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russspeakeasy

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21. I swear to god; 10 years ago, when we moved here,

Reply to NCTraveler (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 06:53 PM

Dec 2012

it was not this crazy....Now you just pick up the local paper and say WTF ? Sexual predators of both sexes, politicians who admit they stole the publics money and win re election. A single farm (slaughterhouse) requests 15 million gallons of free aquifer water PER DAY and the county administration cuts it to 11 million a day and claim victory ! Yeah, this place is crazy. And gettting crazier.

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The year's 20 weirdest stories from Florida, America's weirdest state [View all] NCTraveler Dec 2012 OP

I love it, craziness and all. Wouldn't live anywhere else. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #1

Blue state two elections in a row. Can't be said often enough. NCTraveler Dec 2012 #5

Low voter turnout from everyone except the Tea Party. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #7

"All the nuts roll down to Florida" Warpy Dec 2012 #13

Sadly..years ago, Florida was a strong Democratic state. ,,,and then the Republicans came.. BlueJazz Dec 2012 #2

We're swinging back. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #3

Scott is a real pip. I live in the Tampa Bay area. BlueJazz Dec 2012 #12

My Dad (born/raised in NYC) used to say INDIANA was nuts HockeyMom Dec 2012 #4

Well, it's tied with Texas, wouldn't you say? nt whathehell Dec 2012 #6

If we feel Texas is creeping in on us for the title.... NCTraveler Dec 2012 #8

LOL! whathehell Dec 2012 #15

Not to mention California. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #9

Carl Hiaasen hipped me about Florida Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #10

Love Hiaasen and love Dorsey. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #11

I'd love to see Hiaasen and Dorsey collaborate on a book Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #16

That would be truly awesome. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #17

I lived in South Florida most of my life until I moved up here to North Georgia. RebelOne Dec 2012 #14

If I had a research staff sylvi Dec 2012 #18

You know, you are probably right. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2012 #19

The weirdest thing about Florida, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #20

I swear to god; 10 years ago, when we moved here, russspeakeasy Dec 2012 #21