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and no i don't mean THAT spot, you pervs. it's a website where you take a quiz, and then they tell you the top towns in the US where you should live, based on your answers!

http://www.findyourspot.com
lyra
11:09:41 AM
7/18/05

The test confirms I have no G-spot.
VioliN
11:14:35 AM
7/18/05

One of the towns for me was Oxford, MS. That in unto itself calls the validity of the quiz into question. Rebs suck.
dayhiker
11:19:11 AM
7/18/05

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii


pack your bags tree we are moving!!!
mapleleaf
11:19:36 AM
7/18/05

Guntersville, Alabama! Yee-haw!
bitpusher
11:20:30 AM
7/18/05

Rebs being the Oxford MS football team ???
Hog On Ice
11:20:32 AM
7/18/05

Hear! Hear! dayhiker, you are so wise. ;-)
StoveStomper
11:20:44 AM
7/18/05

my top one was:

Milwaukie, Oregon City of Dogwoods
This "City of Dogwoods" is home to an extravagant Bing Cherry festival each year, complete with pie-eating and cherry-pit-spitting contests…

Population: 20,500 | Average Home Price: $170,000 | Precipitation: 37" | Snow: 7"


i think the thing must've been sponsored by Arkansas or something, b/c i had like 10 towns in that state on my list! weird, who would ever move there.
lyra
11:22:07 AM
7/18/05

Deland, Florida

The first was in TX. No way an I going to TX. ;-)
StoveStomper
11:29:14 AM
7/18/05

1. Worchester MA
2. Medford OR
3. Madison WI
4. Bend, OR
5. LaCrosse, WI
Buddha Bear
11:35:36 AM
7/18/05

BLUE states baby!
Buddha Bear
11:36:10 AM
7/18/05

lyra, my first two were in arkansas too...i'm not even attracted to any of my cousins so i can't move there anyway
timecline
11:36:28 AM
7/18/05

The towns for me were spread across the SE and West. Gainesville, GA was on there. Charlottseville, VA. I can see that one.
dayhiker
11:36:52 AM
7/18/05

Heck, I like where I am. I can be on the Gulf Coast or the Smokies in 4-5 hrs.
dayhiker
11:37:23 AM
7/18/05

You know. Lyra, even with your disclaimer, I can't help thinking...
le Subtil
11:38:58 AM
7/18/05

No way I'm giving them my personal information.
Geobeet
11:40:19 AM
7/18/05

1. Dillon, Montana
2. Helena, Montana
3. Sandpoint, Idaho
4. Sheridan, Wyoming
5. Saranac Lake, New York
6. Seward, Alaska
7. Kalispell, Montana
8. Homer-Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
9. Palmer, Alaska
10. Lewiston, Maine

The funny part is, I tried to move to the #5 choice when I finished college, but wasn't able to find a job.
last edited: 7/18/05 11:49:14 AM
lumberzac
11:45:48 AM
7/18/05

“No way I'm giving them my personal information.”
Geobeet
12:40:19 PM
7/18/05
ignore this user


I just made sh*t up
lumberzac
11:46:40 AM
7/18/05

Yeah - that Ralph Jackson guy is going to getting a lot of mail.
VioliN
11:52:50 AM
7/18/05

He11, I just put in

FN: egfftf
LN: wa4ftfsa
Add: 1st st
City/ST/zip: dsffsasafe, AL 39723

Took it with no problems. Aren't computers wonderful? LOL
StoveStomper
11:57:21 AM
7/18/05

someone must like cold weather, and his name is lumberzac!

that's ok boys, just admit you have G-spot envy...perfectly normal.
lyra
11:59:35 AM
7/18/05


i got Middlebury too! actually after dumb ol' AR, my next most popular state was VT.
lyra
12:01:11 PM
7/18/05

“someone must like cold weather, and his name is lumberzac!
lyra
12:59:35 PM
7/18/05
ignore this user


What can I say. I love snow.
lumberzac
12:01:30 PM
7/18/05

egfftf wa4ftfsa, you've just won TEN MILLION DOLLARS!
bitpusher
12:02:46 PM
7/18/05

It's a very liberal town, Middlebury.
Buddha Bear
12:03:02 PM
7/18/05

Cool Lyra! If you move there, then I will know someone. Well kinda :)

I am with you zac!
Wounded Knee
12:03:45 PM
7/18/05

oh wait, so you are really moving there! awesome, i heart VT.
lyra
12:08:32 PM
7/18/05

My top city was Portland, OR which is really funny cause I almost moved there a few years ago. Maybe one day I still will.
embear
12:08:42 PM
7/18/05

Four of my top ten were Tennessee so it looks like I may be headed there.....although I will go to the to whomever is the highest bidder.
NonConformist
12:11:45 PM
7/18/05

Tennessee is a good place, just really humid and it rains all the time.
embear
12:13:42 PM
7/18/05

I stayed in a motel in Lewiston on my Maine trip. It's an old mill town struggling to survive.
Geobeet
12:14:00 PM
7/18/05

Sounds like a lot of mill towns in the NE Geo.
lumberzac
12:16:12 PM
7/18/05

No, Lyra, I wish! I don't think the wife would want to be that far away from family. I wouldn't mind it though.
Wounded Knee
12:16:37 PM
7/18/05

I like the list overall
Flagstaff, Arizona
Not sure how Rochester MN snuck in. I have considered most of these, but lack of work or wifey's desires have nixed.


Provo-Orem, Utah
Ogden, Utah
Fort Collins, Colorado
Great Falls, Montana
Spokane, Washington
Boulder, Colorado
Anchorage, Alaska
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Salt Lake City, Utah
Loveland, Colorado
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Boise, Idaho
Denver, Colorado
Rochester, Minnesota
Kent, Washington
Helena, Montana
Leadville, Colorado
Durango, Colorado
Tacoma, Washington
Springville, Utah
Dillon, Montana
Pathman
12:18:12 PM
7/18/05

well tell her if the kin-folk really love you guys, they'll move to VT too! see, it's like a test.
:-D
lyra
12:18:43 PM
7/18/05

Yea right!
Wounded Knee
12:20:39 PM
7/18/05

Darn Pathman, it looks like you need to move to Colorado. LOL
embear
12:24:27 PM
7/18/05

my top 5
Medford, Oregon Gateway to the Pacific Northwest
This gorgeous spot boasts the West's only operating water-powered grist mill, located on the banks of Little Butte Creek since 1872…

Population: 63,000 | Average Home Price: $166,000 | Precipitation: 19" | Snow: 8"

Ashland, Oregon Gateway to the Pacific Northwest
This gorgeous spot boasts the West's only operating water-powered grist mill, located on the banks of Little Butte Creek since 1872…

Population: 19,500 | Average Home Price: $244,000 | Precipitation: 19" | Snow: 8"

Danbury, Connecticut Small-Town Charm Near the Big Apple
Zadoc Benedict began making beaver hats here in 1780, starting this Connecticut town's important hat industry...

Population: 75,000 | Average Home Price: $280,000 | Precipitation: 39" | Snow: 50"

Andover, Massachusetts The Best of New England
Samuel Francis Smith wrote the patriotic song America in 1831 while attending seminary in this Massachusetts spot…

Population: 31,000 | Average Home Price: $400,000 | Precipitation: 43" | Snow: 53"

Johnson, Vermont The Heart of the Green Mountains
The Lamoille and Gihon rivers, crossed by antique covered bridges, meet in this Vermont mountain town…

Population: 3,700 | Average Home Price: $130,000 | Precipitation: 40" | Snow: 60"

Northampton, Massachusetts Arts Town Extraordinaire
This small town at the foot of the Berkshires has been recognized for its cultural offerings, many of which are supported by the area's five colleges…

Population: 29,000 | Average Home Price: $227,000 | Precipitation: 41" | Snow: 48"
last edited: 7/18/05 12:31:04 PM
Crash Bang
12:27:45 PM
7/18/05

The full list.
1. Dillon, Montana
2. Helena, Montana
3. Sandpoint, Idaho
4. Sheridan, Wyoming
5. Saranac Lake, New York
6. Seward, Alaska
7. Kalispell, Montana
8. Homer-Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
9. Palmer, Alaska
10. Lewiston, Maine
11. Windham, New York
12. Littleton, New Hampshire
13. Metaline Falls, Washington
14. Plymouth, New Hampshire
15. Glens Falls, New York
16. Livingston, Montana
17. Plattsburgh, New York
18. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
19. Jamestown, New York
20. Whitefish, Montana
21. Bozeman, Montana
22. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
23. Wenatchee, Washington
24. Leavenworth, Washington

Maybe I should look into Montana
lumberzac
12:28:21 PM
7/18/05

i know, Pathman needs to join the mass exodus of TTers to CO, haha.

we're hoping to move to VT sometime sorta-soon. i even have the work thing out of the way...since i work at home i'm allowed to move out of the area and still keep my same job. the DC area is no place to raise a bunch of baby monkeys, let me tell ya.
lyra
12:30:59 PM
7/18/05

Better buy a flannel shirt lyra.
lumberzac
12:34:10 PM
7/18/05

Middlebury, Vermont Progressive College Town
This recreationally lucky spot is located in Vermont's Champlain Valley, between the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain…

Population: 8,200 | Average Home Price: $156,000 | Precipitation: 40" | Snow: 60"

Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts New England at its Best
This spot is the home of the "World-Famous Bridge of Flowers," a former trolley bridge with over 500 species of plants…

Population: 2,000 | Average Home Price: $157,000 | Precipitation: 46" | Snow: 68"

Williamstown, Massachusetts Old New England At Its Best
This town's Clark Art Institute features one of the largest collections of Renoir and other Impressionist artists in the world...

Population: 8,400 | Average Home Price: $227,000 | Precipitation: 45" | Snow: 64"

Brattleboro, Vermont The Hub of New England
England's King George II chartered this Vermont town in 1753…

Population: 12,000 | Average Home Price: $142,000 | Precipitation: 34" | Snow: 62"

Milwaukie, Oregon City of Dogwoods
This "City of Dogwoods" is home to an extravagant Bing Cherry festival each year, complete with pie-eating and cherry-pit-spitting contests…

Population: 20,500 | Average Home Price: $170,000 | Precipitation: 37" | Snow: 7"

Moscow, Idaho The Pride of Idaho
Renowned for its top-notch university, students in this spot have more than 10,000 acres of university-owned farms and forests to examine…

Population: 21,700 | Average Home Price: $220,000 | Precipitation: 23" | Snow: 48"
Wounded Knee
12:34:30 PM
7/18/05

I had an offer, in CO Springs when leaving Fairbanks, but the job in the Springs wasn't as good.

NM has much of the same that CO offers. :D
Pathman
12:34:59 PM
7/18/05

Tennessee is a good place, just really humid and it rains all the time.”
embear


Gee, sounds like Florida.
treebait
12:36:27 PM
7/18/05

Where the heck is Milwaukie Oregon? That is where I'm supposed to be! Second place is Bull Shoals Arkansas.
bateauxdriver
12:44:40 PM
7/18/05

kept trying to send me to Oregon. I get away from somewhere that sees a lot of rain, and they try to send me back.
Y2
12:54:49 PM
7/18/05

I got a lot of Alaskas, Montana, Idaho...

also Lewiston, Maine - ptooey! and Camden, too - I wouldn't live in either place.

Geobeet, I'm sorry I missed you when you came to Maine - did you post a trip report?
twigeater
1:00:42 PM
7/18/05

I know Y2...I dont want all the rain either!
embear
1:06:46 PM
7/18/05

Like Pathman and LZ, my choices are heavy on Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Hmmmmm, going to be going to some of those areas of the country in a few weeks for the express purpose of looking into relocating.

Thanks for the site, Lyra!
Ruby
1:09:44 PM
7/18/05

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