FeistyChick
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Chicago got its nickname--- the "WINDY CITY???"
i wonder if some of you know!!???
i wonder if some of you know!!???
Hmmmm, I seem to vaguely recall that Chicago was called that for a lot of reasons but one of them sticks out in my mind.....something to do with competition between Chicago and Cinncinnati for some obscure title as having the best/most, etc in the animal slaughtering trade.
Maybe the Twinnies know more......?
Chicago got its nickname--- the "WINDY CITY???"
i wonder if some of you know!!???
The origin of the "Windy City" nickname is a bit more obscure.
It is thought to be based not on the wind velocity, but on loud and windy boosterism. A Chicago Daily News article from Sept. 22, 1969 gives this origin:
Blame it on John Stephan Wright and William (Deacon) Bross, two local boosters (windbags, some might say), who went up and down the East Coast yelling about the wonders of Chicago, according to Daily News library clippings.... Because of their loud boasts of the virtues of the city, Chicago was dubbed the "Windy City" after its "windy" citizenry in the 1850s, according to stories.
Captain Obvious to rescue !!
are you mocking someone???
Beware of him, he's anti-Chicago but pro-DC for him.
AHHH! thanks for the heads up!
BUT WHY!???
i think each city is good for its own "uniqueness!" :P
LOL.... oh well, all people have different personal and opinion on living in city, village or town, that their choice to make love it or hate it. I know every cities have pros and cons.
oh i know that... i was just saying that each city has its uniqueness... people who have NEVER landed a foot in nyc claim that it is one of the worst cities!??? i am like... chicago, and other cities are no better than nyc!!! and it is not as bad as they think it is until they SEE IT FOR THEMSELVES!!!
I LOVE CHICAGO FOR ITS SUMMERS/ATTRACTIONS BUT I DETEST THE BRUTAL WINTER WEATHER... but it doesn't mean that chicago sucks ass overall!!!
so i'd like to know why kingofboobs hates chi-town!??? dc is a great city!!! but it is not safe either!
Windy City'icans tends bad driver and high speed. Reckles almost accident! *mumbling*