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Designut
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Posted on Friday, June 23, 2006 - 2:19 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Not that it's of any particular relevance, but I've been wondering how many forum members are detroit residents versus burb-dwellers/outta-staters. Anyone have a close approximation? Perhaps Lowell has some figures for us. Just curious thats all...
:-)
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Valkyrias
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way to open pandora's box...
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Njmikey
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I'm an out of stater as my name suggests - dirty jersey..
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Eastsidedog
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Earth, east side.
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Funkycarrie
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Detroit resident...with cats.
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Machoken
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You mean you can't figure this one out just by observing? Stick around long enough and it will be painfully obvious, at least for those who post semi-regularly...
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Panson
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Posted on Friday, June 23, 2006 - 2:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Curiosity killed the cat....

...but for awhile, I was a suspect.

-Steven Wright
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Gannon
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Never heard that one, but it sounds so Wright.
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Designut
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As you can tell I'm relatively new to the forum (as a posting member) part of me just wanted to see where this thread would go...

(tapping my fingertips together while grinning mischeviously...) "egg-sellent"
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Lurker
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https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/11557/59983.html?1133480 552

http://www.frappr.com/detroity es
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Livernoisyard
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Curiosity killed one of Carrie's cats? I'll sic my SW mutt on him.
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Wazootyman
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I live in Livonia because minorities are scary.
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Andylinn
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i'm living in ann arbor until the middle/end of august, but lived in detroit from age 1-19. (i'm 23 now) i'm moving to cass corridor/woodbridge. this is my educated guess, based on how people on here post...

55% detroit residents
25% burbanites
20% out of staters

these stats +/- 55%
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Livernoisyard
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Margin of error for the study: +/-100%
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Ravine
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NW Detroit
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Ray1936
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Hay, you can take the man out of Detroit, but you can't take the Detroit out of the man.
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Thursdaynext
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Redford Township, but I live one block over from the Detroit border. Out of sheer curiosity I crossed over it one day to see what is was like on the other side. It was an exhilarating experience! Then I quickly retreated westward to the safely of my little hovel. :-)
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Iheartthed
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I was born and raised in Detroit. I currently live in New York City.
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Xd_brklyn
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Posted on Friday, June 23, 2006 - 8:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well, here's some stats from the beginning of 2005:

By State / Province:
MI 85.8%
CA 2.9%
ON 2.3%
OH 2.1%
IL 1.6%
NY 1.4%
FL 1.3%
GA 0.7%
WI 0.7%
TX 0.6%
VA 0.6%

And the 2005 numbers:

Detroit Yes 2005 Stats
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Kilgore_south
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Post Number: 106
Registered: 05-2005
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Kalamazoo - does that make me out-state or out-of-state?? But I see a whole lot of the D from the comfort of my 18-wheeler.
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Dalangdon
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I grew up in Iowa and live in Seattle. I found this website because of my interest in historical preservation, and stayed because of the Book-Cadillac saga. Plus I think you guys are interesting :-)
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Ghetto_butterfly
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Belgium, born and raised, which means I'm white Euro trash. Moved here 13 years ago and made Detroit my home, for many reasons and lovin' it.
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Bibs
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I work in the city, pay city income tax but can't vote in Detroit. I live in the suburbs. Can I claim my city income tax as a charitable donation?
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Capnhook
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Detroit. 4 of us, 1 born here in the city of Detroit. Move to MI 10 years ago, 8 years in the city.
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Ltorivia485
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Detroiter by birth and residence. But some people here still "dislike" me.
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Focusonthed
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Ferndale for 1 year, but had family in Detroit for generations...just not my immediate family.
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Catman_dude
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I must be that 0.6% of DetroitYes'ers from Virginia.

I lived in Westland up to college age, 1961 to 1980, moved to Holland MI and since 1987 in Virginia Beach VA.

I am a fair-weather Detroit sports team fan after being permanently damaged by seriously following Detroit sports during the 1970s when Detroit sucked at everything.
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Danny
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Due to security reasons I cannot tell anyone about my whereabouts. Mostly I'm ghettos of Detroit hanging with the Ghettoman and his Street Phophets. I'm his representative. He wan't me to put his works in codespeak into this forum for this presence should be known. The Street Prophets remains an UNDERGROUND SOCIETY full of members who are Democatic Socialist Protestant Christians along with some Jews and Muslims destined to overthrow all Capitalist,Communist, Republic, Imperialist, Monarchist,Origarchist world governments and restore all world societies to new form of a full Socialistic regime based on the foundations of Deontological ethics.
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Livernoisyard
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Does Danny's street vary from day to day or time of day? Just kiddin'.
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Supersport
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Detroit transplant, been here for 4.5 years now, home owner for almost 2.
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Mind_field
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Wixom resident, but I have firm plans to move into the Broderick Tower when the renovation is finished.
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Warriorfan
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Correction...curiosity laced with fentanyl killed the cat.
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30th_street
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Made in Detroit. Living in exile.
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Gravitymachine
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upstate ny > detroit, been here ~8 years.
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Gumby
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I live in suburban Flint (Swartz Creek)

Love both Flint and Detroit.
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Leoqueen
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Grew up in northwest detroit
Am living now on the near east side in Lafayette Park and Corktown
I work in the cultural center
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Livedog2
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I live in the catacombs of St. Albertus Polish Roman Catholic Church at the corner of St. Aubin and Canfield with a female black panther that complains that I’m too rough with her sometimes. But, don’t come nosing around to visit me because there are seven remaining monks that are members of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Jesus Christ in residence protecting us and the edifice.

Livedog2
at. albertus
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Missnmich
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I represent the Arkansas delegation of Michiganders-in-exile ...
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Detroit313
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I'm a navtive Detroit-er. Born in tha D raised in tha D. I lived in Nashville, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Perth, Autralia, Detroit again and now reside in New York City.....Brooklyn to be exact. But Detroit is always home to me. 313
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Quinn
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Detroit Metro area in 1991 for school.

Detroit proper since 1995, owner since 1999. Love it...never leave except to the "vacation house" in the keys. Or maybe make that San Paolo? ;)
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Radiorick
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Born in Detroit, grew up in Chesaning, returned to Detroit to enter the USAF, then returned to Ann Arbor and graduated in 1980. First job near Cincinnati, then went to California.
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Imperfectly
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born on the eastside lived there til 14-
lived in eastpointe...ferndale...berkle y...warren...back to the eastside and back to eastpointe.
currently waiting on my loft at 55 canfield to be completed.
:-)
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Ptero
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born n bred in Detroit. Jjaba's side-o-town mainly, but a Cassite!

Then I lived in the city all the way through grad school: at 7 and Lahser, on Historic Canfield BEFORE they paved the street with bricks(!), near McGraw and Lonyo. Now I'm in Shelby Twp near my work.
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Danny
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Wazootyman,

You live in Hitlerland Livonia because minorities are scary. You have nothing to be afraid. You now snuggly covered in a full white community. Not a single BIG BAD BLACK MAN comming to rob and kill you. The racist Livonia KKKops will protect you.
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Detroitstar
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I'm a proud first time home owner, living in the city of Detroit. :-)
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65memories
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Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 9:45 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Detroit born...have resided in Rosedale Park for 30 years.
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Spacemonkey
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Born in Detroit. Raised in Warren. In my 20's lived and worked in downtown Detroit for 3.5 years. Then lived in Pleasant Ridge for 7 years. I now live in south Rochester Hills. Each area I've lived has had their positives and negatives, naturally.
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Funkycarrie
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Livernoisyard...I wouldn't challenge my cats! They're brutal!
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Paulj
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metro detroit since birth, detroit proper since '01.
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Designut
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Thanks Xd_brklyn
you killed my cat:-)
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Bobj
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Most of my life in the Detroit area, mostly the inner ring suburbs, right now about 3 blocks out of the City.

I have, however, never lived in the city
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7even
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Grew up in Clare, MI. Have lived at UDM on and off for 3-4 years.
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Rocket_city
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I live in Detroit, but spent most of my life in Northern Michigan. And by that I don't mean Saginaw, Bay City, Clare, or Traverse City. The real up north (Straits Area)! :-)

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