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What do you think makes Lawrence interesting?
Asked at Massachusetts Street on May 9, 2012
“All the different kinds of people drawn here.”
“The Civil War history.”
“It feels like many towns put together — there’s different districts with different cultures. ”
“The mix of college kids and wider community.”
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Comments
the_realest_mccoy 1 year, 1 month ago
The answer would be, "Me!" It's funny though, because it's 12:40 am on Wednesday, May 09, 2012, and I"m commenting on this and there is no sunshine on Mass.
jackpot 1 year, 1 month ago
What make Lawrence Interesting? I'm like you sunshine on Mass at 12:55 am.
the_realest_mccoy 1 year, 1 month ago
Yesterday's question is irrelevant today.
Pitt_Mackeson 1 year, 1 month ago
The Bird
RoeDapple 1 year, 1 month ago
I gotta admit, you really have me stumped on this one . . .
Did_I_say_that 1 year, 1 month ago
http://www.womenofuniversitycalendars.com/Women_of_KU_Home/
oldvet 1 year, 1 month ago
Oh yeah! +lots :-D
jimjones 1 year, 1 month ago
The network of tunnels under KU and the city.
vertigo 1 year, 1 month ago
When we get the chance to speculate why a fighter jet would be flying over head and what type of airframe it is.
Obviously every fighter jet is on an escort mission for military members heading to prison.
snap_pop_no_crackle 1 year, 1 month ago
Amateur MMA at the Burrito King, Foot in a Bucket guy, that's my top 2.
LadyJ 1 year, 1 month ago
Wondering what silly, outrageous thing the city will do next.
misterlee 1 year, 1 month ago
Music, music, music!
Irenaku 1 year, 1 month ago
I agree snap_: Foot in a bucket guy, and, I would add peace sign guy and caveman Joe. Oh, and Simon. Cannot forget Simon, who, when my son and I made homemade bread to give to the homeless and took a loaf to him, asked me: "Who are you affiliated with?" :)
RETICENT_IRREVERENT 1 year, 1 month ago
The way matriculated individuals take a cunctative approach to life.
OonlyBonly 1 year, 1 month ago
The idiotic decisions made at City Hall constantly interest me.
RoeDapple 1 year, 1 month ago
tanman
smitty 1 year, 1 month ago
Tanman left Lawrence over a year ago after his retirement and hasn't participated in the street scene for over twenty some years.
John the Tanman is a sweet and gentle guy from a distance......he's even more interesting if you actually know and talk with him.
RoeDapple 1 year, 1 month ago
Oh, and the smell of rancid cooking grease . . . When you walk from the parking lots . . Through the alleys . . . In search of . . . . The source.
RoeDapple 1 year, 1 month ago
The glitter of broken glass . . . At every intersection . . . On campus.
LadyJ 1 year, 1 month ago
OTS comments.
RoeDapple 1 year, 1 month ago
"Lousy, rotten spammers posting lousy, rotten spam."
(from a source)
LadyJ 1 year, 1 month ago
From last night "At 2:15 a.m., Officers received a report of a man in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street who was walking and exposing himself. It did not sound like officers were able to locate that man."
asixbury 1 year, 1 month ago
If Lawrence were to become like Salina, we would need a lot more murders, burglaries, and crack heads. Not that Lawrence doesn't have its fair share, but Salina definitely has it beat. I know this because, unfortunately, I have lived in Salina much longer than I would like to admit. Not by my own choice. I got the heck out of there as soon as I was able.
labmonkey 1 year, 1 month ago
You would need a couple of smelly meat packing plants to equal Emporia.
JayCat_67 1 year, 1 month ago
And a strange weather anomoly that makes everywhere in town downwind of them.
labmonkey 1 year, 1 month ago
It isn't the weather... it is the fact you have Tyson Beef, Hormel, and two dog food plants in the town. They pretty much cover about any wind direction there is. The only time you get a good smell is if there happens to be a wind out of the west-north-west and you get the smell of the Dolly Madison factory.
Renaissance 1 year, 1 month ago
The "On the Street" questions make Lawrence what it is.
labmonkey 1 year, 1 month ago
And adding meat packing plants may actually get Lawrence residents to like Kobach and anti-illegal-immigration laws.
CWGOKU 1 year, 1 month ago
Finally a good question and I got nothing ... Diversity, yeah that's it, that is the PC answer. What brings me to Lawrence is the Flamingo, the occasional trip to Mass Street and KU basketball and not in the order. Oh, and panhandlers ...
somedude20 1 year, 1 month ago
The Replay bathroom. That beautiful redheaded Cassy that use to own that Casbah market. Dempseys. The eclectic mix of liberals, hippies, bums, artists, and women in Lawrence. Liberty Hall is kind of neat
Jeanniescoupons11 1 year, 1 month ago
You can just be Yourself. Always having new people come to town, but all so haging out with your longtime friends. I've lived in a big city, and a small town. It feels like a big city, and a small town all in one to me. I've traveled alot, but when I'm in Lawrence I feel so comfortable, and it's the people here that make me feel that way. I have a food allergy, and the Reasurants go out of the way here to make sure I don't get sick.
Renaissance 1 year, 1 month ago
Go to Dallas, Texas. Better yet, don't. My Dallas experience was that the entire city is begging for money, but rather than just ask for money while occupying sidewalk space, since the massive number of them creates circumstances where no sidewalk space remains, they'd rather corner you on the transit (the "DART" if you will) and massively intrude upon your personal bubble until you give them money to go away.
CWGOKU 1 year, 1 month ago
♣free spacehog♣ Agree!
Roundabouts make Lawrence interesting too.
hitme 1 year, 1 month ago
Foot buckets
labmonkey 1 year, 1 month ago
Enough of that French Commie speak.
grammaddy 1 year, 1 month ago
Our diversity.And being a little"blue" island giving that big "red" sea a hard time.
RoeDapple 1 year, 1 month ago
Oh grammaddy, stop that now! It tickles! ;-)
booyalab 1 year, 1 month ago
I like the diversity, best enjoyed from my monotonous clique.
jackbinkelman 1 year, 1 month ago
The curse.
goodcountrypeople 1 year, 1 month ago
Once the street harassment with all the gazillions of random f-tards who think they God's gifts stop terrorizing those who are just sanely minding their own business on the public sidewalks maybe decent people could have the peace of mind to lead the lives they were born for. As it is now, the the bunch of KU crooks and dishonest law enforcement officials who are calling the shots in Lawrence make life real interesting in these here southern-justice backwoods.
rockchalker52 1 year, 1 month ago
Blah, blah, yada yada, blah...
asixbury 1 year, 1 month ago
You obviously haven't lived elsewhere in Kansas. Lawrence has a lot going for it comparatively. I know because I have lived all over the state, even in the farthest western edge (Goodland).
somedude20 1 year, 1 month ago
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Liberal 1 year, 1 month ago
People who cut and paste all of their comments....Merrill....not
anticommunist 1 year, 1 month ago
the gays, of course...
pace 1 year, 1 month ago
One aspect of Lawrence, I find interesting is the variety of visitors and speakers that come here. While interesting people live here, talented artists, writers, musicians, good neighbors, the breadth of people the University or various organizations draw here is great.
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