flyboy,
While I DO think you got "PORKED" by AA
, I'm wondering WHY anyone would leave NYC for a Dump like STL !
About the only other thing worse, that could have happened to you, was to get forced to "DF+W" :down:
(You did'nt getted Mugged on the Subway in Queens, did you) ??
NH/BB's
Personally, NYC is filthy, :down: I'd take STL County.
Little Known Facts About The Gateway City. How much do
you know about St. Louis? Most of us know that St.
Louis is called the Gateway to the West and that the
Gateway Arch is the ! world's tallest monument.
Another well known fact is that St. Louis is also home
to the world's largest brewery, Anheuser Busch. Did
you know that peanut butter was actually discovered
here by a St. Louis doctor? Enjoy these St. Louis fun
facts and learn a little more about our great city.
A.. St. Louisans consume more barbecue sauce per
capita than any other city in America.
B.. The first lung cancer operation and first lung
transplants were performed in St. Louis.
C.. The soft drink Dr Pepper was introduced at the
1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. 7-Up also was invented
in St. Louis.
D. St. Louis was the site of the demonic possession
treated by a Jesuit priest from St. Louis University
Theological, that inspired the book, and later the
movie, "The Exorcist."
E.. The ice cream cone was invented at the 1904
World's Fair. So was iced tea. Hot dogs and hamburgers
were popularized to a wide audience at the Fair.
F. St. Louis was once the largest shoe-manufacturing
center in the world -- home of Buster Brown and other
famous brands.
G.. The largest collection of mosaic art in the world
graces the walls and ceilings at the Cathedral
Basilica of Saint Louis in the Central West End
neighborhood.
H.. St. Louis is home to the oldest institution of
higher learning west of the Mississippi River - Saint
Louis University.
I.. Hawken Rifles and Murphy wagons, used by the
western pioneers, were made in St. Louis.
J.. The cocktails, Planter's Punch, Martini, Bloody
Mary, and Tom Collins, were invented at a St. Louis
hotel, the Planter's House.
K.. The custom of placing chocolates on hotel pillows
begins here when the actor Carry Grant stayed at the
Mayfair and used chocolate to woo a woman friend.
L.. The first Jewish congregation west of the
Mississippi was founded here as was the first library
west of the Mississippi.
M.. Famous writers including T.S. Eliot, Maya Angelou,
William Gass, Tennessee Williams, Eugene Field and
many others were from St. Louis.
N.. The Missouri Botanical Garden is among the top
three botanical gardens in the world.
O.. The first ironclad boat was built by James
Buchanan Eads in the Port of St. Louis. Eads also
invented the diving bell to salvage steamboat wrecks
from the Mississippi River and built the first bridge
using steel truss construction - the 1874 Eads Bridge.
P. St. Louis offers more free, major visitor
attractions than anyplace outside of the nation's
capital, including the Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint
Louis Zoo, Cahokia Mounds, Museum of Westward
Expansion, St. Louis Science Center, Missouri History
Museum, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Grant's Farm and more.
Q. The first kindergarten in the U.S. was founded in
St. Louis by Susan Blow.
R. Peanut Butter was invented here on a visit from
George Carver.
S. Famous musicians including Chuck Berry, Tina
Turner, Miles Davis, Albert King, David Sanborn,
Michael McDonald,
(The Doobie Brothers) were from St. Louis. Missouri
native Sheryl Crowe taught school in St. Louis.
T. St. Louis was the first American city to host the
Olympic Games (1904)
U. Famous contemporary actors including John Goodman,
Kevin Kline and Scott Bakula were born in St. Louis.
Other famous actors and entertainers including
Josephine Baker, Betty Grable, Vincent Price, Buddy
Ebsen, Redd Foxx, Shelly Winters, Virginia Mayo,
Marsha Mason and many others also called St. Louis
home.
V. The Mercury and Gemini space capsules were built
in St. Louis by McDonnell Douglas - now Boeing.
W. The world' s first skyscraper - Louis Sullivan's
Wainwright Building - was built in 1897 in St. Louis.
X. Charles Lindbergh flew mail routes into St. Louis
and named his plane "Spirit of St. Louis" to thank the
businessmen who provided financial backing for his
solo Atlantic flight in 1927.
Y. The nation's first interstate highway was
constructed here.
Z.. The Gateway Arch - at 630 feet - is the nation's
tallest man-made monument.
AA.. The Mississippi River runs 2,350 miles from Lake
Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. The word
"Mississippi" comes from the Anishinabe people (Ojibwe
Indians). They called the river "Messipi" which means
"Big River." The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
maintains a navigation channel nine feet deep in the
center of the river.
BB. The bread slicer was invented here circa 1900
CC. The 2nd professional fire dept in USA was started
here in 1850
(Cincinnati started the first 2 years prior)
DD. General Grant & Robert E. Lee both served as new
West Point officers at St Louis.
EE. Jefferson Barracks still open as reserve base,
museums & park, is the second largest military
cemetery in the U.S. and was the site of one of the
bloodiest battles in the Civil War with 25,000 killed.
