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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 05:22 PM
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Why is Coney Island a peninsula?
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 05:26 PM
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1. more importantly, why is a penninsula called an island?
:shrug:
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 05:27 PM
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2. They filled in Coney Island Creek for...
the construction of a parkway.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 05:31 PM
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3. I'll be damned. You impress me.
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 06:40 PM
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5. Same as Hunter Island. Lots of "landfill" (i.e. garbage) has reshaped NY's coastline. nt
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 05:35 PM
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4. Same with the Coney Island in Cincinnati
go figure
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Tangerine LaBamba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 06:42 PM
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6. Because, sometimes, it's a
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frogmarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-17-09 06:44 PM
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7. I thought it was a hot dog
with onions and chili. :shrug:
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