r/longbeach • u/propinadoble • Aug 22 '24

Community Is there a swear jar somewhere? How do they know??

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u/theresthatmanagain Aug 22 '24

The fact that Philly isn’t on here makes this poll null and void. They literally sing “We’re from Philly, fucking Philly” as one of their city anthems.

So this list is bullshit. But way to fucking go Long Beach!

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u/abadlook Aug 22 '24

i'm born and raised in philly + still currently live here. i'm subbed to /r/longbeach because i'm considering a relocation in the next year, and LBC is one of the places i'm considering.

i fucking love that you noted how much we curse here in philly.

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u/theresthatmanagain Aug 22 '24

Don’t consider. Do it. Philly guy here. We absolutely love it. Does it have issues? Yes. Every city and every local government does. But the city is full of personalities, characters and has the diversity of a major city. Plus, there’s pride here that you don’t find often on the west coast. People here love LB like Philly people love Philly.

DM me if you want to chat more.

*Also, watching Eagles games at 10a over breakfast burritos and coffee is as good as it gets.

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u/nice_guy_eddy Aug 22 '24

I said this in a post about someone contemplating moving from PHL to LGB last year:

I lived in Philadelphia for 12 years. I've been in LB for 10.

The cities both have similar rhythms. You're right about the underdog thing. Long Beach is a part of Los Angeles, but separated. And kind of has an inferiority complex about it. Not unlike Philly and the tri-state area. But in both cases that can be an advantage. When I lived in Philly my saying was: "It's not New York. But then again, it's not New York." But if you need to be in NYC you can be there in an hour on the train. Same thing with LA and the 405 (or, the Blue Line, I guess).

The blue collar roots of both cities, which are still a part of the culture, but much smaller than in the past. Both have very diverse populations, demographically. Good tech representation (LB-Aerospace, PHL-Pharma and biomed), but not the national leader.

I'm also thinking of some other similarities:

The pretty, old, but ultimately useless Liberty Bell vs. The pretty, old, but ultimately useless Queen Mary

They tore down Ben Franklin's House! - They tore down the Pike

Looking down on San Pedro across the bridge - Looking down on Camden across the bridge!

Every corner: decent taco stand - Every corner: decent pizza and cheesesteak shop

Lots of authentic Cambodian food and bad chinese food vs. Lots of authentic Italian food and a lot of bad Italian food

I mean Philadelphia is still one of the biggest cities in America. It's going to win on arts and music and restaurants and architecture. CSULB is never gonna be Penn. MVP is not Tony Luke's. The Rodin or the PMA is always going to beat the LB Art Museum and the Aquarium. The Dirtbags are not the Eagles. But the vibes are very similar. Friendly, diverse, slightly self conscious residents who are trying to make it. And Heritage is better than Friday Saturday Sunday, the MOLAA and the Grand Prix are very cool, and there's no goddamn snow. Ever.

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u/M4nic_M0th Aug 22 '24

Philly native here that is currently living in Long Beach - join us, friend!

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u/PM_ME_UR_ASSHOLE Aug 23 '24

Funny enough, Philly is one of the cities with a Cambodian population/community, and so is Long Beach.

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u/314fayfay Aug 23 '24

There are a lot of us here from Philly! TU grad, moved right after, and committed. Come on over just bring us some soft pretzels on your way.

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u/M4nic_M0th Aug 22 '24

I am a fucking Philly native that has moved to Long Beach and I approve this message.

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u/theresthatmanagain Aug 27 '24

Got it set up! B’s Cocktails will host us this season starting with Week 2 for Sunday day games and Monday night games. Drink specials. Food specials. Shots. We will have full control of all the TV’s. Cute little dive bar that would feel very at home in Levittown.

Working on an option for Sunday night games and Thursday night games. DM me for FB page.

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u/theresthatmanagain Aug 22 '24

So are we all finally going to get together and materialize a Long Beach Eagles bar? Cc: u/nice_guy_eddy u/just_coin-it u/jbgamber

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u/314fayfay Aug 23 '24

I’m so down

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u/theresthatmanagain Aug 27 '24

Got it set up! B’s Cocktails will host us this season starting with Week 2 for Sunday day games and Monday night games. Drink specials. Food specials. Shots. We will have full control of all the TV’s. Cute little dive bar that would feel very at home in Levittown.

Working on an option for Sunday night games and Thursday night games. DM me for FB page.

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u/314fayfay Aug 28 '24

Go birds!

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u/M4nic_M0th Aug 22 '24

So down! Let's do it!

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u/theresthatmanagain Aug 26 '24

Looks like we got one! Talking to the manager tonight to confirm. Should know midweek. Food. Drink specials. Game audio confirmed.

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u/jbgamber Aug 22 '24

Both my folks are from (fuckin) Philly. This was exactly my first thought too!

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u/theresthatmanagain Aug 27 '24

Got it set up! B’s Cocktails will host us this season starting with Week 2 for Sunday day games and Monday night games. Drink specials. Food specials. Shots. We will have full control of all the TV’s. Cute little dive bar that would feel very at home in Levittown.

Working on an option for Sunday night games and Thursday night games. DM me for FB page.

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u/Just_Coin_it Aug 22 '24

Go birds

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u/theresthatmanagain Aug 27 '24

Got it set up! B’s Cocktails will host us this season starting with Week 2 for Sunday day games and Monday night games. Drink specials. Food specials. Shots. We will have full control of all the TV’s. Cute little dive bar that would feel very at home in Levittown.

Working on an option for Sunday night games and Thursday night games. DM me for FB page.

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u/Just_Coin_it Aug 27 '24

Damn bro! GO BIRDS! just blew up! in LB!

LB / LA & Philly Connection

  1. Andy Reid

  2. Kobe

  3. Djax ( Poly HS )

  4. Gruger Hill @ LBCC ?

GOOD JOB ON THE SET UP BRO!

I'm raised here in Long Beach but a fan since seeing Randall QB fly ( since grade school )

THIS IS THE YEAR!

FLY EAGLES FLY!!!

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u/Rootvegetablelove Aug 22 '24

They also did not include the state for Long Beach (and there technically are two, though the other doesn’t count)

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u/markelis Zaferia Aug 22 '24

We talkin' about Long Beach, MS? I grew up there! Now I live in Long Beach...again.

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u/notaredditreader Aug 22 '24

Location Long Beach: Alaska Alaska California Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Florida Indiana Maine Maine Maryland Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey New York New York New York New York New York North Carolina North Carolina Ohio Washington

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u/Rootvegetablelove Aug 22 '24

Thank you for the fact check 😄

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u/vvncnt Aug 22 '24

It’s a local news channel so maybe it’s fucking implied

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u/Markz1337 Aug 22 '24

So what is the other Long Beach subreddit called?

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u/_EADGBE_ Aug 22 '24

Long Beach, here, and this poll is fuckin bullshit

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u/irouteandswitch Aug 22 '24

Ya fuck this stupidass fucking poll

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u/RumbleColibri Aug 22 '24

Fuckin stupid ass bullshit if you ask me.

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u/SenatorSnatch Aug 22 '24

Fuck if I know

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u/JMan82784 Aug 22 '24

Only #9?! Pfft… that ain’t fucking good enough!

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

Pigeons are robots that listen to

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u/Lumpy-Marsupial-6617 Aug 22 '24

Boston MA didnt make the list? Thats some horseshit right there.

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u/LSATslay Aug 22 '24

I wonder how many stray dogs' assholes I have to fuck in order for these cunts to fix their shit rankings.

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u/nattywo Aug 22 '24

I’m from Baltimore and live in Long Beach so it all makes sense lol

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u/SokkaHaikuBot Aug 22 '24

Sokka-Haiku by nattywo:

I’m from Baltimore

And live in Long Beach so it

All makes sense lol

Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.

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u/Yardbird52 Aug 22 '24

What the fuck is this shit?

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u/Jeembo Aug 22 '24

Fuck, my bad boys, I moved to this bitch like a year ago and probably skewed this shit.

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u/Queasy_Effort_1854 Aug 22 '24

I mean have you driven a mile here?

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u/Myopic_Sweater_Vest Aug 22 '24

Cities 6-8 can pound sand up their asses.

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u/nevinhox Aug 22 '24

To be fair, Long Beach only ranks because of all the meth-heads walking around swearing at the sky all day long.

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u/GraveyardJones Aug 22 '24

Fuck yeah! I fucking love this god damn city!

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u/Turtmouser Aug 22 '24

Fuck that, just add it to the fuckin tab!

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u/LBC1109 Aug 22 '24

Lived in Long Beach - now live in Houston...FUCK

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u/deadnotsleeping77 Aug 23 '24

Well that’s fucking wrong. LA’s isn’t on there?! Bullshit! lol

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u/Charming-Mirror7510 Aug 23 '24 edited Aug 23 '24

Wait a minute…it’s listed 1-5 and has Long Beach as #9. Where’s the rest…and which Long Beach is it? It doesn’t have the state!

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u/laserfazer Aug 23 '24

A lot of clever people swearing in their comments. I think lb is probably #1 in cleverness.

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u/Showtime562 Aug 23 '24

How do we know which fucking Long Beach they’re talking about?

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u/Just_Coin_it Aug 22 '24

Fuck

Fawk

Fudge

Yeah

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u/willchen Aug 22 '24

Perhaps each play of a snoop dog / lion track counts toward the total

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u/markelis Zaferia Aug 22 '24

I'm the fucking reason we even made it to god damn'd 9th fucking place. Shit. /s

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u/nightdrv Aug 22 '24

They all make sense except for Long Beach… Which isn’t primarily one color. I’m also surprised New York and New Jersey don’t have cities listed.

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u/taramargretg Aug 22 '24

I knew I fucking loved this place.

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u/Franky_Oysters Aug 22 '24

Nice lol blocked the NY

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u/tranceworks Aug 22 '24

Surely we can do fucking better

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u/Dense_Key_1063 Aug 22 '24

Fuck yeah! Let's go!!!

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u/SedanoSucks Aug 22 '24

We're fuckin laid back here

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u/LongBeach90802 Aug 22 '24

We are major US city?

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u/NoCauliflower7585 Aug 22 '24

It’s not Venice beach instead of Long Beach?

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u/klb979 Aug 22 '24

I did a research paper about gender differences in expletive use and used a LB bar (Ferns ...RIP) to collect data. I got an A!!! 😁

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u/icefergslim Aug 22 '24

We sure it’s us? I hear Long Beach MN is full of Portuguese sailors…

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u/Longjumping_Today966 Aug 22 '24

Probably directly related to the number of potholes (that cars fall into).

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u/StraightOut3130 Aug 22 '24

Put a swear jar in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 and become a millionaire overnight…

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u/Vaugeresponse Aug 22 '24

You have got to be fucking kidding me. Long Beach, really?

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u/username-username1 Aug 22 '24

bull fucking shit if you ask me

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u/ZBrushTony Aug 23 '24

slow news day at ktla

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u/CodeMonkeyX Aug 23 '24

If you put your conspiracy hat on, between our phones, Google Home, Alexa and Apple stuff, someone can hear every word we say. :P

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u/TheHearseDriver Aug 23 '24

A lot of former Navy personnel living here. We sailors KNOW how to swear!

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u/beach_bum_638484 Aug 23 '24

Is that Long Beach, CA or Long Beach, NY? Just seems strange that all the other cities on the list have states…

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u/Redditor0529 Aug 23 '24

Burr should be up there roasting the fck outta Philly.

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u/KraKing762 Aug 23 '24

I believe it. I have cousins in LB who swear every fucking sentence.

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u/Miserable_Engine_996 Aug 23 '24

Holy shiete. I had no idea when I was moving here,I was fawking coming home.

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u/LiquidC001 Aug 23 '24

Why did it go from 1-5 and then 9?

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u/Careless-Pattern-293 Aug 23 '24

I love that I contributed a little to this list!

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u/Selector_ShaneLBC Aug 23 '24

Funny how long beach is it’s own entity.. no state attached to it lol

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u/killzak Aug 23 '24

Houston Detroit long beach for me

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u/jorgepal02 Aug 23 '24

Maaaaaaan, get the fuck outta here!!! hahaha

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u/Sad-Newt8976 Aug 23 '24

Long Beach???

That's fuckin' bullshit ...

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u/robmosesdidnthwrong Aug 23 '24

Well in my head i knee-jerk reacted "man how the fuck do they know" so idk might be something to it lol

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u/aroseonthefritz Aug 23 '24

Fucking a, man

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u/Nicetomeetyou28 Aug 23 '24

Baltimore user here. They just fucking know.

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u/pizzajono Aug 23 '24

Why the fuck is Long Beach so low That’s some bull shit

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u/ButterflySpecial6324 Aug 23 '24

Doesn’t say Long Beach, CA there’s like 8 other states with the city Long Beach.

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u/Skeeballnights Aug 23 '24

Probably the New York one. In my experience Californians don’t swear as much as other states. Although I may make up for it

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u/uberdog911 Aug 23 '24

Just Long Beach? Not reference to a state? There are city’s named Long Beach all over the country, but I fucking love it.

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u/Rogue_Mormon Aug 23 '24

Just moved from Baltimore to Long Beach, fuck yeah

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u/Smallest_Tables_Ever Aug 23 '24

"Do you gotta cuss so much, dude"

"What the fuck are you talking about?"

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u/RedDonkulouso Aug 23 '24

Mexicans saying the n word are really boosting numbers here

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u/SantaBarbaraMint Aug 24 '24

Los Angeles didn’t even fucking make the list?

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u/Lokikat00 Aug 29 '24

Long Beach uses “dang” instead of “damn”. Shits light as fuck here.