Reply With Quotereplace Texas and US and we get a lot of that around here.
If someone says Illinois, I chuckle, agree, and keep listing the states I intend to leave Illinois for when I retire.
Conversation with somebody from a normal state:
You: Your state kind of sucks.
Resident of a normal state: Yeah, it kind of does. [Or, if they have a great deal of state pride, they might say "Meh, whatever."]
Conversation with a Texan:
You: Your state kind of sucks.
Texan: I am going to assault and/or murder you for denigrating my state. [They wouldn't actually say "denigrate" since it's not in their vocabulary, but you get the idea.]
What's up with that?
replace Texas and US and we get a lot of that around here.
If someone says Illinois, I chuckle, agree, and keep listing the states I intend to leave Illinois for when I retire.
The OT at APOLYTON is like watching the Special Olympics. Certain people try so hard to debate despite their handicaps.
Baron O RIP.
Don't you like having half of your congressmen go to prison, though?
Someone has to keep our ex-governors company.
The OT at APOLYTON is like watching the Special Olympics. Certain people try so hard to debate despite their handicaps.
Baron O RIP.
The thing that's funny is that while Illinois does have problems such as atrocious variant weather, retirement states only have weather as an enticement. Florida and Arizona for example are really bad places to live. You have to drive everywhere, you have bad infrastructure, you have to put up with other old people, nothing good ever happens in those states (especially Florida), strip malls comprise the majority of commercial space which brings in subpar food and cultural experience. Florida at least has Miami which does have culture and good food but I highly doubt people retire to Miami in lieu of Boca Raton.Originally Posted by rah
I don't know if I'm cut out for retirement as defined by the typical midwesterner.
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'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburger
The main problem with Illinois is the corruption. The Politicians stuff their pockets why the state is in a death spiral. Hopefully I will get out of Dodge before the state goes bankrupt. The worst thing is that the people responsible keep getting re-elected.
Yes the weather sucks and will the long cold winters will be the next best reason to leave. It never bothered me when I was younger but as I get older the cold becomes more of a burden.
The OT at APOLYTON is like watching the Special Olympics. Certain people try so hard to debate despite their handicaps.
Baron O RIP.
Ripping the lungs out of non Texicans is just so much fun amd hard to resist.
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Japher: "crap, did I just post in this thread?"
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From a 6th grader who readily adpated to internet culture: "Pay attention now, because your opinions suck"
I like ripping their lips off. Makes it so much funnier watching them try to talk their trash.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
"Why are Texans so insecure and/or violent?"
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"A world without guns is not a more peaceful world, but a more savage one, where brute strength allows bullies to exploit people incapable of fighting back."
Sam Harris
To be fair, that response is still mostly from Texans. If aliens arrived and said, "Earth sux!" Texans would sent them packages of salt.
You know, because aliens are slimey and salt would likely have deleterious effect on them.
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"Capitalism ho!"
I agree with a lot of this and my ex-girlfriend kept talking about moving to Phoenix "because it's so cheap there". Yeah, there is a reason it's cheap and it's not because it is so damn nice with world class amenities. Don't get me wrong, I liked going there for the weekend but I could never live there or any where else where the temperatures routinely exceed 110 degrees F and sometimes go as high as 120 degrees F. Life is too short to live some where that crappy even if you can get a giant home at half the price.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
This is of course why we need to keep Texas around ... just in case ...
"tout comprendre, c'est tout pardonner"
It is one of the great mysteries of life. It's likely because everyone in the state has a reaaaaaly small penis (yes, even the women).
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
I know I do, but I have still had many times more (heterosexual) sex than you have.
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Japher: "crap, did I just post in this thread?"
"Bloody hell, Lefty.....number one in my list of persons I have no intention of annoying, ever." Bugs ****ing Bunny
From a 6th grader who readily adpated to internet culture: "Pay attention now, because your opinions suck"
There is no question Texans are violent though. I've seen pictures of lefty with his battle axe.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Not everyone in Texas is a lawyer.
ACK!
"Foof." - Sasquatch.
If they were, they'd sue for bigger penises
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
Not to mention the fact that places like Phoenix and Las Vegas are simply unsustainable as places for large numbers of people to live. One day they'll be even cheaper to live there as their only occupants will be tumbleweeds...
"History is a lie that has been honed like a weapon by people who have suppressed the truth. Centuries from now, your own history will also be suppressed."
Didn't your governor set a record - fewest counties won by a winning governor - 2?The main problem with Illinois is the corruption. The Politicians stuff their pockets why the state is in a death spiral. Hopefully I will get out of Dodge before the state goes bankrupt. The worst thing is that the people responsible keep getting re-elected.
Scouse Git (2) LaFayette Adam Smith and Solomwi you will be missed
"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies." - Trotsky.
"I don't consider any of them authoritative" - Kidicious on Scripture.
IE - too many Mexicans for Dinner.Yeah, there is a reason it's cheap and it's not because it is so damn nice with world class amenities.
Scouse Git (2) LaFayette Adam Smith and Solomwi you will be missed
"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies." - Trotsky.
"I don't consider any of them authoritative" - Kidicious on Scripture.
You're stupid as I have never said anything like that. Oh, and I'm sure I live on the Mexican border because I hate Mexicans, dumb ass. Why don't you find a new one trick pony.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Your ex seems like the sensible sort, wanting a lower cost of living. How did you ever end up with her?You're stupid as I have never said anything like that. Oh, and I'm sure I live on the Mexican border because I hate Mexicans, dumb ass. Why don't you find a new one trick pony.
Scouse Git (2) LaFayette Adam Smith and Solomwi you will be missed
"Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from one's enemies." - Trotsky.
"I don't consider any of them authoritative" - Kidicious on Scripture.
None of your business, Ben.
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"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
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