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L Jean Camp's avatar

I completely respect you for fighting the good fight. It is the only way places get better. Same struggle here in Indiana.

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NorthernSaber's avatar

Well, some of the locals fit the backwards part, and a winter that goes October to May covers the other. Some of us (mostly from away, I might add) are trying our best to change the first part. It is beautiful here, with an enormous sky and sweeping vistas, and for me it's proven very hard to leave.

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reynard61's avatar

A bit late, but...

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Ethereal Fairy Natalie's avatar

Use botcheck to see if they are real.

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eddi_TBH's avatar

One gone with no election drama. How nice.

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L Jean Camp's avatar

Your reputation is as backwoods South Carolina but cold. fyi.

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L Jean Camp's avatar

I love the way you count like a grifty bible college grad.

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SkinlessGenderlessMan's avatar

"May he spend a relaxing few weeks with Carl Hiaason's Skink as his nature guide."

YEEEESSSSS!!!! PLEASE!!! THIS!!!

I'd always thought that Hiaasen wrote Skink as an homage to Florida's last real Governor, Lawton Chiles. I know I'd have voted for Governor Clinton Tyree!

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Erala Contratista's avatar

Just came across the first Skink book.GROSSHILARIOUSHiaasen has toned it down a bit since, and it IS over the top, but I was deeply impressed with his methods of dealing with asshats and retribution and general comeuppances.The dog is genius........

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Daniel_Oriordan's avatar

Potato, potahto.

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Daniel_Oriordan's avatar

There used to be an outdoor concert venue not far from our house. Despite the proximity, we were only able to hear one concert on a summer evening, and that was John Mellencamp. He used nothing but Bose speakers.

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Daniel_Oriordan's avatar

Since you brought the family up, Fuck Ted Cruz!

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Daniel_Oriordan's avatar

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

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jenny_whyme's avatar

They own a house in Boothbay.. but I bet the put it in her name (like they did for the house they owned in Waterville before he was elected.)

He's says he's done with politics because there's a snow ball's chance in hell of him getting elected to the House or the Senate because we have ranked choice voting for federal offices. No more help from Eliot Cutler to squeak by with just 38% of the vote.

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NorthernSaber's avatar

Will be interesting tonight to see if Moody closes the gap on Mills tonight. That race was strangely emotionless- Poliquin and Golden clearly loathe each other, but Mills and Moody seemed to run atypically calm campaigns and at last check Mills was +4 or so on him. We'll see...

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RogationDays's avatar

Of course I thinking a thought about fuckface le toilet paper.

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