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"Econlockhatchee River"? C'mon. I spent a year in Fort Walton Beach, and took my little dinghy out on Choctawatchee Bay, and I know Lake Okeechobee.

But Econlockhatchee? It sounds like a business course.

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And JFC.

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There is always that exception. Crazy person, musical genius. What you gonna do?

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Got: A cholo thing. They don't let you have belts inside, so the pants tend to droop. This got reflected on the outside, as cool. And, as things happen, it got exaggerated.

Still: Kids imitate marginal behavior, soon there are far more wannabes than actual bangers. And it pisses off the adults.

Both of my boys went through a mild sagging phase, although they never really got into the waist around the knees thing, because you can hardly walk. Each of them pretty much stopped when they were around nineteen. So far, only one of them has tats.

EDIT: I should read all the comments. What DemmeFatale and shelwood46 said.

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Oops.

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Oh fuck. I didn't even know about this. That's awful.

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You have unexplored depths.

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So, Editrix, as I've said before, since you were in California, voting for Ralph was a reasonable protest. I've occasionally regretted that I didn't, but then I remember my reasoning, which is that he would be a disaster as President. YMMV.

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I saddens me so much; all those people who were at the downtown bar on a beautiful summer night- gone. I have two early 20's sons, and I can just imagine them saying "Mom. we're going out to the bar, be back later", and me saying "Okay, hon, don't drink and drive, we can come and get you if necessary". And they're out the door, and then... we never see them again. And that happened to how many families in Lac Megantic? And it doesn't even become a big story. 60 people dead. For. Fucks. Sake.

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No. Fucking. Way.

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As a HS teacher, I get tired of telling kids to pull up their pants. I have actually done an informal class poll, asking girls if they find it attractive. No one does. The boys still persist. I have one son who does this, and one who is intelligent.

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The 50 (update, now 60) people who are dead or missing/probably vaporized thank you for that thoughtful reference.

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Please. That is an important part of our history that I am doing my best to forget.

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Selena got tired of his antics some time ago.

She hasn't gotten tired of mine, though. Probably because she's ignored all requests to experience them.

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the Biebs is pissed at Bill because Justin is the only woman in North America that slick Willy didn't hit on...

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The girls now wear tight leggings and tops that do not cover their crotch. It's a pedophile's delight. Of course, part of the problem, as we discussed at last month's dress code committee meeting, is that the younger female staff members dress the same way. Signed, Grumpy old teacher who wears loose-fitting t-shirts and baggy pants. ps My husband still waxes rhapsodic about the mid-70's and tube tops.

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