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What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

New York: terrorist attack
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Los Angeles: race war
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Bangledesh: global warming
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Singapore: avian flu
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Beijing: polluted air, water, land
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Total votes : 22

Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby eastbay » Mon 26 Mar 2007, 22:38:37

Q: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea??

ok, back to insane asylums for $200.

What is Napa?
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby seldom_seen » Tue 27 Mar 2007, 01:56:13

Paris, France. That town is just a few more riots away from imploding.

Stateside, I'm going to put my chips on Phoenix. That town is about to dry up and blow away. It does have some stiff competition from Las Vegas though.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby leal » Tue 27 Mar 2007, 17:54:38

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('oowolf', 'u')h, "Bangle-desh" ain't a city. How 'bout Las Vegas; Terminal Existential Nausea Syndrome.
Good point! However I voted Bangladesh since they a severe problem today with flooding and it will only get worse. They are also too poor to do something about it. If we only talks about cities I think Lagos would have a problem in the near future.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Tanada » Tue 27 Mar 2007, 18:21:55

I vote Pheonix, a major quake or strategically placed nuke and all the water goes away!
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Daculling » Tue 27 Mar 2007, 18:40:46

I'll take THErapists for $500. hehe.

Really... Mexico City first. Mexican government collapse, then hoards move North. LA the first US city to be affected (San Diego doesn't count).
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Tue 27 Mar 2007, 18:48:05

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Daculling', 'I')'ll take THErapists for $500. hehe.

LA the first US city to be affected (San Diego doesn't count).
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So why are we in America's Finest City immune, Dac?
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Daculling » Tue 27 Mar 2007, 19:18:31

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '
')So why are we in America's Finest City immune, Dac?


Not immune, just not large enough in the context of the question. San Diego will get rolled over but the enormity of the situation will not be appreciated until LA falls... you know... swimming pools... movies stars :)

Any yes San Diego is a damn fine city. Shame to see it go.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby TheDude » Wed 28 Mar 2007, 02:08:42

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Daculling', 'A')ny yes San Diego is a damn fine city. Shame to see it go.


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What city won't be screwed? Phrase it in the form of a question, please.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Dreamtwister » Wed 28 Mar 2007, 11:22:45

Here are my top 5 picks, in order of likelyhood:

1. Tehran - airstrikes and mass migration
2. Mexico City - mass migration
3. Tokyo - nuked by North Korea
4. Sao Paulo, Brazil - civil unrest
5. Las Vegas - destruction of Hoover Dam
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Aimrehtopyh » Wed 28 Mar 2007, 12:52:55

I'm voting for Miami.

Demographics
30% under age 24
30% under the poverty line
60% Foreign-born
It's already the "second most dangerous metropolitan area in the United States".

Race riots for $300, please Alex.

Elevation: not more than 15ft above sea level. Three feet on average. Better than New Orleans, but it has five times the area and four times the population. If we have a Katrina-style event in Miami, FEMA will be ten times more worthless than they were in New Orleans.

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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Kristen » Thu 29 Mar 2007, 01:33:13

Giraffe, I think Minneapolis should be fine as long as we can still produce electricity.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby lateralus » Thu 29 Mar 2007, 01:52:24

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', '
')I'll take Tomahawk Mishaps for $600, Alex!.

What city won't be screwed? Phrase it in the form of a question, please.


What was the failed strike on Osama been forgotten by Bill "The Hunter" Clinton?

What is Vancouver?

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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby smallpoxgirl » Thu 29 Mar 2007, 10:41:41

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lateralus', 'W')hat was the failed strike on Osama been forgotten by Bill "The Hunter" Clinton?


Sorry lateralus. I'm afraid that's incorrect. The answer we were looking for, "What is Bill Clinton's attack on a Sudanese pharmaceutical plant with no links Al Queda to distract the public from his impeachment trial."
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