Whats Your Town Famous For?

[ReZourceman]

But not in the conventional sense!

Post ;

The first Google Image
The penultimate Google link of the first page (First ones are bound to be Wiki etc)
The first Youtube video
and
The first thing that the YouTube search bar suggests, when you type in the town name.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/images/2007/09/05/2608_aylesbury_470_470x353.jpg

http://www.aylesburytowncouncil.gov.uk/

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YT suggestion
"Aylesbury fights"

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Edit/ This is potentially less exciting that I envisioned.

[MadDog]

Leeds

http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Leeds-Leeds/leeds%201.jpg

First Image ^^^^

http://www.leeds-castle.com/goto.php?ref=y&sess=u0%7Cp0%7Cn0%7Cc0%7Cs0%7Cg1%7Cd0&

Penultimate link ^^^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjKpVzQHl3k

First Video ^^^^

And first thing it suggests is Leeds United

[Letty]

http://www.neilrisk.com/assets/galleries/48/quarff_sites04.jpg
Well whaddya know! A picture of my house, with surrounding plots numbered! Not really a coincidence, as there's like 3 houses here.


http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/quarff.asp - apparently awaiting photographs. Lol.

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LMAO!!

Edit - This was the first image result for 'Shetland' - lol!

http://simplymarvelous.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/freddie-on-shetland-pony.jpg

[Strider]

Haha this will be good.

Town: Shirebrook

Google Image:
http://www.bolsoverpartnership.org.uk/images/siteImages/DSCF0357_web.JPG

http://www.shirebrook.net/ - LOLZ!

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And finally "Shirebrook Fights"

And you think your town is full of chavs?

[MadDog]

Half the people that live near me are chavs :P

[Dog-amoto]

Aerial shot of Bolton.

http://www.webbaviation.co.uk/bolton/bolton-town-hall-757.jpg

Penultimate link goes to Bolton in Connecticut so this is the one before

http://www.premierleague.com/page/bolton-wanderers

I'm very sorry for this video - but I can't help what my town is called

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[Tellyn]

Leeds

http://www.castles.org/castles/Europe/Western_Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Leeds-Leeds/leeds%201.jpg

First Image ^^^^

http://www.leeds-castle.com/goto.php?ref=y&sess=u0%7Cp0%7Cn0%7Cc0%7Cs0%7Cg1%7Cd0&

Penultimate link ^^^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjKpVzQHl3k

First Video ^^^^

And first thing it suggests is Leeds United

Erm, this.

[Dante]

The first Google Image
http://www.britishracecourses.org/resources/courses/picture1/000001/Aintree1.jpg

The penultimate Google link of the first page (First ones are bound to be Wiki etc)

www.racing-index.com/race-course/aintree-race-course.html

The first Youtube video
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The first thing that the YouTube search bar suggests, when you type in the town name.

“aintree grand national”

[welsh_gamer]

Rhosybol

http://www.amlwchhistory.co.uk/data/ImageGallery/Rhosybol/marquis%20rhosybol.jpg

http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/holiday-cottages2/WALESW4335.htm

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Youtube doesn't suggest anything. Most exciting thing that happened here was a car fire.

[ReZourceman]

Youtube doesn't suggest anything. Most exciting thing that happened here was a car fire.

LMAO! Okay this is pretty good actually. Great thread ReZ. :)

[Noodleman]

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/h/halstead/halstead_map.gif

Map from the 70's although this was 2nd

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scissorhands/system/top_mop_or_flop/image/14/320x/Mr-Halstead-Street-TOTM.jpg

Link: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/essex/halstead.html

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Youtube suggests Halstead, Neil which I believe the video is also about

[Shino]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/rede_prod/assets/0040/2801/Moradia_Brejos_Azeit%C3%A3o_1.JPG

A house sale.

Edit v.2 :Wait a fucking minute! That's the house across the street!! I didn't even recognize it.

http://www.teloos.com.pt/search/brejos_azeitao/1.htm

Hotels and stuff.

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It suggests nothing.

Pretty boring.

Edit: You know what ReZ, you suck for making this thread.

[ReZourceman]

It suggests nothing.

It suggests everything.

:heh:

[Apple_NdiB]

Witney, Oxfordshire

http://www.witney.net/images/buttercross_witney.jpg

http://www.witneyrfc.co.uk/

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[Dan Dare]

Sheffield is very famous for many things, presumably none of which turn up on Google. Bah!

[Shino]

It suggests everything.

:heh:

Ah, Touché!

[Raining_again]

The first Google Image

http://cache.virtualtourist.com/2214797-Christmas_morning_in_Ballymena-Ballymena.jpg


The penultimate Google link of the first page (First ones are bound to be Wiki etc)

Ballymena Parish Web Site (http://www.ballymenaparish.org/)
Roman Catholic Parish in Ballymena. Ballymena is a large market town in the middle of County Antrim, one of the most northern counties in Ireland.

The first Youtube video

drunken ballymena idiots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpTfrtzXb8Y)

The first thing that the YouTube search bar suggests, when you type in the town name.

Doesn't suggest anything.

Ballymena doesn't have much going for it! XD

[MoogleViper]

Holbeck Woodhouse:

http://images.francisfrith.com/townmaps/450/HOSM35463.jpg

http://www.look4aproperty.com/sale-property/p12943/holbeck-woodhouse.asp It's not even in the right town.

No youtube videos and the suggestion for holbeck was "holbeck Leeds".

One time a man from Bradford knocked on our door looking for something. The something was actually in Holbeck, Leeds. Idiot.

[AeroScap]

http://www.bremerhaven.de/sixcms/media.php/779/Grimsby_2.jpg

http://www.grimsbychamber.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpFkRe1v5XU

and the suggestion grimsby town football..


god my town sucks!

[Roostophe]

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2820/dsc0025ix7.jpg

Sutton Coldfield Town Hall

http://www.suttoncoldfieldrfc.com/

Sutton's amateur Rugby team. Deluded fools who think Rugby is the greatest sport ever. Pillocks don't release that it's actually Women's Volleyball...

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Some burglar being filmed.

And YT's 1st suggestion was "Sutton Coldfield", but "Sutton Coldfield fights" was there as well.

[Hellfire]

Great city of Viseu
http://tradicoes.g-sat.net/viseu/images/img_se_viseu.jpg
http://www.diarioviseu.pt/ (newspaper)
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Suggested when typing:
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[Kirkatronics]

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Society/Pix/gallery/2003/09/19/barnsley3.gif
http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/
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'Barnsley lad' was the sugested search

[Charlie]

http://www.high.st/balfron/Balfron_high_street.jpeg
www.balfronhigh.org.uk/

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(Gay's of Balfron High School... the video!)

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BATMAN VS SUPERMAN balfron high school really has talent...

[MoogleViper]

Here is the wikipedia page for Holbeck Woodhouse just to show you how small and uninteresting it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holbeck_Woodhouse

[Kirkatronics]

Our town is probobly the most famous for having a crap footy team who beat Chelsea and Liverpool.

[Konfucius]

haha funny idea ReZ.

http://www.austria-trips.com/Dornbirn/Dornbirn_Austria.jpg

We are indeed famous for that. Caught me by surprise as I completely forgot about it although I live close to it.

First google link: http://www.dornbirn.at/
Edit: which isn't the one asked for (thanks Shorty) but here it is: http://www.museumonline.at/1999/schools/classic/dornbirn/start.htm


<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QkbelaDxmks&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QkbelaDxmks&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

haha, the first youtube video is about the Nazi occupation. Damn.


First suggestion: dornbirn schlägerei (that means: brawl in Dornbirn)


Teh interwebs seem to have gotten my hometown all wrong.

[ReZourceman]

I would protest against that this has been moved to Playground. I feel it is more suitable to Gen Pop. :(

[Kirkatronics]

I would protest against that this has been moved to Playground. I feel it is more suitable to Gen Pop. :(It isnt quite a game, but theres not really much to discuss. Would be better in gen though.

[Shorty]

I agree, I don't think this is a game, it's hardly competitive is it, I've put it back :)
First google link: http://www.dornbirn.at/ (http://www.dornbirn.at/)
You're supposed to post the penultimate (second from last) link on the first page ;)


Sheffield:

(lol, women)
http://www.vertigomagazine.co.uk/articles/images/article/Fucking%20Sheffield.JPG

Penultimate link: http://www.thestar.co.uk

First YT video (wtf, this aint no UK sheffield :heh:) "Sheffield Village Police Taser incident"
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YT suggestion: Sheffield Jumpers

[Chuck]

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/751/913928.JPG
http://www.venuem.co.uk/gallery/clubbing-uk.jpg
http://www.toonarmynyc.com/Alan_Shearer_202082c.jpg

[Platty]

Thamesmead

First google image:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/images/2008/01/15/thamesmead_general_1977_470_300_470x300.jpg

Link:

http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/c/clockwork.html

First youtube vid:

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Youtube suggests:

Thamesmead festival 2008

[Konfucius]

You're supposed to post the penultimate (second from last) link on the first page ;)


Oops, thank you. I'll fix it.

[Nami]

Chesterfield is my old home town, this is what I got ...
http://www.derbyshireuk.net/chesterfield_church.jpg

Penultimate link, bit random
http://www.chesterfieldmayfair.com/

First youtube video
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Youtube suggests, Chesterfield football!

[Zero]

Toilets. First houses to have toilets (in Scotland) or so i'm lead to believe. Most likely bullshit though.

Or maybe that movie Gregory's Girl. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXRSlJbPNp0) Dark times :nono:

10 points if you can guess where I live :heh:

[Emasher]

http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/193/the_forks_winnipeg_sc0272.jpg
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/CAMB0244
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Suggestion: Winnipeg Beheading

[Paj!]

Edinburgh

Having an atypical, fairly unique city structure, and generally being a really nice city to live in, compared to the industrial hideousness of most capitals.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q120/dodoriazarbon/EdinburghCastle.jpg

Can't be bothered following your rules.

[uəʌəsʎɐɾ]

Brighton!

http://www.oldhousephotogallery.com/victoriana/images/may2006/brighton-16.JPG

http://www.brightonlife.com/

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And it just suggests "brighton".. :|

or, more accurately; Portslade

http://www.mmhistory.org.uk/students/Shau-lan/SLCorharb.JPG
... which is, like, totally not portslade.

http://www.portslade-urc.org.uk/

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"Portslade", sung to the tune of "Go West" by a local dj-guy called Terry Garroghan, or something. It's quite cool, for locals. You watch the vid and you'll see my high-street, 2 mins from me.

"Portslade! It's bollocks! No one ever goes there twice"... lols.

Just for giggles;

Hove Lagoon. My home-from-home-from-home.

http://www.stagandheneventsinbrighton.co.uk/images/lagoon_large.jpg

Here. This is where I hang out! Unfortunately all the vids are about either skating (skatepark) or windsurfing.

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But! here you can see the swans/pavillions/green bits in the background where i sit wasting away many an hour.

*is proud*

[MadDog]

Brighton is my second home :)

Brighton is awesome :D

[Dante]

Who going to win having the most famous town? :o

[Kirkatronics]

Who going to win having the most famous town? :o
Me... Ofcourse!

[stev2604]

Cork

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1201/596891088_e5e72b11cf_o.jpg

http://www.corkcity.ie/

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Youtube didn't suggest anything.

[Jonnas]

The first image of Porto is a rather beautiful one (thankfully it wasn't about our football team)

http://www.portugalvirtual.pt/images/porto/images/porto-001.jpg

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto

I kid you not. The wikipedia page was the penultimate link. What were the odds? :o

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The first Youtube video is a music video dedicated to Quaresma. Well, FCP had to appear somewhere, I suppose...

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The first thing the Youtube bar suggests is Portokalli... I certainly didn't expect that. :heh:

[Ashley]

This is a game (as theres a lack of discussion) so its being moved. But in the mean time:

http://www.stockphotography.co.uk/UK/Maps/images/Kidderminster.JPG

I suppose its infamous for its roundabouts... Although this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Thomas,_Henry,_Duck_and_troublesome_trucks_at_Kidd erminster.jpg/456px-Thomas,_Henry,_Duck_and_troublesome_trucks_at_Kidd erminster.jpg), the third image, is better.

http://www.gokidderminster.co.uk/

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Now thats fucking creepy (and FYI we're about an hour away form Wales)

'Kidderminster Harries' (football team) was the suggestion.

[Dog-amoto]

Lol @ PARK BUTTS RINGWAY

[rokhed00]

Stoke Newington.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Stoke_newington_coronation_avenue_1.jpg
That's down the other end of the high street from me.

Penultimate google link was for a flickr group for the area.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/stokenewington/

Youtube video was a cheesy news piece.
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Not sure how you get youtube suggestions, so I've no idea on that.

[Jav_NE]

Bournemouth Beach of course! Best beach in Brittain might i add :)

http://www.bic.co.uk/Library/images/Global/Bournemouth/bournemouthbeach395.jpg

[MoogleViper]

Nami I live not too far from Chesterfield. How come you know Shorty?

[Mundi]

Town: Kópavogur

first image: http://www.ismennt.is/not/jonasg/0landid/jg05/kopavogur/kopavogur-98-25576.jpg
Penulti.. bla bla:

http://www.travelnet.is/GHI/isl/journey/sv_hb/kopavogur.htm

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4vGsl6m8-bs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4vGsl6m8-bs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

No suggestions...

[Jimbob]

[COLOR=Green][COLOR=Black]Caldicot is famous for one thing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Maxi678/03062008094.jpg

Me

Sorry had to do that.

Anyway, real this time.

Caldicot

http://www.caldicot.com/live/police.jpg

I have no idea this was the most popular place in Caldicot, situated right next to the White Hart pub (known for its regular fighting)

www.caldicot.com

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YouTube suggests: Carnival

[Tales]

Brattvåg

http://www.brattvaaghotell.no/images/Brattvaag%20copy.jpg
The arrow is pointing at the hotel where the picture is taken from.

http://www.brattvag-il.no/ITNET/?BIL
The sport page for the town.

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Didn't suggest anything.

[Dannyboy-the-Dane]

Seeing as my village is so small and boring, I decided to use the nearest relatively know city of Denmark: Ribe

First Google image:
http://hanne.jorvang.dk/nytigammelt/bi_RibeIdyl.jpg
Entitled "Hyggeligt bymiljø i Ribe" = "Cosy city milieu in Ribe" (Ribe is the oldest city of Denmark - and it shows. It is a very cosy milieu. :))

Penultimate Google search result:
http://www.regionsyddanmark.dk/wm204744
The official website of Ribe County.

First YouTube search result:
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It seems to be from some Russian movie. I have no idea what the feck it's about.

First YouTube search suggestion:
Ribery
Apparently some football (soccer) player.

[Roostophe]

First YouTube search suggestion:
Ribery
Apparently some football (soccer) player.

No. Dondodatagain. kthanxbai.

Is anyone going to do Birmingham? Juss wondering, is all...

[Dannyboy-the-Dane]

No. Dondodatagain. kthanxbai.

Is anyone going to do Birmingham? Juss wondering, is all...

Merely a service them Americans who don't know what's what. ;)

[Roostophe]

What is 'football' in Danish anyway? Hyakenflakenboll? I dunno, something like that. Probably not.

EDIT:
Guess what the first image is when you type Birmingham into Google...

Yep. A picture of Birmingham, Alabama.

Not the original Birmingham.
Not the Birmingham that spawned the other hundred Birminghams in the USA.
Not the greatest Birmingham.
Not the real Birmingham.
Not the Birmingham that is the birthplace of Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, ELO, The Football League and The Industrial Revolution.
But Birmingham, Aller-fucking-bammer!

That's fucking disgusting! It's wrong! At least on Wikipedia, when you type in just 'Birmingham', you're directed straight to the original Birmingham. :nono:

[Mundi]

It´s fotball I think.
You can bet on the danish to write it like that.

[uəʌəsʎɐɾ]

Bournemouth Beach of course! Best beach in Brittain might i add :)

http://www.bic.co.uk/Library/images/Global/Bournemouth/bournemouthbeach395.jpg
SO MANY LIES IN ONE POST! *head explodes*

... seriously. Boscombe down the road from you has way nicer beaches. Unless you're counting them! Then there's blackpool, brighton (sic) and cornwall.
Nami I live not too far from Chesterfield. How come you know Shorty?
BISH it up to find out MOAR!

[D_prOdigy]

Newton Heath:

http://www.manutdzone.com/atoz/pictures/newtonheath.jpg

www.francisfrith.com/archive/england/lancashire/newton+heath/newton+heath.htm

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YT suggestion: "newton heath crew" *goes and hangs self*

[soag]

Town - Belfast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/yourplaceandmine/images/belfast-aerial1.jpg

http://www.gotobelfast.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2d4NPNmSfQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFIMJxV2tjI

[Dannyboy-the-Dane]

What is 'football' in Danish anyway? Hyakenflakenboll? I dunno, something like that. Probably not.

Close ... not really.

It´s fotball I think.
You can bet on the danish to write it like that.

Actually, that's more like Swedish. We call it "fodbold" with a lovely soft Danish D. I'd say it's like the English "th" sound, just without aspiration.

[rokhed00]

[COLOR=Green][COLOR=Black]Caldicot is famous for one thing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/Maxi678/03062008094.jpg

Me


You look a right nutter, not what I was expecting at all.

[Jimbob]

You look a right nutter, not what I was expecting at all.

That was the best picture i could find at the time, i look constipated.

[Eenuh]

City: Hasselt

First image:
http://www.historischevereniginghasselt.nl/images/Luchtfoto_Hasselt.jpg
Which I guess is an image of our city, though I find it hard to recognise anything on there.

Penultimate link:
http://www.cchasselt.be/programma.php
Which leads to the site of our cultural centre place, where there's concerts and the like.

Youtube video:
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Some DJ playing at a festival in our city.

First Youtube suggestion: "Hasselt skatepark"


And if I were to use the town I sort of live in instead of the city, I get this.

Town: Sint-Lambrechts Herk

First image:
http://www.kermisworld.be/reportagespagina/reportages%202007/Augustus/Sint-Lambrechts-Herk/Sint-Lambrechts-Herk-2.jpg
Heh, picture taken at the annual fair, which is tiny.

Penultimate link:
http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/Woning-te-koop-Sint-Lambrechts-Herk-4-slpk_W0QQitemZ360083290685QQihZ023QQcategoryZ14087 1QQcmdZViewItem
House for sale on ebay.

Youtube video:
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Some video from 1985 of the carnival (kids/people dressing up and going through the streets).

And no suggestion at all.

[weeyellowbloke]

Birmingham, UK version (bloody yanks)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Birmingham_panorama.jpg/800px-Birmingham_panorama.jpg

Doesn't look much like Birmingham to be honest.

Also comes up with this for some reason:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f303/essenceofman/2cc011ef.jpg

[Roostophe]

Yeah, weeyellowbloke, that's the shitty clone of our beloved Brum. The one with the "ham".

[The fish]

Harpenden, where me, DomJcg, and Dan-Likes-Trees come from:

http://highstreetengland.com/harpenden/Harpenden_high_street.jpeg

Link: Harpenden Hotels. Joy. (http://www.hotelclub.net/hotel.reservations/Harpenden.htm)
Oddly, the last link was to Youth With A Mission's Harpenden branch. Ironic, eh?

The first Youtube link is of the Highland Gathering (largest in Europe outside of Scotland), but the second is getting posted as it was made by people who were in my year at school. I can name every actor in it.

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The suggestions were non-existent.

[Supergrunch]

For Knebworth:

http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/images/postcards-places/k/knebworth/knebworth-house-gnr.jpg

This is actually closer to Stevenage, but called Knebworth house.

Knebworth Park Cricket Club (http://kpcctest.hitscricket.com/default.aspx)

Also Stevenage.

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First suggestion: knebworth robbie williams

Yeah, there was a Robbie Williams thing...

For Cambridge:

http://galen-frysinger.com/european_train/cambridge05.jpg

Funny view... The backs, but I'm not sure which college. Maybe Kings.

Cambridge Journals Online (http://journals.cambridge.org/action/login)

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Lol at this, seen it before though. The college with the American guy who doesn't get the joke and the guy in front of the white house is mine.

Suggestion: cambridge university

[Ash]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2369639596_58d7ae43b4.jpg?v=1206734433

As you can see, Chelmsford Essex, The birth place of radio, and Britvic, the soft drink makers, such as tango