A bleak, bleak place. And i'm not a SUNY BInghamton student. I grew up right outside of Binghamton, and I must say that all the people who complain about the weather (and the lack of culture, and the declining economy and general feeling of soul-crushing despair) are quite right. This place is worse than Utica, man. Driving around and looking at people I see walking death. People walking their dogs look as if they're only moving as a result of being pulled by the animals-they don't seem to have the will to do anything. So they drink, and rot.
Like much of upstate new york, the city of Binghamton has been in a steady state of decline for the better part of three decades. But it was never all that great to begin with.
Like much of upstate new york, the city of Binghamton has been in a steady state of decline for the better part of three decades. But it was never all that great to begin with.
I think the city of Binghamton should adopt "Binghamton-because living isn't everything" as a catchphrase on whatever half-assed advertisments for the area they manufacture.
by walt b. August 4, 2006
A forsaken frozen prison / trailer park which will make you appreciate anyplace warm once you choose to escape.
My first job after college was in Binghamton. I was there for 3 years, as in doing 3 to 10 without a chance for parole, so I quit and move to Charleston, SC. After 35 years whenever I'm depressed, lonely, sad, blue, or slightly chilly, I check the weather or economic situation in Binghamton and I'm immediately happy.
by CrazyCokedUpDream March 13, 2017
a sketchy city in upstate new york known for massive amounts of pot smoking, beer pong, and speidie sauce. It has a lot of carousels, city parks (for sketchy things), and is home to a retarded cowboy that roams the streets at night. it makes for a great place to grow up.
person one: dude, where can we get some weed?
person two: let s go to Binghamton, even the elementary schoolers smoke there.
person one: Yeah! Let's go to Binghamton.
person two: let s go to Binghamton, even the elementary schoolers smoke there.
person one: Yeah! Let's go to Binghamton.
by Big Horn Lewis January 2, 2008
An industrial wasteland where parents send their spolied Long Island Kids to get a NYU comparable education, but the kids are too fucking bratty to accept anything other than going to Boston University and having their balls powdered while their new BMW's get a new pair of rims. Oh, and the cloudy weather makes everyone insane. Smoke weed everyday.
by Tau Phi Beta March 12, 2005
If you don't enjoy whining, then I suggest you do not attend this school. In fact, you should kill yourself right now because whining will occur anywhere and everywhere you go. People will always find ways to whine about anything. If you like beautiful mountain valleys, smoking marijuana, sitting quietly with your hands folded, sleeping, and eating (actually just eating), then Binghamton is the place for you. There are cool people here and if you are a cool person, chances are you will attract another cool person, and that person will already be attached to another cool person, so eventually you can form a gang of cool people. If you are not a cool person, join a fraternity. If you get bored, go to LateNite and play Dance Dance Revolution. Masturbate in the library, both libraries, preferably with your TA on the other side of the cubicle. Indeed, many of the professors went to Ivy League schools themselves but they will never be pretentious dicks about it. So no matter how smart, how cool, or how hungry you are, you will always have an opportunity to show it at Binghamton University but most likely you will be ignored.
by salmonsunglasses October 31, 2011
Once booming model industrial city in the 1950's and 60's which, like many cities in New York State not supported by the capital generated by NYC, has seen a mass exodus of businesses and large-scale population loss.
Where people from NYC and Long Island send their children to attend college if they didn't get into the Ivy League University of their choice. Many of these individuals will then spend the entirety of their next four years either on campus, on the Vestal Parkway, or on State Street, from which they will draw vastly overgeneralized conclusions and constantly gripe about how shitty Binghamton is, as they walk around with a false sense of entitlement.
Where people from Deposit, Windsor, Kirkwood, etc go when they want to experience "The Big City", which entails dad getting gussied up in his "dress camo" and Dale Sr. hat and taking the family out to a fancy dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. This is one of the two sub-groups of people from which the ego-maniacal L.I. SUNY student will draw his opinion of Binghamton writ large. See also: Walmart.
Binghamton is also inhabited by the townie, who has been bred, since birth, to bitch about being stuck in Binghamton (while making no attempt to leave), despise the unwarranted elitism of the SUNY student, and abuse drugs and alcohol. The average townie can outdrink most people, and probably has "a guy" if you need to cop some blow.
Growing up Gotti wanna-be's with blowouts and unbuttoned dress shirts with no undershirt, State Street sluters wearing tube tops and mini-skirts in the middle of January, cokeheads, overt racists, J.A.P.S., faggot frat boys, unfulfilled potential, boarded-up store fronts.
Beautiful weather from May through October, Lots of good folks who will be bigger than the town they were born in, Basketball outside during the summer, Bar-hopping during the summer when there's no SUNY crowd, proximity to Syracuse and NYC.
Where people from NYC and Long Island send their children to attend college if they didn't get into the Ivy League University of their choice. Many of these individuals will then spend the entirety of their next four years either on campus, on the Vestal Parkway, or on State Street, from which they will draw vastly overgeneralized conclusions and constantly gripe about how shitty Binghamton is, as they walk around with a false sense of entitlement.
Where people from Deposit, Windsor, Kirkwood, etc go when they want to experience "The Big City", which entails dad getting gussied up in his "dress camo" and Dale Sr. hat and taking the family out to a fancy dinner at Ruby Tuesdays. This is one of the two sub-groups of people from which the ego-maniacal L.I. SUNY student will draw his opinion of Binghamton writ large. See also: Walmart.
Binghamton is also inhabited by the townie, who has been bred, since birth, to bitch about being stuck in Binghamton (while making no attempt to leave), despise the unwarranted elitism of the SUNY student, and abuse drugs and alcohol. The average townie can outdrink most people, and probably has "a guy" if you need to cop some blow.
Growing up Gotti wanna-be's with blowouts and unbuttoned dress shirts with no undershirt, State Street sluters wearing tube tops and mini-skirts in the middle of January, cokeheads, overt racists, J.A.P.S., faggot frat boys, unfulfilled potential, boarded-up store fronts.
Beautiful weather from May through October, Lots of good folks who will be bigger than the town they were born in, Basketball outside during the summer, Bar-hopping during the summer when there's no SUNY crowd, proximity to Syracuse and NYC.
"Yo, you's pretty fly..... is you from NYC?"
"Bitch, I should smack youuuuuu. I'm from BINGHAMTON, BINGHAMTON, BINGHAMTON!!!"
"Bitch, I should smack youuuuuu. I'm from BINGHAMTON, BINGHAMTON, BINGHAMTON!!!"
by knowledge bone November 11, 2006