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Odin2005

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21. Fuck, I guessed that the woman is black and I was right.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:15 PM

Jun 2012

When in doubt, assume racism. You will be right more than you are wrong.

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Sick and very sad: Woman Sues City of Tulsa For Cutting Down Her Edible Garden [View all] TalkingDog Jun 2012 OP

The stupid is very strong in Oklahoma Botany Jun 2012 #1

The stupid is very strong chervilant Jun 2012 #8

The stupid is very strong = George W Bush x2 Auggie Jun 2012 #10

The STUPID is especially strong with REPUBLCIANS... AsahinaKimi Jun 2012 #13

I hope she wins, and wins BIG! GreenPartyVoter Jun 2012 #2

Me too! This is messed up. The city should have to replant everything lost. morningfog Jun 2012 #17

She's poor and black.... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #3

"They even cut down some of her trees " 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #4

Doesn't make sense at all ag_dude Jun 2012 #7

Something is nearly ALWAYS missing in stories like this. randome Jun 2012 #14

It seems to all be there. morningfog Jun 2012 #16

The word assholes maybe? nt valerief Jun 2012 #49

Looking at the before and after pictures, the "trees" seem to be morningfog Jun 2012 #15

morningfog tru Jun 2012 #51

Probably causing a viewing problem for somebody. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #70

Is water scarce? JDPriestly Jun 2012 #5

no, no water scarcity at all OKNancy Jun 2012 #9

We called a wildlife specialist to help us with the critters. Sometimes, depending on the critter, JDPriestly Jun 2012 #28

Will mothballs scare rabbits away? Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #71

Don't seem to affect the cats that hang out in our back yard. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #74

If critters were the issue, they should just concrete it over mainer Jun 2012 #33

i wouldn't complain, but i wouldn't like it if someone planted mint next to my yard. it spreads & HiPointDem Jun 2012 #44

I just passed this story along to my brother, asking him the same. xmas74 Jun 2012 #61

Here in Dallas we have the 12 inch rule, too. What you need to know.... Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #56

Where is Occupy Tulsa? nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #6

I find this really odd. I grow tomatoes and lettuce in my front yard they do get high TNLib Jun 2012 #11

Surely theft would be a bigger threat to the vegetables in your front yard than JDPriestly Jun 2012 #29

Here in Dallas that would not be allowed unless they were against Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #57

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Where do Arkies fit on that list? Mopar151 Jun 2012 #20

Arkie here! bvar22 Jun 2012 #24

You're making me wish I could grab a magazine and spend an hour or two in that blue rocker. jillan Jun 2012 #27

The South is beautiful, and belongs to us 'all'. lunasun Jun 2012 #34

Your loss, bvar22 Jun 2012 #59

love the red hollyhock. mine always die. my foxgloves die too. i've always loved that "olde HiPointDem Jun 2012 #45

HOA run amok Mz Pip Jun 2012 #18

A classic example of bullying! Mopar151 Jun 2012 #19

Fuck, I guessed that the woman is black and I was right. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #21

the city workers taking down the plants = also black. looking at her neighbor's trimmed hedges HiPointDem Jun 2012 #46

HiPointDem tru Jun 2012 #52

as i said, i don't call the city on my neighbors for landscaping issues. but i understand why HiPointDem Jun 2012 #64

The race of the city workers does not disprove racism. That has nothing to do with morningfog Jun 2012 #58

no, but the fact that the woman had similar problems at her last home leads me to believe that HiPointDem Jun 2012 #63

Thanks for the common-sense point of view. randome Jun 2012 #65

When are these people going to trial for malicious destruction of property? Taitertots Jun 2012 #22

This sickens me. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #23

I'd be GRATEFUL MinneapolisMatt Jun 2012 #43

I would love to have a neighbor like her n/t tru Jun 2012 #73

Disgusting, I could see some stupid neighbors complaining because her home jp11 Jun 2012 #25

if they only cut the perennials down magical thyme Jun 2012 #26

I'm curious to know WHO complained, and WHY Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #30

The before picture looks like every nice yard I have seen. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #31

The inspectors and anyone involved in the decision... WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #36

I wish!!! nt Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #40

She should call Legal Aid and see if she can't get pro bono representation. nt MADem Jun 2012 #32

"Amercian's" are afraid of nature....b/c they don't understand it BillyJack Jun 2012 #35

Them boys is all eat up with the dumb Kennah Jun 2012 #37

wtf - no plants over 12"???? No trees? Why????!!!? Matariki Jun 2012 #38

In other words, all you're allowed in that neighborhood is a lawn mainer Jun 2012 #53

what i love about tulsa, iemitsu Jun 2012 #39

lol. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #47

She needs to move to Portland, Oregon mudstump Jun 2012 #41

They would have to take half my neighborhood down, 12 inches, really how puritan. Bluegene Jun 2012 #42

I bet if she had a 40' tall wrought iron crucifix or Jesus in her yard, they'd have left THAT alone. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #48

Sad Spacer125 Jun 2012 #50

This is truly a wtf kind of story. PotatoChip Jun 2012 #54

I'm guessing it was because the garden was in the front yard TorchTheWitch Jun 2012 #55

I can hear the frustration in your words TTW and PotatoChip Jun 2012 #60

well, that's what I call them TorchTheWitch Jun 2012 #66

Your neighborhood sounds like a hoot! PotatoChip Jun 2012 #68

""City-living" often comes with arcane rules that many disagree with SoCalDem Jun 2012 #62

they have staff who's job description includes ripping out gardens of diabetics? KurtNYC Jun 2012 #67

She so has them over a barrel. Baitball Blogger Jun 2012 #69

that's why I keep my balcony garden plants below the 3 ft ledge. I only let my trees grow higher Liberal_in_LA Jun 2012 #72