+avroair Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I am holding a Sopranos style event at the Park West Diner in New Joisey (actually only 4 miles from where they filmed the series). Cointest Rules: (1) guess how many attendees will be showing up to the event (2) one guess per person, your guess is DQed if you edit it (3) guessing is open until 9 am EST tomorrow (Saturday) (4) Now for the fun part: in your post also tell me something I didn't know about New Jersey, or post a picture of something weird in the state (pictures of avroair don't count) (5) No wise cracks! I have been to every state and you got places that smell too! Winner receives an LE copper Sopranos Diner and Hitman coin Quote
+PengoFamily Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 48 attendees BADA BING!!! Rah, Rah! Hey, Hey! Cheerleading Started in N.J! Nowadays, the image of cheerleaders tends to be associated with buxom blondes whooping it up for some big country boys crushing 73-17 victories out in the fields. But cheerleading actually got started in New Jersey, when the Tigers of Princeton University decided the best way to distract their opponents -- the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights -- would be by yelling what they called "The Scarer," that is, blood-curdling shouts anytime one of the Rutgers faithful ran with the ball. Of course, yelling while playing football makes it difficult to concentrate, so Princeton lost that first game, way back in 1869, by a count of 6-4. The next time out, they figured a better way, which was to have supporters stand on the sidelines and yell at the Rutgers players to distract them. This time, it worked, and Princeton ended up winning, part of an ongoing feud between the two tony schools that goes on to this day. Quote
+dardevle Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Well I guess I'll start the "bidding" at 56 people. Next: NEWARK, N.J.---- A bank robber dubbed the ''Hat Bandit'' because he wore different caps during the heists was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison. James G. Madison, who eluded authorities during a 10-month crime spree, pleaded guilty in September to six bank robberies. He also acknowledged committing 12 others and attempting a 13th. Sentencing guidelines recommended a 61/2- to eight-year term, but prosecutors wanted more time for the 50-year-old former machinist. Dardevle Quote
wwflover13 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 44 The "Jersey Devil" has been described as a flying, horned, glowing, rat/horse/bird/monkey - and one of the earliest sightings was in 1778! Quote
YemonYime Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Yooz guyz aw gonna 'ave fawty-two (42) peoples at yaw event...aw else. An interesting lil tidbit for da families out dere is dat Ocean City gots no booze. Wassamatta wichoo? Quote
+TeamEccs21 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 56 My sister in law lives in New Jersey, But we don't hold that against her Quote
+LadyBee4T Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Attendees will be 58. (Didn't count the dead bodies in the back though!) Here are some interesting facts. Maybe you know them and maybe not 1. New Jersey has a Trash Museum, 2 De Korte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst 2. As 1995 drew to a close, Betsy and Jared Saul of Pittstown made it their New Year’s resolution to help homeless animals. They started Petfinder.com, a virtual shelter featuring a searchable database of more than 200,000 animals seeking human companions. What you don't know about this one for sure is that I found my sheltie Molly on petfinder.com!!! 3. In November of 1914, the New York Tribune, cooperating with Mr. Bertram Chapman Mayo (founder of Beachwood) issued an "Extra" announcing: "Subscribe to the New York Tribune and secure a lot at Beautiful Beachwood. Act at once, secure your lot in this Summer Paradise now!" This was the greatest premium offered by a newspaper - nothing equal to it was ever attempted in the United States. 4. North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world, with more cars stolen in Newark then any other city. Even the 2 largest cities, NYC and LA put together. Don't blame me here I found it on the internet.... 5. This one fits your event. New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world. 6. Rutgers University hosts a NJ Cockroach Derby every year which is held in mid August. 7. Leo the MGM Lion, Cheetah the chimp and Elsie the Borden Cow are buried in New Jersey. 8. New Jersey has a spoon museum featuring over 5,400 spoons from every state and almost every country. I guess I got carried away. That was fun too reading these things! Quote
+gardengorilla Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 well, i'll guess 67 people will show up, which is low based on the interest of this really cool coin! thought this was interesting...don't think it's true: Modern paleontology, the science of studying dinosaur fossils, began in 1858 with the discovery of the first nearly complete skeleton of a dinosaur in Haddonfield, New Jersey. The Hadrosaurus is the official New Jersey state dinosaur. Ciao Quote
+chief20r2 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 After seeing all the people attending Avroir's Harriman Event Attending 87 1921 - The first Miss America Pageant is held Bada Bing !!!!!!!! Quote
lordxtra Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Ok I say 74 people attend, and some interesting facts about New Jersey that maybe you did not know.... Including its official state symbols....and when these were adopted. flower: purple violet (1913) bird: eastern goldfinch (1935) insect: honeybee (1974) tree: red oak (1950) animal: horse (1977) colors: buff and blue (1965) folk dance: square dance fish: brook trout shell: knobbed whelk fruit: blueberry (2004) Nickname: Garden State And Maybe you did not know all those. Fingers Crossed. Quote
+The Moop Along Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Where do I get a knobbed whelk? Quote
+Geo.Error Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Hello Avroair We think 39 attendees. We hope you like the picture. (this is a new way of cito) Have a nice event!!! Quote
+Mauison Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I'll go with 76 attendees. A 65-foot tall, 90-ton elephant "lives" in Atlantic City. Quote
+Wij Drie Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 69 attendees. I know notting about New Jersey. I'm from the Netherlands. I do know it's one of the United States. tot cache, team Wij Drie Quote
+ThirstyMick Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) 1. New Jersey has a Trash Museum, 2 De Korte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst and DeKorte Park, a gorgeous Meadowlands park that used to be a trash dump, has a great series of new caches /shameless plug But really, there's a Meadow in the Meadowlands. All of the industry makes that difficult to believe, but it's very pretty...tons of migratory birds. I find it interesting that we're the dense-ist state, and despite having two of the poorest cities in the US (Newark and Camden) we have the 2nd highest median income (CT is #1) hmmm... since I'm lucky enough to be able to attend and buy the coin, and lucky enough to live in the great state of New Jersey I'm already a winner so I'll refrain from making a guess to enter the cointest /grammar edit Edited January 25, 2008 by ThirstyMick Quote
+AtlantaGal Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) 82 people Edited January 25, 2008 by AtlantaGal Quote
+rivercity Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 78 attendees! Michael Gubitosi, better known as Robert Blake, was born in Nutley, New Jersey, in September 1933. Nutley, New Jersey!! Imagine that! Quote
+kyoteh Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 45 people supposedly: The first drive in theatre was opened in New Jersey. and New Jersey has 108 Toxic Waste Dumps which is the most of any state. Quote
+PSU Fan Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 77 total people with 51 logged cachers New Jersey has a spoon museum featuring over 5,400 spoons from every state and almost every country. Quote
+The Moops Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 65 attendees In New Jersey it is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon. Quote
Theotokos Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 66 People Not sure how true all these are??? New Jersey Crazy Law # It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season. # You may not slurp your soup. # If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates. # It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer. # On a highway you can not park under a bridge. # Car dealerships are forbidden from opening on Sunday. # You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only. # Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street. # It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon. Bernards Township # It is illegal to frown as the town is a "Frown-Free Town Zone". Caldwell # You may not dance or wear shorts on the main avenue. Cranford # Citizens are not permitted to park their own boat on their lawn. Cresskill # All cats must wear three bells to warn birds of their whereabouts. Elizabeth # It is forbidden for a woman, on a Sunday, to walk down Broad Street without wearing a petticoat. Manville # It is illegal to offer whiskey or cigarettes to animals a the local zoo. Newark # It is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his doctor. Ocean City # Pinball machines are not to be played on Sunday. # People may not slurp their soup. # Raw hamburger may not be sold. Raritan # Profanity is prohibited. Sea Isle City # There will be no boiling of bones on the property. Trenton # Pickles are not to be consumed on Sundays. # You may not throw a bad pickle in the street. Quote
+Rockin Roddy Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 93 attended. Jersey is a day trip from here...did you know that?? Quote
YemonYime Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Yooz guyz aw gonna 'ave fawty-two (42) peoples at yaw event...aw else. An interesting lil tidbit for da families out dere is dat Ocean City gots no booze. Wassamatta wichoo? Quote
+stellarscapes Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I'll guess 73 attendees. Not too many people know about Thor Solberg. We all know that Charles Lindbergh made the first solo trans-atlantic flight from NY to Paris in 1927 and was later in the news when his 20-month old son was kidnapped and killed and the trial was held in Flemington, New Jersey. Approximately 10 minutes away from Flemington, NJ is the small town of Readington, NJ. Here, in 1939, Thor Solberg founded Solberg Airport, which is a small airport that is still in existance today. It is still a family run business, owned by the Solberg family. Thor Solberg was also an aviation pioneer. In 1935, he was the first person to make a trans-atlantic flight from the US to Norway. Quote
+mrjiffy Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Alright, my guess is 83 people will attend the event. For the strange fact, here is a law from Neward, NJ on the books! In Neward, it is illegal to sell ice cream after 6pm, unless the customer has a note from his/her doctor. Better stock up earlier in the day during July and August. Have a great event! Quote
+bearly_sane Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I will guess 57 attendees. Not sure if you knew this fact or not but The Borough of Roosevelt is the only municipality in New Jersey that is, in its entirety, a registered National Historic Site. Quote
QuigleyJones Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I'll say 64 Little fact you might not know, The New Jersey Devils are ranked 8th in the league. Quote
+Frank n Beck Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 47 attending The Borough of Roosevelt is the only municipality in New Jersey that is, in its entirety, a registered National Historic Site Thanks for the cointest, wish I could be there, Later. Quote
+CyberChemist Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 71 will be attending, I wish one of them was going to be me! And now for something really weird.... Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey. Quote
+GATOULIS Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Hmm...I would say 76 people! Unfortunatelly I do not know anything about geocachers in New Jersey, and I know a lot about the state! I've never been to the States! Sorry for that!!! Shall I say anythings about Rhodes in Greece? Just kiding!!! Nikos Quote
+GATOULIS Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Oups! I just saw that this number was already been guessed! Now? Quote
+501_Gang Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 59 attendees The ice cream cone was invented in 1896 by Italo Marcioni in New Jersey. Quote
CacheNCarryMA Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Sevenny-tree attendees Here's a fun fact that you didn't know, along with a couple of weird (or sad for some folks) pictures. My family spent summer vacations, back in the seventies, on da shore. Spent the days at Belmar beach and nights on the Asbury Park boardwalk. Quote
+kdv Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 82 attendees. I don't know much about New Jersey, and I'm sure I don't know anything that you don't know already. I know that Frank Sinatra isn't from New York but from New Jersey, and that Bruce Springsteen isn't from Nebraska, but from New Jersey too Quote
CacheNCarryMA Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Hmmm, I just reviewed the thread and noticed that I guessed a number that was already taken. (Rules didn't say anything about making a unique guess ) I'd like to amend my guess without editing and nullifying my original guess: sevenny-foah Quote
CacheNCarryMA Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Gaahhhh. 74 is a duplicate, too! Make it 70! Quote
+scavok Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Fiddy nine (59) I lived in new jersy for a whole 6 months before deciding to move back to Colorado! Quote
ravenchaser Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 77 peoples New Jersey has the most diners in the world and is sometimes referred to as the diner capital of the world. I am now a smarter person because of this! Quote
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 88 What is the Smallest registered cemetery in New Jersey? Am I suppose to give you the answer or did you say tell me something I did not know. Maybe you do. Quote
+mousekakat Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 1) guess how many attendees will be showing up to the event 75 Jersey is the first and only state that I've gone into an XXX shop! It was probably 20 years ago, at least, and I had never been into a shop like that before, so my ex-husband and I decided to take a peek in out of curiousity! He was a trucker and we were at that Petro truck stop in a city who's name ends in 'town' if I remember right, and it's close to the state line. Can't remember the name of the town, but it's on the way from D.C. to NY City. Anyway, I was very shy and embarassed and only in my early 20's and the product of a private Catholic education, so I made him park the truck a little ways away so we could walk in the shadows to go look... and in the only place where there were no shadows for me to hide in, another trucker went by.... AND BLEW HIS STUPID AIR-HORN!!! I about died of embarassment... it's not like he had any idea who I was or anything like that, but I was just so mortified.... It took me a good 10 minutes to muster the courage to go into the place....and once inside I gave it a quick once around and then made tracks for the door, lol! I was just too shy and embarassed to stay any longer than those two or three minutes, lol! And THAT is my story about New Jersey! Naomi Added... I THINK it's called Bordentown, if I remember right! Quote
+ThirstyMick Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 88 What is the Smallest registered cemetery in New Jersey? Am I suppose to give you the answer or did you say tell me something I did not know. Maybe you do. Supposedly more than 1/2 of the "city" of Clifton is cemetary. I put city in quotes b/c its incorporated as a city, but I'd call it a suburb. Quote
+Team Van Stoffelen Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 There must be something like... 66 attendees on the meeting. Well, today I learned some interesting facts about New Jersey: First it was a swedish colony called New-Sweden. But in the Swedish colony, there were no Swedish, but Finnish people. Then the dutch came, kicked the Finnish friends out and renamed it New-Holland. Then a few strange Lordships from Britain appeared and turned it into a private colony, just for himself, after they got it as a present (history doe not tell us if it was for Christmas). One of the Lords got bored of it and sold his part to some interested Quakers, so instead of one, there were two brand new Jersey's. Finally this became all very boring and the New Jersey people kicked some British a** and started with some other states-to-be the United States of America. Ain't that strange? So much for history according to Team Van Stoffelen (with a little help from their cute friend We Ke Pee De Aha). Quote
+ThirstyMick Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Added... I THINK it's called Bordentown, if I remember right! aye, Bordentown and the famous Petro, driving from NY to Delaware my whole childhood it was a favorite stop Quote
+ThirstyMick Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I am loving all the info in this thread Quote
+geocachingdragon Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 i think 89 attendees And your interesting little known fact is * Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey. * Quote
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