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− | Cities often have official or unofficial nicknames. For instance, | + | Cities often have official or unofficial nicknames. For instance, [[wikipedia:St._Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], is known as "Gateway to the West" among several other nicknames. The nicknames typically invoke some historical or geographic feature of the city, but can sometime be opaque to those not familiar with the city. [https://www.into-asia.com/bangkok/introduction/fullname.php The full, formal name of Bangkok] includes a long list of superlatives translating as "The city of angels, the great city, the residence of the Emerald Buddha, the impregnable city (of Ayutthaya) of God Indra, the grand capital of the world endowed with nine precious gems, the happy city, abounding in an enormous Royal Palace that resembles the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated god, a city given by Indra and built by Vishnukarn." |
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− | + | [[Black Hat]] appears to believe they are near [[wikipedia:New York City|New York City]], despite the skyline being clearly recognizable as St. Louis due to the [[wikipedia:Gateway Arch|Gateway Arch]]. However, the nickname he gives is neither a common New York nickname (such as "[[wikipedia: List of nicknames of New York City|The Big Apple]]") nor a St. Louis nickname. [[Megan]] tries to correct him, but it becomes clear that Black Hat is making up nicknames. Many of his suggestions are puns for real nicknames of other places. | |
− | + | The title text contains made up [[wikipedia:Demonym|demonyms]] in the same pattern. A demonym is a word for the people who live in a particular place. They are typically derived from the name of the place (e.g. "St. Louisan" for people from St. Louis), but some regions have an [[wikipedia:Demonym#Informal|informal demonym]] that can be used colloquially by those familiar with the place to refer to its residents. | |
===Nicknames and Demonyms=== | ===Nicknames and Demonyms=== | ||
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| The Hot Tamale | | The Hot Tamale | ||
| {{w|Hot Tamales}} | | {{w|Hot Tamales}} | ||
− | | Possibly a reference to the term [ | + | | Possibly a reference to the term [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=big%20enchilada/ The big enchilada.] |
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| The Winged City | | The Winged City | ||
| The Windy City | | The Windy City | ||
− | | Chicago. Possibly also [http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/incheon-international-airport/ Incheon International Airport (ICA/RKSI), South Korea] | + | | Chicago. Possibly also [http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/incheon-international-airport/ Incheon International Airport (ICA/RKSI), South Korea] |
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| The Gold Trombone | | The Gold Trombone | ||
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− | | Possibly a reference to the | + | | Possibly a reference to the gold standard. |
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| Castleopolis | | Castleopolis | ||
− | | {{w|Cassopolis}} | + | | {{w|Cassopolis}} |
− | | | + | | {{w|Polis}} (from the Greek πόλις for city) is commonly used as a suffix for city names, like {{w|Minneapolis}} or {{w|Alexandroupolis}}; {{w|Metropolis}} can either be a type of city, or one of the real or fictional cities bearing the name. Appended to the base word "Castle", this would be the "Castle city". |
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| The Kissing Kingdom | | The Kissing Kingdom | ||
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| The High Place | | The High Place | ||
− | + | |Denver | |
− | |Denver is known as the Mile High City | + | |Denver is known as the Mile High City |
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| Ol' Ironhook | | Ol' Ironhook | ||
| {{w|Old Ironsides}} | | {{w|Old Ironsides}} | ||
− | | | + | | A nickname for the USS Constitution (docked in Charlestown, MA). Possibly a conflation of Old Kinderhook (a nickname for US President Martin Van Buren) with Old Ironsides (a nickname for English Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell). |
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+ | | The Thousand Spires || The City of a Hundred Spires / City of Dreaming Spires|| Prague / Oxford | ||
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− | | The | + | | The Graveyard of Kings || The Graveyard of Champions || Court 2 at Wimbledon, where former champions are often defeated (the playing environment is very different from Centre Court and Court One, which are larger and where games involving highly-ranked players are preferentially located). The comic was released one day after the 2017 Wimbledon Championships were finished. |
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− | | | + | | Bloomtown || [[wikipedia: Boomtown|Boomtown]] || Generic term for a town undergoing rapid growth. Used in the 2002 TV series of the same name as a nickname for Los Angeles. Might also be referring to [[wikipedia:Bloom County|Bloom County]], a comic by [[wikipedia:Berkeley Breathed|Berkeley Breathed]], or Dublin, as the setting for Ulysses by James Joyce. |
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− | | | + | | Lantern City USA || {{w|Tree City USA}} || A designation supporting municipalities that showcase urban forestry, in connection with Arbor Day. |
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− | | | + | | The City of Many Daughters || || |
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− | | | + | | Big Mauve || [[wikipedia: Big_Red_(drink)|Big Red Soda]] || Big Red Soda. The Dartmouth football team is the Big Green. |
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− | | | + | | The Glass Cradle || [[wikipedia:The Glass Menagerie|The Glass Menagerie]] || A play by Tennessee Williams |
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− | + | | The Road Source ||{{w|Rome}} || From the saying that {{w|All Roads Lead to Rome}} || | |
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− | | The Road Source ||{{w|Rome}} || From the saying that {{w|All Roads Lead to Rome}} | ||
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− | | London Prime || London || In the DC comics, to incorporate multiple | + | | London Prime || London || In the DC comics, to incorporate multiple continuties, there were multiple universes. London Prime would be "real London" on Earth Prime. Various cities named {{w|New London}} in the United States and elsewhere are imagined as London in alternate continuities. |
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− | | Hamtown || | + | | Hamtown || {{w|Hamburg}} {{w|Toronto}} || A burg is another name for a city or town, sometimes more specifically a fortified town. Toronto sometimes nicknamed Hogtown. |
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− | | The Salad Bowl || || A theory of cultural integration in the US, one that stands in contrast to the older 'Melting Pot' theory. Could also refer to the [[wikipedia: Dust Bowl|Dust Bowl]] | + | | The Salad Bowl || || A theory of cultural integration in the US, one that stands in contrast to the older 'Melting Pot' theory. Could also refer to the [[wikipedia: Dust Bowl|Dust Bowl]] |
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− | | God's Boudoir || God's Waiting Room | + | | God's Boudoir || || Humorous reference similar to "God's Waiting Room" used for the state of Florida, where many elderly retire then expire. |
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− | | The Glittering Swamp || [[wikipedia:Great Dismal Swamp|The Great Dismal Swamp ]] | + | | The Glittering Swamp || [[wikipedia:Great Dismal Swamp|The Great Dismal Swamp ]] || A large swamp in Virginia and North Carolina. |
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− | | The Steel Forest || The Concrete Jungle || The Concrete Jungle is a name often given to New York's Manhattan area. There was also a book and movie | + | | The Steel Forest || The Concrete Jungle || The Concrete Jungle is a name often given to New York's Manhattan area. There was also a book and movie entitled The Petrified Forest. |
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| The Mobius Strip || The Strip || The Strip is a shortened and commonly used name for the Las Vegas Strip, the main area of hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. A {{w|Mobius strip}} is a one-sided piece of paper created by rotating the short edge of the strip 180 degrees and attaching it to the other short edge. The Vegas strip has more or less only one side as well. | | The Mobius Strip || The Strip || The Strip is a shortened and commonly used name for the Las Vegas Strip, the main area of hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. A {{w|Mobius strip}} is a one-sided piece of paper created by rotating the short edge of the strip 180 degrees and attaching it to the other short edge. The Vegas strip has more or less only one side as well. | ||
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− | | The Land of Trains and Fog || || | + | | The Land of Trains and Fog || || In the webcomic [[wikipedia:Homestuck | Homestuck]] many events take place on various planets named in the format "The Land of X and Y", e.g. "The Land of Light and Rain". The novel by George R.R. Martin, which was made into ''Game of Thrones'', was called ''A Song of Ice and Fire''. |
− | In the webcomic [[wikipedia:Homestuck | Homestuck]] many events take place on various planets named in the format "Land of X and Y", e.g. "Land of Light and Rain". | ||
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− | | The Meeting Place || | + | | The Meeting Place || || |
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− | | The Dark Star || || | + | | The Dark Star || || Dark Star is a 1974 science fiction comedy film. |
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− | | The Walled Garden || {{w|Walled garden (technology)}} || A walled garden is a virtual environment where the user can only view content that is published or permitted by the proprietor, e.g. AOL or Facebook | + | | The Walled Garden || {{w|Walled garden (technology)}} || A walled garden is a virtual environment where the user can only view content that is published or permitted by the proprietor, e.g. AOL or Facebook. This could also be a reference to walled cities, e.g. from the Middle Ages, or the {{w|Kowloon Walled City}} in the modern era. The Secret Garden was a book. |
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− | | Skin City || [[wikipedia:Sin City (description)|Sin City]] || | + | | Skin City || [[wikipedia:Sin City (description)|Sin City]] || Generic term for a city well known for gambling, drugs, or other vices. Also Las Vegas. |
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− | | The Horse Rotary || || | + | | The Horse Rotary || || |
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− | | Turkeytown || Turkeytown || A town in Lincoln County, Kentucky | + | | Turkeytown || Turkeytown || A town in Lincoln County, Kentucky |
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− | | The Naked Towers || || | + | | The Naked Towers || || The Naked City was a television series. The Two Towers is a book by Tolkien, and Naked Lunch is a book by Burroughs |
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| The Meta-City || Metacity || A term for a heterogenous, sprawling urban center with multiple dense centers, such as Tokyo or New York City. Metacity was also the window manager in the Linux GNOME 2 desktop. | | The Meta-City || Metacity || A term for a heterogenous, sprawling urban center with multiple dense centers, such as Tokyo or New York City. Metacity was also the window manager in the Linux GNOME 2 desktop. | ||
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− | | The Urban Orb || || The | + | | The Urban Orb || || The screenname of a Let's Player on Youtube and Twitch. |
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− | | The City of Angles || City of Angels || Los Angeles. Also, the titular City of Angles in the web novel [http://stefangagne.com/cityofangles/ City of Angles] | + | | The City of Angles || City of Angels || Los Angeles. Also, the titular City of Angles in the web novel [http://stefangagne.com/cityofangles/ City of Angles]. |
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| The Big Wheel || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041179/ The Big Wheel] || A 1949 movie about a race car driver. Alternatively, a child's plastic tricycle with an oversized front wheel. | | The Big Wheel || [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041179/ The Big Wheel] || A 1949 movie about a race car driver. Alternatively, a child's plastic tricycle with an oversized front wheel. | ||
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| Bird City USA || || A program started by the Audubon Society. | | Bird City USA || || A program started by the Audubon Society. | ||
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− | | The City of Seven Crowns || City of Seven Hills || Rome | + | | The City of Seven Crowns || City of Seven Hills || Rome |
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− | | Hilltopia || The Hilltop || May be reference to The Hilltop in AMC's The Walking Dead | + | | Hilltopia ||The Hilltop || May be reference to The Hilltop in AMC's The Walking Dead |
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− | | Bug City || || A nickname for the bug-infested Chicago in the roleplaying game Shadowrun. Also, a sourcebook for the game | + | | Bug City || || A nickname for the bug-infested Chicago in the roleplaying game Shadowrun. Also, a sourcebook for the game. |
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− | | The Bottomless Cup || || There are many mentions of Bottomless Pits in stories. | + | | The Bottomless Cup || || There are many mentions of Bottomless Pits in stories. |
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− | | Lorde's Fen || Lord's Fen || | + | | Lorde's Fen || Lord's Fen || [[wikipedia:Lorde| Lorde]] is a musical artist from Herne Bay, New Zealand - an area near Waitemata Harbour. A [[wikipedia:Fen| Fen]] is a type of wetland, which could loosely connect to Herne Bay. |
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| The Last Town || || The third book in the Wayward Pines series. | | The Last Town || || The third book in the Wayward Pines series. | ||
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− | | Northlanders || | + | | Northlanders || Highlanders || Maybe a reference to the people of the {{w|Scottish Highlands}}, with a similar demonym. The "High" in "Highlands" is a reference to the mountainous landscape, not the geographical position. |
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− | | Fair Folk || | + | | Fair Folk || || The elves in ''The Lord of the Rings'' are referred to as the 'fair folk'. The fair folk is also more generally used as a name for fairies in folklore. |
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− | | Honey Barons || [[wikipedia: Robber_baron_(industrialist) | Robber Barons | + | | Honey Barons || [[wikipedia: Robber_baron_(industrialist) | Robber Barons]] || Possibly a reference to The Robber Barons, a group of powerful industrialists in the late 1800's known for questionable business ethics. |
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− | | Lake Dwellers || | + | | Lake Dwellers || || |
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− | | Treasurers || || A {{w|treasurer}} is a person in charge of running the treasury of an organization, for example a governmental department. The Auditors were characters in | + | | Treasurers || || A {{w|treasurer}} is a person in charge of running the treasury of an organization, for example a governmental department. The Auditors were characters in the Pratchett Discworld books who wanted to simplify the universe by destroying it. |
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− | | Swamp Watchers || || | + | | Swamp Watchers || || |
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− | | Dream Farmers || | + | | Dream Farmers || || |
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− | | Wellfolk || Werefolk | + | | Wellfolk || Werefolk || The were folk were people who could change into animals: e.g. werewolves. |
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− | | Rockeaters || [[Wikipedia:List_of_The_Neverending_Story_characters#Pyornkrachzark_and_the_other_messengers| Rockbiter]] || In the | + | | Rockeaters || [[Wikipedia:List_of_The_Neverending_Story_characters#Pyornkrachzark_and_the_other_messengers| Rockbiter]] || In the Never Ending Story, Pyornkrachzark, more commonly known as "Rock Biter" is a large creature made completely of stone, named due to their diet of rocks. |
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− | | Forgotten Royals || [[wikipedia:Forgotten Realms | Forgotten Realms]] || Royalty from | + | | Forgotten Royals || [[wikipedia:Forgotten Realms | Forgotten Realms]] || Royalty from D&D campaign setting |
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− | | Remote Clients || [[wikipedia:Remote_computer|Remote client]] || In computing, a remote client is a program used to access a computer or service over | + | | Remote Clients || [[wikipedia:Remote_computer|Remote computer client]] || In computing, a remote client is a program used to access a computer or service over the internet. |
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− | | Barrow-Clerks || [http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Barrow-wights Barrow-wights] || | + | | Barrow-Clerks || [http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Barrow-wights Barrow-wights] || Creatures in "The Lord of the Rings" that resemble wraiths. The Hobbits come across them in the [http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Barrow-downs Barrow-downs]. |
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− | | The People of Land and Sky || [[wikipedia:Sea_Peoples|Sea Peoples]] || | + | | The People of Land and Sky || [[wikipedia:Sea_Peoples|Sea Peoples]] || |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Black Hat, Megan, and Ponytail are standing on a hill overlooking a city. The Gateway Arch is visible, as well as a number of skyscrapers in the skyline.] | :[Black Hat, Megan, and Ponytail are standing on a hill overlooking a city. The Gateway Arch is visible, as well as a number of skyscrapers in the skyline.] | ||
:Black Hat: Ah, New York. The Hot Tamale. | :Black Hat: Ah, New York. The Hot Tamale. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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