a mi msn y hablamos: socrampk@hotmail.com...

in response to: Le Parkour by Luli

bennet: I have met the blonde in white vest (she’s prettier in person). I know he doesn’t beat her but seeing these pictures showing how bad his temper is:I advise her to RUN, & fast!!!......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

carolina333: Sorry everybody but was she really so concerned about the garbage - thats what she says - how do you know she wasnt in a bad mood and just wanted to get her frustrations back......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

JimboToronto: I can't believe the hatred spewing from the tiny pea brains of the cargoofs. Cargoof Matt says,"That dumb courier got what she deserved. They selectively follow traffic laws, and then all of a sudden they're environmentalists?......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

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