Hey, what's this on Drudge?

"Income tax will exceed 50% in California, Hawaii, and New York City... Developing..".

Here's what would likely happen should Texas actually secede. It would prosper under Constitutional law while the rest of the states withered under obama tyranny. Mexico would not invade, Texas has nukes.

After 4 years, Texas' number one problem would be immigration, not from Mexico but from refugees from all the states run into the ground by liberals.

For the final act, it's the Despotic States of America that would declare war on Texas. The thought of sitting in a death panel waiting room while the state next door has freedom would be unbearable.

>> ^DuoJet:

Interesting choice of music.


*music

At least it is not ruined like by the hurricane, terrorists, etc.

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and someone who knew sarah silverman and sam jackson!

I wish they could get the Carolinian (runs from Charlotte, North Carolina to New York City) going that fast. I love taking the train up north.

Too bad it runs on shared tracks.

>> ^Eukelek:

Most people are not conscious of what our priorities should be as a society, as a specie, nor will they spend money on such priorities, even if they were they are easily distract-able. Most people follow the priorities told to them, particularly when these make sense in ego-rationale. That is the essence of pop-culture, consumer societies and marketing.


In summary, as a species we're fucked.

http://gotopless.org/topless-laws

According to the above link, there's a whole list of titty-friendly states, including my own!
The following cities are officially topless "tested"(lived in 3 of em!):

Asheville, NC
Austin, TX,
Boulder, CO
Columbus, OH
Eugene, OR
Honolulu, HI
Keene, NH
Key West, FL at Fantasy Fest
Madison, WI,
New Orleans, LA, at Mardi Gras
New York City
Portland, Or,
Santa Fe, NM
South Miami Beach, FL (on the beach)
Washington, DC

Moira is such a cool name! Best ideas for names for babies come from reading headstones in historic graveyards..

I wonder if Blizzard is seeing a dime from these Homages,using their market force to promote this restaurant. Considering how well China respects the Creators of copyrighted material,I doubt it highly.And such a lame attempt at cashing in on World of Warcraft too. Murals,Big TVs. Unworthy.

Now if I were Blizzard,I'd outshine this huckster's game of an eatery in China and make their own Themed Restaurant chain. I've taken people with kids to places in New York City that are special effects extravaganzas with something "interesting" going on at about every 15 minutes. One consisted of a spaceship ride to an alien world,al la 1950's sci fi flicks.and another was called Jeckle and Hyde's
Adventurer's Club where you eat in a supposed Gothic mansion devoted to hunters of the macabre run by the esteemed Dr. Jeckle,who has a cute animatronic transformation into Mister Hyde I'd imagine several times a night. That's the idea of it: having a crew of actors interact with the customers as Magic Mirrors,or a diver speaking from a shark head mounted on the wall.3 tiers overlooking a wall of animatronic Ghoulish delight,little shows,interesting things going on all the time,here and there.

Now try that with the Lore of World of Warcraft as the theme. Maybe a several vinette plot acted out with stage swordfighting and spells special effected to life. There is also a franchise called Medival Times that has horses jousting and the knightly ambiance to boot.You sit as spectators to a 6 course dinner while a show of several acts is going on in the middle. Warcraft Dinner theatre. Both types of show have their advantages. The "stuff going on all the time" thing allows for walk in traffic,so a constant flow of money,or the Super Spectacular you sell like a Play,for a one performance ticket maybe 60 bucks a pop.With Official Blizzard merchendise at the Souvenier stand!

It could work well.It would work well.Will somebody tell somebody about this so something can be done?
KKTHXBYE! LOL

Irrelevant song is irrelevant.
In fact it mentions New York City when the sushi is being made in California... sigh

At least they could have gone with California Dreaming or something

I made an obscure joke. Tried to fix it with the subject description.

First rule of comedy -- if you have to explain the joke, it ain't funny.

@Bloodscourge, I'm going to leave the title as is, because it amuses me how badly my "joke" worked.

Reminds me of Dick Cavett's memoir from years ago. He tells the story of one of Johnny Carson's writers coming up with the following joke:

"It was really cold in New York City today."

{cue for the audience to shout -- how cold was it?}

"It was so cold, Mayor Lindsay had to wear buckles on his shoes."

Great resounding thud in the writer's room. Huh? "You know, the Puritans wore buckles on their shoes, and the Indians had to come save them from the horrible winter."

If you have to explain it, it ain't funny.

But all this talk of how unfunny my joke is begins to amuse me deeply.

>> ^mxxcon:

Today MTA said that they sent out a crew overnight and they already fixed the stairs.


Now all the stairs are 1/2 inch taller than they should be.

Haha "Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard... live in San Francisco once, but leave before it makes someone else hard"

"A founding member of Driving Force Club, an elite New York City group of luxury sports car enthusiasts, bragged on Facebook about a "very fun" run last month with NFL running back Brandon Jacobs, who is wearing a New Jersey State Police vest.

The photo was posted March 30, the same day two State Police troopers allegedly escorted a caravan of luxury sports cars at speeds in excess of 100 mph down the Garden State Parkway to Atlantic City. The occupants included former Giants running back and sports car enthusiast Jacobs, according to a source with knowledge of the trip.

In the complaints, obtained by The Star-Ledger, witnesses said that in the early afternoon, they saw two State Police patrol cars with their emergency lights flashing driving in front of and behind the southbound caravan, which included dozens of Porsches, Lamborghinis, Ferraris and other vehicles, all with their license plates covered with tape."

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/former_giants_star_brandon_jac.html

>> ^Yogi:

>> ^chilaxe:
New York city has a building where they send all the terrible teachers that they're unable to fire, and the teachers there get paid to just sit there everyday doing whatever they want.
Hopefully whatever area this guy lives in has something similar.

Umm what? You can't claim this without providing a citation and expect us to believe it.


Here's a New Yorker article about the Rubber Room.

@petpeeved thanks, I hadn't remembered that's what they call it.

>> ^Yogi:

>> ^chilaxe:
New York city has a building where they send all the terrible teachers that they're unable to fire, and the teachers there get paid to just sit there everyday doing whatever they want.
Hopefully whatever area this guy lives in has something similar.

Umm what? You can't claim this without providing a citation and expect us to believe it.


Listen and weep: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/350/human-resources

It's Act 1: The Rubber Room.

>> ^chilaxe:

New York city has a building where they send all the terrible teachers that they're unable to fire, and the teachers there get paid to just sit there everyday doing whatever they want.
Hopefully whatever area this guy lives in has something similar.


Umm what? You can't claim this without providing a citation and expect us to believe it.