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Their motto is "See what the world is searching for".

A relatively new offering from Google, some will find it interesting, some not so much. It works the same as a regular search, only now your results will show what the top 10 cities are that other people have been doing the same search.

I started off using PERB first, thinking Vancouver would be number one. Not so, in fact it was in 10th place the first time I looked and just now it was number 8. Since this is so new it still has a small database so just a few additional searches would change the rankings. Why is Vancouver not number 1? Not sure, but all the top 10 cities are in the Vancouver area, with Richmond leading the pack.

I plugged some hobby related terms just for fun and pretty soon you start to see a trend developing. Several cities in India were ranked in most searches as well as St Louis, Tampa, Salt Lake City, and San Diego. St Louis is a great baseball city, but probably nothing else there. SLC, the pristine Mormon city, with all the religious overtones. Guess guys there are looking for additional wives, or services.

BBBJ produced Vancouver in 4th place, behind Pleasanton and SF, and NYC. Go figure, eh?

Try inserting your favorite hobby-related terms and see what results you find.

One thing I did try was different foods. Since I am from the Philadelphia area I tried hoagies and Cheese steak. Both produced Philly in no 1 spot. I have no idea why as there is hardly a street corner that does not have a place selling these things. No need to search there.

The one item I wanted to check out I was unable to do. Found out I could not spell the word. It is that french fry concoction with gravy that seems to be popular in Vancouver. Hope I am not stepping on any toes, but that sounds just awful to me. Sorry.

Word of caution. I just tried another search and got this:




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So, put this on the back burner for now, but do give it a try later. Not my fault.
 
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Hardatwork

SFMIKE said:
The one item I wanted to check out I was unable to do. Found out I could not spell the word. It is that french fry concoction with gravy that seems to be popular in Vancouver.
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Actually it's a Quebec thing but gaining popularity in BC. It's called poutine. Don't forget about the cheese curds! :)
 
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Hardatwork said:
Actually it's a Quebec thing but gaining popularity in BC. It's called poutine. Don't forget about the cheese curds! :)
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without the cheese curds its just fries with gravy ...

but so far the shit i have tried out here is just that: shit.

don't know what the secret is to the Quebec version, but it
tasted awesome ... even the one version with the cooked onions
heaped on top ...

best served with plenty of beer and some nubile young Quebec chick!
 
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There are lots of places that serve poutine, but not all places that do it well.

Here is a picture of what it looks like. Everyone has different tasts so , it hard to say there is only 1 place that does it right, but you certainly have to have the right combo of fries, cheese, and sauce....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Poutine.jpg#file


Then in Montreal the other food is Smoked Meat... sold at this famous place for those of you that know Montreal a little.

http://www.schwartzsdeli.com/index2.html
 
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Then in Montreal the other food is Smoked Meat... sold at this famous place for those of you that know Montreal a little.

http://www.schwartzsdeli.com/index2.html
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I love that place. Don't even think of getting your own table. He has half a dozen long tables, you sit where there is an empty place and maybe make a new friend. The sandwich is piled so high, you can hardly take a bite out of it. You get a whole kocher dill pickle, fries and a coke to go with it. Afterwards, go sit out on Port Arthur with a pitcher of sangria and watch the girls go by.

I gotta make another trip!
 
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Ray said:
French fries with gravy and cheese is called 'poutine'. It's from Quebec.
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The correct cheese used is called, "crottes de fromage" which translated literally would be cheese turds. Many poutines sold on the West Coast use mozzarella, but the real thing is the curd, not turd, scraped from the beaters at the end of the cheese mixing process. I just brought some back from Ontario last week, and there is no taste like it. Unfortunately, everyone in our household agreed, and four large bags did not last very long. The only dairy I know that make and sell cheese curds out here is the Edaleen Dairy store just south of the border crossing at Aldergrove. I believe Ed and Aline were immigrants from Eastern Canada. They sell the cheddar curds only. I prefer the white cheese variety, so I suspect they keep those for themselves... :)
 
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rickoshadows said:
I love that place. Don't even think of getting your own table. He has half a dozen long tables, you sit where there is an empty place and maybe make a new friend. The sandwich is piled so high, you can hardly take a bite out of it. You get a whole kocher dill pickle, fries and a coke to go with it. Afterwards, go sit out on Port Arthur with a pitcher of sangria and watch the girls go by.

I gotta make another trip!
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Here's something to make your mouth water.



I was there just last week... You know, they will ship orders via overnight courier. Cheaper than flying back there, and just as good...

There's always a lineup when I go, but I walk right past the hungry patrons, and head straight to the barstools; never had to wait, and the atmosphere is priceless. A nice medium on rye, along with a cherry coke, and you're right back in the Sixties. If you have a problem getting in, or your party wants a better sit-down configuration, there's always Ben's Delicatessen.
 
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SFMIKE said:
Reminds me that I recently was an ad for Carl's Jr (not sure if any in Canada)
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No there not in Canada... I still can't figure out why they have a 6$ Burger that costs 4$. I was just at one the other day!

For those of you that heard about the TV commercial that Paris Hilton did sometime last year, that got pulled from TV, well that was for the 6$ burger.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=phWCleYlW3s&search=paris hilton, carls jr
 
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