seattle

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Seattle As Sickly Woman

a: Seattle ~
b: being married to a beautiful woman

What: "Living in Seattle is like being married to a beautiful woman who is sick most of the time. The most correct statement I've ever heard about Seattle weather."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 14 2012 4:29 PM


Seattle=good Coffee

a: Seattle ~
b: a good cup of coffee

What: "A trip to Seattle is like a good cup of coffee, it has a distinct and earthy taste that is sophisticated and laid back at the same time, and it will really wake up your mind!"

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Writer: Kelly Dunning
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Date: May 14 2012 4:33 PM


Bitter In Seattle

a: Seattle ~
b: an ex-boyfriend

What: "Seattle is like an ex-boyfriend and I'm bitter about our relationship. I have many friends that, all of whom I love, but guess what? Do we ever, EVER, hang out? No. Because everyone in Seattle has their job, their school, their gym, their little isolated life that we have to navigate daily via bus, car, bike or walking and doing so takes FUCKING forever, so we never hang out"

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Writer: koopah
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Date: May 14 2012 4:35 PM


Come As You Are

a: Seattle ~
b: one big renaissance festival

What: "For my Florida friends who haven't been to the Northwest, Seattle is like one big renaissance festival. Every neighborhood is so different. You can wear what you like and people don't judge you."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 14 2012 4:37 PM


Seattle As Female

a: Seattle ~
b: that special girl

What: "Seattle is like that special girl. The one you want to hang out with in the daytime."

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Writer: Marcus D.
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Date: May 14 2012 4:39 PM


Hip Hop Seattle

a: Seattle ~
b: a melting pot. re HIP HOP

What: We have so many types of styles. You name it Seattle has it. If you go to California you have the Bay, and if you go down south you have that style of hip-hop, but Seattle is like a melting pot. There are so many varieties of artists. It's a good thing.

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Writer: Jake Espinoza
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Date: May 14 2012 4:42 PM


Fish Fish Fish

a: Seattle ~
b: an overgrown fishing village

What: "Seattle is like an overgrown fishing village, so fresh seafood is easy to find. And, Seattle natives love to go to local seafood joints to get a quick fix of fish 'n' chips, clams 'n' chips, or alder-smoked salmon."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 14 2012 4:44 PM


This Old House

a: Seattle ~
b: rickety old house

What: "Cities are obsolete and require way too much care and feeding for what they provide in today's socially networked world. Seattle is like a rickety old house in constant need of repair...no one has the time for such a money pit any more when you can have quite a nice lifestyle in the ring exurbs these days."

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Writer: John Bailo
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Date: May 14 2012 4:47 PM


What Does This Mean?

a: Seattle ~
b: the recycled 10-year-old hipster leavings

What: "Really? Seattle is like the recycled 10-year-old hipster leavings of Portland fed into a grinder and re-packaged."

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Writer: Never Alone
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Date: May 14 2012 4:50 PM


Portland As Clean Seattle

a: Seattle ~
b: a more grimy Portland

What: "To me, Seattle is like a more grimy Portland. Meaning, along with the hippies and forever 25 crowd, there are some truly urban aspects to it. I like that cause it evens the playing field"

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 14 2012 4:52 PM


Seattle Governement?

a: Seattle ~
b: the Palestinian authority

What: "Seattle is like the Palestinian authority where the main industry is being a government paid bureaucrat. Seattle opened up BIKE trails down town, using up whole lanes. It is Obama Heaven and I bet after his landslide defeat in 2012, Obama will move to Seattle. He would be right at home.'

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Writer: Robert A. Cook
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Date: May 14 2012 4:55 PM


I Like The Ponytype

a: Seattle ~
b: the Mecca of bike polo

What: " From what I hear, Seattle is like the Mecca of bike polo. Be sure to check out all of the ball-busting action at Magnuson Park."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 14 2012 4:58 PM


Too Much Moisture

a: Seattle ~
b: living in a Damp sponge

What: "However living in Seattle is like living in a damp sponge, makes waterboarding look attractive. Get me the fuck out of this shithole. I need a suicide hotline and it has only been raining for two weeks god help me survive till fucking July when it warms all the way to 75 (wow) and the sun peaks out for a few short fucking weeks"

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 14 2012 5:01 PM


Fashionwise

a: Seattle ~
b: little Antwerp

What: "Seattle is like a little Antwerp, which is a city it Belgium. The people there are so proud of their local designers. Big designers like Ann Demeulemeester and Dries Van Noten are from Antwerp. People know their designers there. Seattle seems like a burgeoning Antwerp because there is so much talent and the community is so supportive."

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Writer: Samrah Qureshi
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 14 2012 5:09 PM


1+1=2

a: Seattle ~
b: hybrid of SF and Portland

What: Well, I say Seattle is like a hybrid of SF and Portland. Yeah, and the architecture is bland.... so is the culture.

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Writer: Deezus
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Date: May 14 2012 5:11 PM


Seattle As Jr.

a: Seattle ~
b: an adolescent version of Silicon Valley

What: "The start-up culture "is beginning to work now," said Walter Smith, one of Jackson's founders, who worked on Microsoft's Vista operating system but left before it was introduced. "Seattle is like an adolescent version of Silicon Valley."

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Writer: Walter Smith
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Date: May 14 2012 5:13 PM


Gets The Seratonine Levels Up

a: Seattle ~
b: free Prozac

What: "Sun in Seattle is like free Prozac. Even the police at the table in the park are singing puff the major dragon w/ an old man & his guitar."

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Writer: Annemarie waters
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Date: May 14 2012 5:15 PM



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