so while i was not really paying attn to the very berry berry boring world series game 4 (i don't even like baseball) i thought of city nicknames. beantown at mile high. so why is boston called beantown anyway? not like beans were everywhere there, more like clam chowders and lobsters, right? as it turns out, there used to be a whole lotta beans, like, a hundred years ago... Back in colonial days, a favorite Boston food was beans baked in molasses for several hours. Back then, Boston was sort of awash in molasses - it was part of the "triangular trade" in which slaves in the Caribbean grew sugar cane to be shipped to Boston to be made into rum to be sent to West Africa to buy more slaves to send to the West Indies. and whaddya know, denver really is one mile high, literally. By incredible good luck, there is a step on the State Capitol Building that is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level. In Denver’s rarified air, golf balls go ten percent farther. So do cocktails. Alcoholic drinks pack more of a wallop than at sea level. The sun feels warmer, because you’re closer to it, but your coffee is cooler, because water boils at 202 degrees. Mile High Denver is also extremely dry, so it is good idea to drink more water than normal. With less water vapor in the air at this altitude, the sky really is bluer in Colorado. But there’s 25 percent less protection from the sun, so sunscreen is a must. which got me thinkin, what other cities have these famous nicks? we got the big apple, gotham, of course, and then there's chicago the windy city, and then there's tinseltown, lalaland, any other cities with cool nicknames? SO, some excerpts from wiki... fort lauderdale - fort liquordale indianapolis - india no place baltimore (maryland) - bodymore, murderland detroit - the city of not-so-brotherly love omaha - emoha (like emo the music) jersey city - the 6th borough gallup (new mexico) - the drunk driving capital of america cleveland - thievleand columbus - killumbus philadelphia - city of brotherly shove, killadelphia, the city that sells you crack memphis - memfrica nashville - trashville fort worth - fort worthless and that conludes the random not so useful unless you wanna get beaten up by locals trivia of the day.  | 
