OK---enough of the Florida bashing.

[trumad]

Come on--- tell me what state you live in and I'll find something equally as crazy as some of the shit that happens in Florida.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. I'm in Oregon.

Be my guest.

[Taverner]

Baghwan Sri Rashnesh

Nuff said :)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. I'll see Baghwan Sri Rashesh, and raise you George W. Bush.

[Parche]

9. Fellow Oregonian

Me Too!!!

Oregon Rocks!!!

[trumad]

11. That's easy...

Your football team is the Ducks. :-)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

15. MY football team is the Beavers.

How many teams does florida have named after genitalia, eh?

Another round for Oregon.

[trumad]

18. Got a point there...

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

Even Alabama's got a team named after menstration.

What's florida got? A lizard, a Native American mascot, and a fish that thinks it's a chimp.

[trumad]

25. And a room full of NC's.....

Something a Beaver aint gonna see for a while.

[Twillig]

42. How did your BASEBALL team do last year?

:-)

[trumad]

57. Congrats on that--- but can your Baseball team say this?

In addition to its success in football, UM has experienced national success with its baseball program, winning four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999 and 2001) and reaching the College World Series 22 times in the 33 seasons since 1974.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Miami

[Twillig]

77. Only 4 titles out of 22 appearances in the CWS? Pathetic.

The O-State Ballaz have been to two CWS and won One.

Sticking to the Oregon State University, and ignoring all others, especially that place to the south:

Dick Fosbury (he of the famous flop!)
Chad Johnson (ocho cinco!)
T.J. Houshmandzadeh (who's yo momma?)
Steven (football) Jackson

LINUS freakin' Pauling.

Arizona! This is how the ring look.
ASU! This is how the ring look.
California! This is how the ring look.
UCLA! This is how the ring look.
USC! This is how the ring look.
U-Dub! This is how the ring look.
Wazzu! This is how the ring look.
Stanford! This is how the ring look.
And Texas you ‘bout to get GOT your ring took.


(btw you can break out Tonya Harding anytime...) :-)

[hughee99]

39. And Oregon can always cover their Beavers

with the Boxers from Pacific University.

Of course the Rhode Island School of Design does have the Nads.
GO NADS!

http://risd.dailyjolt.com/nads_hockey.html

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

41. Personally, I always liked the banana slugs.

It like the Santa Cruz mascot too.

[Bicoastal]

2. Find me the equivalent of Katherine Harris in any other state...

...and we'll call it even. :evilgrin:

[trumad]

4. Give me your state

[Bicoastal]

29. uh, CA and NY

[hobbit709]

7. I think we have a few here in Texas

that could give her a run for her money.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

22. Mean Jean in Ohio?

[Virginia Dare]

3. Sorry, I don't live in a state, I live in a commonwealth...

hey, wait a minute, that's some crazy shit isn't it?

[Bucky]

24. It does sound vaguely socialistic when you think about that name.

The People's Republic of Virginia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Massachusetts. Sam Adams would rise from the dead and zombie-devour anyone who tried that shit.

[matcom]

6. Red Sox vs. Marlins

I win ;)

[trumad]

17. 2 world series championships in 10 years

nope---I win.

[matcom]

19. ok. Pats vs. Dolphins

although for the RECORD i'm a Skins fan :D

oh but we have the North End

[trumad]

23. We have South Beach

[wicket]

61. We have the freedom trail!

;)

[GaYellowDawg]

65. Boston wins!!

Freedom trail kicks South Beach's ass any day.

[wicket]

76. thanks btw!

:hi:

[trumad]

68. We have the Southern most point in the states...plus Margaritaville.

[wicket]

72. "Wasted away again in Margaritaville"

Have you seen my lost shaker of salt? :D

[hughee99]

51. Should have gone with the Rays

It would have looked better.

[xmas74]

8. I don't bash Florida.

And I'm way too easy to bash-I live in Missouri.

Every shot will probably be an easy one.

[bullimiami]

10. florida

:)

im guessing our 8 years under bush and that republican leg have been about as dirty as any you can find though.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. Texas

What do you mean that's too easy. :shrug:

:rofl:

[verse18]

13. Tennessee.

What cha got on us?

[trumad]

21. Bill Frist

[verse18]

26. (hangs head in shame for all Tennesseans)

[Proud2BAmurkin]

63. Went with Bush in 00 nt

nt

[Atman]

14. No apology from this Floridian.

I lived most of my life on a Florida barrier island, Cocoa Beach. Even when I was there (I live in CT now), we viewed the mainlanders as strange creatures. Florida is a seriously fucked up state. I'm glad I left.

.

[trumad]

20. I love this state...

natural Cracker....

[Atman]

31. As many of my contemporaries have observed...

"Florida is a great state to be from."

That's how I feel. My upbringing was like the Flipper movie...cruising the mangrove swamps in airboats, catching dinner in surf nets. Hell, I got laid for the first time on a tiny island in the middle of the Intracoastal Waterway. I have nothing but good memories of my upbrining on a Florida barrier island. But the Florida mainland is like a whole other country. It's Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and New England all rolled into one. It's fucked up, seriously. I'm glad you dig it. How's the shuffleboard?

.

[never_get_over_it]

30. I'm with you

born and raised in NY - lived in Northern VA for more than 20 years and now live down the road from Cocoa Beach and you are SO RIGHT Florida is a seriously FUCKED up state - many unfriendly, stupid and RACIST people. I have had more racisit "incidents" in the two years I've lived here then the rest of my life....I guess they think since I'm white they can say the most OUTRAGEOUS things and anticipate that I share their ridiculous views.

But being close to the ocean is a good thing - a goal I had - but truthfully don't know if I'll be able to stay here.....

[tavalon]

73. I grew up in Florida

I have many fond memories but everytime I try to go back for old times sake, I find the people there mean and stupid. The Keys are still as cool as I remember them.

[Bucky]

16. Hah! There's now way you can bash MY state!

By the time the Republican are through with it, there won't be nothin left to bash.

[Atman]

32. If you correct the spelling in your sub line, you'll help convince us!

:hi:

.

[ms liberty]

27. You won't find me bashing Florida...

I grew up in Tampa...Florida has its problems, but no more than most other states!

[Richard Steele]

28. Certainly my great state of North Carolina can survive your challenge!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Oh, wait....I made myself sad now:evilfrown: :evilfrown: :evilfrown: :evilfrown: :evilfrown:

[ChiciB1]

33. trumad... I Usually Like Your Posts, HOWEVER... I've Lived Here

in Florida since 1971! Back then things were very different! My husband is a NATIVE, but I'm not so crazy about this place anymore.

And to add to my distress KATHERINE HARRIS was my Representative for WAAAAAAAAAY to long, now we have " A Kathy Dent" as Supervisor of Elections in my County, who STILL insists that Electronic voting machines will be used in our next Election!!

It truly truly sucks!!! I will give you this much, DEMOCRATS here are getting more VOCAL than anytime since 2000 for sure! Not that we get much coverage from "the media" here, but more and more are very fed up!!!

We demonstrated last Saturday for IMPEACHMENT and not one word was even written or reported about it that I know of. Many, many cars and passer-bys were very supportive of our efforts, yet nothing was reported so far. And let's not forget that Christine Jennings is STILL contesting the loss of 18,000 plus votes from last November!

Pure nonsense for sure that this has yet to be concluded!!

[trumad]

35. Times are a chagin...

no more jeb---Harris, etc.

[Atman]

43. Bullshit, Tru.

I'm glad you like it there. But you seem to be very isolated from Florida reality. It's Alabama with more oranges. Nothing more.

.

[trumad]

56. Well

I was born and raised here--- and I've lived in CA, TX, TN, NC, etc.... I've gotten around and every state has its warts. I live in Central Florida now and the people are great here.

So isolated---I don't think so.

[tavalon]

74. I grew up in Summerfield

Know it?

Just south of Belleview and a bit more south from Ocala, even further south from Gainesville. Loved that place as a youngin.

[Annces]

34. You have Sanibel Island

A dream paradise.

http://imgred.com/

[Atman]

45. Great. 1/1000th of the state.

I grew up in Cocoa Beach, which also was a very, very cool place. But it was an infinitesimal proportion of "Florida," which is actually nothing but a big sandbar full of retired New England fogies and tobaccy-chewin rednecks.

.

[JCMach1]

58. That dream is dead... went there last summer (first time since I was a kid)

There were virtually no shells. Also, the gulf water was swamp brown and brackish from Everglades run-off.

Like most of the state, it has been systematically destroyed and desecrated by runaway development.


Ah yes, I am bitter about it.

[BlooInBloo]

36. I missed out on the FL bashing? Dammit all to hell!

[tavalon]

75. Teehee

I'm from Florida but I've been good in this life and so I've gotten to move to heaven, albeit with bad traffic.

[monktonman]

37. How about Vermont

whatta you got??

[monktonman]

46. *chirp* chirp* nothing but crickets.......

[Atman]

47. I LOVE Vermont

I spend most of my winter snowboarding there. And when I drive home I almost always pass a group of "IMPEACH BUSH" protesters standing on the curbs waving banners and signs.

And VT is the only state with no laws prohibiting nudism.

.

[monktonman]

48. So do I get to bash Florida now??

[WilliamPitt]

38. Nice draft.

LOL

:P

[GoneOffShore]

Pennsylvania - and before you start - Santorum and Mellon Scaife.

Nyah, nyah, nyah.

And you've got Carl Hiaasen who writes about crazy shit that happens in Florida. To paraphrase him, "Everytime I make up something crazy for my books, someone in real life comes along and tops it".

[GoneOffShore]

40. Pennsylvania - and before you start - Santorum and Mellon Scaife.

Nyah, nyah, nyah.

And you've got Carl Hiaasen who writes about crazy shit that happens in Florida. To paraphrase him, "Everytime I make up something crazy for my books, someone in real life comes along and tops it".

[libnnc]

44. At least my state isn't shaped like a penis.

Not that there's anything WRONG with the phallus...

[trumad]

59. what's your state?

[libnnc]

70. NC

[in_cog_ni_to]

49. Illinois...have at it! Bashing my state doesn't bother me in the least. Here, I'll start...

It's FLAT, ugly, corn and bean fields everywhere, it's hot as hell in the summer, the humidity melts you, the winters SUCK. and Chicago politicians are er, uuhhhhh...very creative? OK, now it's your turn. Bash Illinois all you want! I've lived here forever and really couldn't care less if people bash the state. Now, I WILL defend my Senators and DEMOCRATIC politicians if they're attacked...at least they're DEMOCRATS and Illinois is BLUE, BLUE, BLUE!! That's the best the state has to offer actually.

Florida SUCKS! ESPECIALLY when the psycho's brother was ruling the state. WTF were the people of FL. thinking???? :crazy: JEB BUSH FOR GOVERNOR??? TWICE???? :wtf: I won't even go into the purged voter rolls, the election fraud, evoting machines and the stolen election. I'll just leave it at...FL. SUCKS.

[onethatcares]

50. what? Something happened in Florida today?

hell I'm originally from Pennsylvania and would never want to go back. But, what happened?

[hughee99]

52. You do send some repukes to Washington...

We've managed to avoid that for some time now in Massachusetts. Still, when I'm freezing my ass off for 5 months, it's not much consolation.

[Marrah_G]

64. Oh psssshhhhhh it was 70 in January!!!!

With the earth warming we will soon be a tropical paradise!!!!!!!!!

The downside is..... all the old people will stay here and drive during the winter months....~shudder~

[Cabcere]

53. I'm from Virginia

and I love it (most of the time), but we certainly have our faults...George Allen and Jim Gilmore come to mind. :puke:

[Madspirit]

54. Texan...I know how you feel...

...and yet:

Ann Richards
Molly Ivins
Jim Hightower....

Lee

[Texasgal]

55. Ohhh NO WAY....

I get enough Texas bashing as it is on this board! :)

[bleedingheart]

60. I don't bash any state...I live in PA...we have a healthy mix of all crazies..

the anti-tax crazies
the neo-nazi crazies
the anti-choice crazies
the anti-children crazies (both the elderly "i hate kids" crazies and the younger "anti-breeder" crazies
the entire crew of morons running Allegheny county next door to my county...which is causing the folks to move to our county and screwing up our roads and taking over more farmland to build mega mansion ..
both the mentally defective democrats and republicans in the state assembly...who are an embarrassment to us all..

the list could go on forever...

[GaYellowDawg]

66. Don't forget the anti-evolution crazies!

Although Dover pretty much got squelched.

[MonkeyFunk]

62. psha

no state is perfect. But Florida really DOES have more than its fair share of oddities.

[myrna minx]

67. Being originally from Wisconsin, I love Florida.

It's the *new* Wisconsin for craziness. :rofl:

[Joe Fields]

69. All I know about Florida is that you have to have blood thicker than molasses

to live there.

And you have my permission to trash Missouri all you want.

One question, though. Why do you care so much about what people say about Florida? You're not the Director of Tourism, are you?

[HeeBGBz]

71. I'm in Mississippi

You won't catch me bashing Florida. I can relate to your offense though.

[DawgHouse]

78. Don't listen to them, trumad.

They are just jellis! :)