The List has been the center of our conversations over the week-end, so I thought I might as well divide it into categories, just to make things a little bit clearer.
The Dr Livingstone “if I ever go missing, don’t bother looking for me around these parts” category
- Nouakchott
- Yaounde
- Cotonou
- Niamey
- Luanda
- Douala
- Djibouti
- Libreville
- Adis Abeba
- Kinshasa
- Bangui
- Dakar
- N’Djamena
- Ouagadougou
The Valium “I can’t believe I got all wound up waiting for the list and this is what I get” category:
- Brussels
- Zurich
- Saarbrücken
- Alicante
The Mollah Omar “I wonder what Mademoiselle Red would look like in a Burqa” category:
- Riyadh
- Djeddah
- Tangiers
The Wikipedia “where the fuck is this ?” category
- Tulear
- Zapopan
The Apocalypse Now “city that most reminds you of a war” category.
- Hanoi
The Brangelina “if we ever go there we’ll have a lot of babies real soon” category
- Copenhagen
The Didier Drogba “most likely name of city to end up as a good nickname for a football player” category
- Pointe Noire (it means black sriker for those of you who don’t speak French)
The Sky News “We’re okay mum, the bomb exploded in the other part of town” category
- Algiers
- Beirut
The Louis Vuitton “how much shopping can a woman do? category.
- Dubai
The Knacky “most likely name of city to trigger sausage jokes” category
- Frankfurt
The Che Guevara “there’s a reason why guerilla is a Spanish word” category
- San salvador
- Guatemala
- Lima
The Club Med “ I found my job on a last minute website ” category:
- Marrakesh
The Never say never “we’d said we’d move North but all of a sudden the South sounds alright too” category
- Athens
- Istanbul
The Prodigal son “If we go there my mum will never forgive me” category
- Hong Kong
- Beijing
- Johannesburg
- Seoul
The Rome “I’m already living in a capital city where nothing happens”category
- Ankara
The Hard to get “I think that would be very cool but so do dozens of other applicants” category
- London
- Barcelona
- Los Angeles
The Toronto “cities that think it’s so funny to have a name that ends in O” category
- Santiago
- Cairo
- Mexico
- Santo Domingo
- Antananarivo
- Bilbao
The Dr Livingstone “if I ever go missing, don’t bother looking for me around these parts” category
- Nouakchott
- Yaounde
- Cotonou
- Niamey
- Luanda
- Douala
- Djibouti
- Libreville
- Adis Abeba
- Kinshasa
- Bangui
- Dakar
- N’Djamena
- Ouagadougou
The Valium “I can’t believe I got all wound up waiting for the list and this is what I get” category:
- Brussels
- Zurich
- Saarbrücken
- Alicante
The Mollah Omar “I wonder what Mademoiselle Red would look like in a Burqa” category:
- Riyadh
- Djeddah
- Tangiers
The Wikipedia “where the fuck is this ?” category
- Tulear
- Zapopan
The Apocalypse Now “city that most reminds you of a war” category.
- Hanoi
The Brangelina “if we ever go there we’ll have a lot of babies real soon” category
- Copenhagen
The Didier Drogba “most likely name of city to end up as a good nickname for a football player” category
- Pointe Noire (it means black sriker for those of you who don’t speak French)
The Sky News “We’re okay mum, the bomb exploded in the other part of town” category
- Algiers
- Beirut
The Louis Vuitton “how much shopping can a woman do? category.
- Dubai
The Knacky “most likely name of city to trigger sausage jokes” category
- Frankfurt
The Che Guevara “there’s a reason why guerilla is a Spanish word” category
- San salvador
- Guatemala
- Lima
The Club Med “ I found my job on a last minute website ” category:
- Marrakesh
The Never say never “we’d said we’d move North but all of a sudden the South sounds alright too” category
- Athens
- Istanbul
The Prodigal son “If we go there my mum will never forgive me” category
- Hong Kong
- Beijing
- Johannesburg
- Seoul
The Rome “I’m already living in a capital city where nothing happens”category
- Ankara
The Hard to get “I think that would be very cool but so do dozens of other applicants” category
- London
- Barcelona
- Los Angeles
The Toronto “cities that think it’s so funny to have a name that ends in O” category
- Santiago
- Cairo
- Mexico
- Santo Domingo
- Antananarivo
- Bilbao
8 comments:
Krakow's missing from your list. Is this a clue?
PS not LA, please god. In the words of Gertrude Stein "there's no there there" Plus your legs would wither away as you're not allowed to walk anywhere. At all. In fact, as far as I remember, there aren't any pavements (except the one outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre obviously).
yeah. what Jayne said.
Jayne: I can't believe you spotted I forgot Krakow! It's not a clue but it's true that it would be very nice. Defo one one my favourite on the list (don't want to jinx it)
Rosie: Copycat. But of course the reason why I want to go to Krakow is because you threatened to come and visit.
Jayne: I can't believe you spotted I forgot Krakow!
Me either. Sometimes I amaze myself...
Major - you are a fucking legend! This is brilliant. Especially the wikipedia reference, I laughed out loud for that one.
I hate that I don't know yours or Red's profession...
It intrigues me like you wouldn't believe (and yep, I have too much time on my hands).
Thanks Pedro, I also hate it that I don't know what Mademoiselle Red is doing all day either.
Is it too late to nominate this in the Best Post category? Congratulations on that by the way. Congratulations too on being the only Frenchman residing in Italy to be long listed for an Irish blog award!
Thanks Zee, the thing is I spent an Irish Xmas in Dubai. That qualifies me automatically.
Congrats on your very cute new dog and all your nominations.
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