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View Full Version : I am taking my wife to seatlle but have not told her where we are going quad 02-04-2005, 09:37 AM I know she will figure it out on plane, but until then I am trying to come up with hints that she would really have to think about. What is some Seattle trivia that is not general knowledge that I can throw her way? I am looking for things she cannot yahoo or google, so can any locals help out? thanks in advance BTW we are in florida, so I doubt she knows too much about the area. GoCougarsWSU 02-04-2005, 10:26 AM 2 pumps of chocolate." quad 02-04-2005, 10:35 AM Stätus Josh 02-04-2005, 10:43 AM Or you can tell her that the town is "On salt water (puget sound) yet only 30 miles to a ski area. GoCougarsWSU 02-04-2005, 10:53 AM Pike Place market Fish Shop Imolavirus@BuehnEngineering 02-04-2005, 11:17 AM J.Scott 02-04-2005, 12:38 PM A6Gary 02-04-2005, 12:42 PM UrSoccer_mobile® 02-04-2005, 01:16 PM Gary 02-04-2005, 04:53 PM Gary 02-04-2005, 05:10 PM BTW, I'm a collector of useless facts, not a verifier but I've heard the stuff below enough that it's either true or rampent urban legend that a ton of people quote. --------------------------------- Seattle's original name was "Duwamps". Seattle Police Department was the first ever to sport cops on bicycles. The largest section of the Berlin Wall is at the Seattle Center. July 26 - most likely day to be sunny in Seattle. Seattle has the largest per capita movie going population in the country. Seattle has the largest per capita number of skiers in the country. Seattle has the largest per capita number of bike riders in the country. Does any other city in the U.S. sport their own statue of Lenin? - http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/seattle/Fremont/lenin2.jpg More world-class mountaineers come to Seattle to train on Mt. Ranier for Everest or K2 ascents than any other state (not CO, or AK) Where else can you go and ride ducks? - http://www.ridetheducksofseattle.com/main.htm The term skid row came from Seattle. The loggers brought their logs to town and the street they skid down was called skid row. Why the negative connotation we now know? Well, when the loggers were between jobs, they'd hang around this skid row area and find bars, sleep with hookers, and get in fights. Not the classiest group apparently. Their reputation stuck with the logging industry's skid row and the term lives on today. Lastly, there's a bunch of local slang at this website (follow link) - bet you can find some good stuff in there. http://www.callihan.com/seattle/streets.htm quad 02-06-2005, 11:00 AM quad 02-06-2005, 11:01 AM |
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