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07 Mar 2016, 12:42 pm

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Yes, we all know you do because you allow no opportunity to pass by to remind us that you live in the Spokane area. Personally, I really don't care how conservative or progressive a state or city are as long as it's not too intrusive. It might come as a shock to you but I've always had a special place in my heart for California. Yes, that California; the land of nuts and fruits. I used to have a lot of relatives in CA but most all of them have left because of the ever increasing BS involved in living there.


I currently live in Arkansas despite being born and raised in the very blue state of Pennsylvania.

I stayed in the South after getting stationed here because the folks around these parts are just a lot more tolerant and friendly than my fellow Yankees.


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07 Mar 2016, 1:14 pm

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Yes, we all know you do because you allow no opportunity to pass by to remind us that you live in the Spokane area. Personally, I really don't care how conservative or progressive a state or city are as long as it's not too intrusive. It might come as a shock to you but I've always had a special place in my heart for California. Yes, that California; the land of nuts and fruits. I used to have a lot of relatives in CA but most all of them have left because of the ever increasing BS involved in living there.


I currently live in Arkansas despite being born and raised in the very blue state of Pennsylvania.

I stayed in the South after getting stationed here because the folks around these parts are just a lot more tolerant and friendly than my fellow Yankees.

Pennsylvania and Ohio are both blue states but with a strong conservative undercurrent, though. I spent some of my growing up years just down the river from Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and eastern PA close to New Joyzie is definitely liberal, no doubt about that. The Pittsburgh / Allegheny County area is blue but not too bad from a moderate conservative standpoint.

Arkansas is the only place in the world that I've ever suffered from a bad sunburn, a bad case of poison ivy, and a bad case of chigger bites all at the same time. :x
I'm sure I would have had tics as well but my conservative blood was too sour for them. :P


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07 Mar 2016, 1:15 pm

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This is getting good! :mrgreen:

I keep having to check back to see who said what next. You guys are making it hard for me to get my job done.

Howdy, Mr. R! Missed ya!


Kraichgauer started it!! ! :P

I can see both you guys in 50 years as grumpy old men bickering in rocking chairs outside a retirement home. :lol:

Admit it, deep down y'all are the best of friends. :wink:


Only if the bird moves here to Washington state. And I wouldn't mind being his friend if he'd quit the insults.

If I did it would by necessity be western Washington although I'd prefer the eastern part of the state or better yet the Idaho panhandle. My profile location would remain southeastern USA just for the psychological effect it has on some progressives here.

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Well, I reside in the eastern side the Washington, which is not nearly as conservative as you apparently think.

Yes, we all know you do because you allow no opportunity to pass by to remind us that you live in the Spokane area. Personally, I really don't care how conservative or progressive a state or city are as long as it's not too intrusive. It might come as a shock to you but I've always had a special place in my heart for California. Yes, that California; the land of nuts and fruits. I used to have a lot of relatives in CA but most all of them have left because of the ever increasing BS involved in living there.


Move there, then, and find out how wonderful the west coast is. And no, I'm not being sarcastic. You might feel enough pride of place to brag where you live at, then, as well.


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07 Mar 2016, 1:17 pm

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What is going on with all of you guys and your anal references? :mrgreen:


Someone who obsessively combs through literally thousands of posts to find a quote, as if it's of some sort of earth shattering importance when it clearly is not, is more than a little anal.


I wish that I was that talented. Thing is, you can put proof right in front of some of these people's faces and they still don't or won't see it. (my guess is on the latter) :roll:


No talent on my part, I'm just not that obsessive about finding other people's posts as if the fate of the planet depended on it, rather than just a petty means to discredit someone else.


I don't see it as petty when you have people on here spouting off unproven facts like it's yesterday's news. People should back up what they say and not act like they are know-it-all's when they aren't.


Unproven facts? Such as what?


Just like I told someone else in another thread, I don't have time to prove them wrong anymore. I have more important things that need to be done. When I took time to find whatever it was to go against what was said, I was just made fun of by several people who didn't feel like they had to prove what they said was the truth at all. They don't know how to debate - they just say how dumb they think you are and call you a few names and that's all they feel they need to say to prove you wrong. I'm done with that. Total waste of my time. It is still fun to see Mr. R. and Mr. D. go at it, though. :mrgreen:


If anything, your Mr's R and D are two of the biggest offenders when it comes to calling people names.


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07 Mar 2016, 1:36 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
Raptor wrote:
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nurseangela wrote:
This is getting good! :mrgreen:

I keep having to check back to see who said what next. You guys are making it hard for me to get my job done.

Howdy, Mr. R! Missed ya!


Kraichgauer started it!! ! :P

I can see both you guys in 50 years as grumpy old men bickering in rocking chairs outside a retirement home. :lol:

Admit it, deep down y'all are the best of friends. :wink:


Only if the bird moves here to Washington state. And I wouldn't mind being his friend if he'd quit the insults.

If I did it would by necessity be western Washington although I'd prefer the eastern part of the state or better yet the Idaho panhandle. My profile location would remain southeastern USA just for the psychological effect it has on some progressives here.

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Well, I reside in the eastern side the Washington, which is not nearly as conservative as you apparently think.

Yes, we all know you do because you allow no opportunity to pass by to remind us that you live in the Spokane area. Personally, I really don't care how conservative or progressive a state or city are as long as it's not too intrusive. It might come as a shock to you but I've always had a special place in my heart for California. Yes, that California; the land of nuts and fruits. I used to have a lot of relatives in CA but most all of them have left because of the ever increasing BS involved in living there.


Move there, then, and find out how wonderful the west coast is. And no, I'm not being sarcastic. You might feel enough pride of place to brag where you live at, then, as well.


If I didn't make it clear enough, I don't consider California to be inhabitable due to the invasive politics and regulation. If it weren't for those factors I might very well live there and be happy. It's a nice place to visit if I'm in the right mood but that's where it ends.
You live too far inland to claim to be on the west coast. It's like someone from Asheville, Roanoke, or Buffalo claiming they live on the east coast. I've probably seen the Pacific Ocean in person more recently than you have.


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07 Mar 2016, 1:37 pm

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If anything, your Mr's R and D are two of the biggest offenders when it comes to calling people names.

Examples?
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07 Mar 2016, 3:22 pm

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I stayed in the South after getting stationed here because the folks around these parts are just a lot more tolerant and friendly than my fellow Yankees.


That's been my experience too; gunsmithing school was about as conservative an environment as can be imagined, and the worst I'd get for being liberal by their standards was some friendly ribbing, where as here in Seattle I'm treated like a heretic and pariah for not towing the progressive line. My ex said something similar about racial tolerance, that bigots in the south were open and direct about it, where as in the northwest it was no less pervasive, just better hidden, and the worst offenders where always patting themselves on the back for their "tolerance".


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07 Mar 2016, 3:44 pm

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About all this does to me is make me want to put a Trump campaign sign on my front lawn.


No one's stopping you.


I am confused why a trump campaign sign is supposed to be scary, especially if its put up by a person who actually thinks showing support for trump makes them come off as someone to fear. That's like pathetic people who hide behind a computer screen to say things they would never dare actually say to someone IRL.


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07 Mar 2016, 6:21 pm

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About all this does to me is make me want to put a Trump campaign sign on my front lawn.


No one's stopping you.


I am confused why a trump campaign sign is supposed to be scary, especially if its put up by a person who actually thinks showing support for trump makes them come off as someone to fear. That's like pathetic people who hide behind a computer screen to say things they would never dare actually say to someone IRL.


It would be very interesting to see how you all would debate politics in person.


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07 Mar 2016, 6:26 pm

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Pennsylvania and Ohio are both blue states but with a strong conservative undercurrent, though. I spent some of my growing up years just down the river from Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and eastern PA close to New Joyzie is definitely liberal, no doubt about that. The Pittsburgh / Allegheny County area is blue but not too bad from a moderate conservative standpoint.

Arkansas is the only place in the world that I've ever suffered from a bad sunburn, a bad case of poison ivy, and a bad case of chigger bites all at the same time. :x
I'm sure I would have had tics as well but my conservative blood was too sour for them. :P


Conservatives have their own blood type now?


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07 Mar 2016, 6:29 pm

They'd probably sing beer jingles together :P



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07 Mar 2016, 8:06 pm

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About all this does to me is make me want to put a Trump campaign sign on my front lawn.


No one's stopping you.


I am confused why a trump campaign sign is supposed to be scary, especially if its put up by a person who actually thinks showing support for trump makes them come off as someone to fear. That's like pathetic people who hide behind a computer screen to say things they would never dare actually say to someone IRL.


Not really scary but manufactured offense and/or fear. They might claim that such a sign sets off triggers. or that it is a form of bullying (we've seen that word a lot here lately :P ), or in the extreme even torture.

I can be offensive IRL, too. I don't go out preying on people, they have to intentionally rattle my chain.


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07 Mar 2016, 9:53 pm

Raptor wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Raptor wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Raptor wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
marcb0t wrote:
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nurseangela wrote:
This is getting good! :mrgreen:

I keep having to check back to see who said what next. You guys are making it hard for me to get my job done.

Howdy, Mr. R! Missed ya!


Kraichgauer started it!! ! :P

I can see both you guys in 50 years as grumpy old men bickering in rocking chairs outside a retirement home. :lol:

Admit it, deep down y'all are the best of friends. :wink:


Only if the bird moves here to Washington state. And I wouldn't mind being his friend if he'd quit the insults.

If I did it would by necessity be western Washington although I'd prefer the eastern part of the state or better yet the Idaho panhandle. My profile location would remain southeastern USA just for the psychological effect it has on some progressives here.

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Well, I reside in the eastern side the Washington, which is not nearly as conservative as you apparently think.

Yes, we all know you do because you allow no opportunity to pass by to remind us that you live in the Spokane area. Personally, I really don't care how conservative or progressive a state or city are as long as it's not too intrusive. It might come as a shock to you but I've always had a special place in my heart for California. Yes, that California; the land of nuts and fruits. I used to have a lot of relatives in CA but most all of them have left because of the ever increasing BS involved in living there.


Move there, then, and find out how wonderful the west coast is. And no, I'm not being sarcastic. You might feel enough pride of place to brag where you live at, then, as well.


If I didn't make it clear enough, I don't consider California to be inhabitable due to the invasive politics and regulation. If it weren't for those factors I might very well live there and be happy. It's a nice place to visit if I'm in the right mood but that's where it ends.
You live too far inland to claim to be on the west coast. It's like someone from Asheville, Roanoke, or Buffalo claiming they live on the east coast. I've probably seen the Pacific Ocean in person more recently than you have.


I live in the inland region of a Pacific coast state. Happy? I consider mindset and regional culture to be of more importance than exact geography in assigning a city or region to either coast, or to the heartland.


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07 Mar 2016, 9:56 pm

People in rural areas tend to remove signs they don't like,that's why I got on a step ladder and mounted mine high on a tree.If they want it they will have to climb for it.


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07 Mar 2016, 10:00 pm

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If anything, your Mr's R and D are two of the biggest offenders when it comes to calling people names.

Examples?
Be specific please.


Well, let's see. You accused me of being a drunk, and you demeaned my writing of fiction, and accused me in the past of everything from class envy, to being "on the dole," as if that's a reason to demean anyone. Sounds like you are pretty rude, after all.


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07 Mar 2016, 10:28 pm

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If anything, your Mr's R and D are two of the biggest offenders when it comes to calling people names.

Examples?
Be specific please.


Well, let's see. You accused me of being a drunk, and you demeaned my writing of fiction, and accused me in the past of everything from class envy, to being "on the dole," as if that's a reason to demean anyone. Sounds like you are pretty rude, after all.

The bird is just compensating for what he doesn't have by being peckish.lol You have a lovely family and are a happy,content person.I bet he's wet his beak in the beer suds more than a few times.


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