It was a BEAUTIFUL day in San Diego!

[Maldive]

I've been down here in Sn Diego county for a few months... don't know the origin of the name though.

I was suprised to learn that CHICAGO means "animal urinating" or "little skunk"... both of which supposedly reference the smell associated with all the garlic that grows in the area.

City fathers are of course trying to entrench a translation like "wild onion" but scholars scoff.

Next time a Chi-town forumer insults you...... you know how to reply:

"Dude, you are just a little pisser in a herd of urinating animals".

[Derek]

Originally Posted by eburress

^^ Water skiing squirrels and newborn pandas are the highlights of most local news broadcasts. There is also a lot of talk about the origin of the city's name - but I don't think anyone knows what it means anymore. Scholars maintain that the translation was lost hundreds of years ago.

we all know this…duh

Originally Posted by Maldive

"Dude, you are just a little pisser in a herd of urinating animals".

that sucks actually...

Originally Posted by gripja

U should work for the chamber of commerce -- thanx for the input. 1 more question, whats the crime rate like? On the evening news -- whats the major news stories of San Diego? I'm very interested in the city -- I always in jest tell people i'm moving there (usualy during dark dank cold NYC days but actually don't know much about the place .

thank you …SD is the 4th safest city in the country…although homicides rose 33% last year…violent crimes decreased however…in news…hmmm…now-a-days its about the 70 something year old water pipes and how a lot of them are breaking all over the city…and our lack of rainfall and record heat (today…ugh it was gross)…last week the police found body parts of a transient scattered around the 163 and the 5 and in a creek…they found the guy who did it though


and finally one more picture, just to stay on topic ive got more coming…be patient please

[Wheelingman04]

Great shots of an underrated city.

[foxmtbr]

Your photos are (s)excellent! Oh how I wish I lived by the ocean...

[Derek]

^ stealing my words eh??

rare foggy mid-day...usually doesnt roll in til after midnight and burns off by at least 11am...this was around 5:30 (+kayakers)

[dcmcgov]

Originally Posted by skylife

Really nice!
I guess I'm weird, but I'm not attracted to that climate at all. It'd get boring. But it looks like a great city.

Everytime I hear somebody say they think our weather is boring, I think about upstate New York in February, covered in 11 feet of snow and all the highways iced over.
I went surfing 19 times in February. I went golfing more than 10 times. I dont remember ever putting on a sweater. I wore my flip-flops just about everyday that month. I slept with my windows open...
If that's "boring", then I don't want "fun".