Just another reason San Diego is better than Calgary.

Imran Siddiqui · May 30, 2012, 02:08

You can make any excuse you like, but the fact remains California is rightfully ****ed.

kentonio · May 30, 2012, 03:57

Originally Posted by Asher

Speaking of Texas, land of the free: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...ef=mostpopular

Got to love the way they also fine the girl who works two jobs to support her kid siblings. ****s.

MOBIUS · May 30, 2012, 04:42

Isn't Wales just rocks and moss and people who can't spell?

Originally Posted by kentonio

You forgot the sheep and all the people on the dole fighting outside pubs.

All of which still make it better than Calgary...

Dinner · May 30, 2012, 05:02

Amen, brother.

Elok · May 30, 2012, 07:18

Originally Posted by Dinner

The politics are disfunctional mostly because Republicans put in the stupid 2/3rds rule into the constitution in the 1980's. Tell me another state which requires a 2/3rds vote on virtually everything. Things worked fine up until Republicans suckered people into that change as now they just sit their with their 1/3rd saying no to everything resulting in complete gridlock. Yes, that is a very bad thing when government doesn't function because one party doesn't want it to function.

???? I thought CA was dysfunctional largely due to its habit of settling everything by referendum, so now something like 90% of the budget is locked in and committed by old votes and lawmakers have nothing do their jobs with? That's what I've read.

Uncle Sparky · May 31, 2012, 01:31

Dinner · May 31, 2012, 01:37

Originally Posted by Elok

???? I thought CA was dysfunctional largely due to its habit of settling everything by referendum, so now something like 90% of the budget is locked in and committed by old votes and lawmakers have nothing do their jobs with? That's what I've read.

That's another major problem. Unable to pass anything in the legislature due to the stupid 2/3rds rule (you can get 1/3rd of them to disagree with anything thus vetoing it) the governor or interest groups often put policies to a referendum. That means lots of emotional decisions instead of real budget conscious decision making. "Sure we'll mandate 50% of the budget be spent on education because it's for the children", "why shouldn't we make a rule that 33% of the electricity should come from renewable power", more for this & that with no eye on the total cost because few of the 40million people even know what the budget looks like.

That doesn't change the fact that the reason it all ends up as referendums is because the 2/3rds rule means the state legislature is dysfunctional with one party against any tax increase while the other is against any spending cuts. It should be 50% + 1 vote and the motion passes.

Dinner · May 31, 2012, 01:38

Originally Posted by Uncle Sparky

I hadn't seen that episode. I'll have to look it up on allsp.com. I like how they tied in Jack in the Box's commercials to their little song.

Uncle Sparky · May 31, 2012, 01:50

The episode is Butterballs, season 15, #5. Above average episode, hilarious song.

Dinner · May 31, 2012, 01:56

Jack in the Box had a jacking it slogan a while back. "Just jack it", "jacking it", etc... So it's kind of appropriate.

Oh, I forgot about the Kony guy naked and jacking it as well. Duh, ok, I missed an obvious one.

Dinner · May 31, 2012, 02:25

The poor Kony 2012 guy sure did lose his **** and right in the high rise apartments of OB where people are packed in like sardines so it was sure to end up on youtube.

I like how someone trips him and makes him fall of the top of a car around 1:45. He was just jacking it and jumping on the roofs of cars then fell down on his head.