Texans sure love guns! And every Texan knows that in this bad old world, the only way to be safe from crimers and killers and haters and Federal Jackboots is to pack heat at all times. But this causes the occasional faux pas when you accidentally leave one of your many, many guns in your carryon bag as you head to the airport, and then the TSA arrests you as if you were trying to take a gun on a plane like some common Cuban. Thankfully, due to the selfless patriotism and compassion of gun-humpers in the state legislature, this tyranny may soon end. On Thursday, the Texas House passed a bill that would protect
guys like this douchebag have security details...hell...they have a security detail for the mayor of my little dumb city. So this begs the question Why Texans So Afraid?
here i thought they were supposedly all big and bad and tough....guess was just false advertising, right?
...where they tend to take their guns off their belts around time to assume a wide stance. (note that these cases were not actual legislators, but professional police types hired to protect the lege)
With all the gunz, why is it that downtown Dallas, downtown Ft. Worth, and downtown Houston are essentially closed after 6:00 pm except for the odd convention attendee who wasn't advised of the rules? Coming from a smaller big city do truly find this very strange.
When I first moved here that was definitely true. There were no apartments downtown and no restaurants that stayed open (except a few hotels). After a concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center (which was the only real performance venue downtown) there was no place that you could walk to with friends to have a drink. It is a bit better now because there are many condos/apartments in the downtown core and the Meyerson has been joined by an opera house/venue and 5(?) other venues for performances and events. Klyde Warren Park is in continuous use (it was built over the 75 freeway that goes thru downtown Dallas) by adults, children, and dogs. The problem that remains is that these kind of downtowns (built in the 70'sm 80's and on) were not created with the idea that people would be walking around (like in NYC). Like LA, Dallas (and Houston) are car based and it is still anathema for most people to think of walking to...well, anywhere. (There is a Whole Foods being built within walking distance of the Arts District...that is how many people live in the core of downtown now). But there is still no restaurant yet built that you can walk to from the Arts District after an event that is open till midnight.
"You'll be changing planes at DFW. HEY, put that gun away, don't shoot me!""No worries, I'm shooting myself."
guys like this douchebag have security details...hell...they have a security detail for the mayor of my little dumb city. So this begs the question Why Texans So Afraid?
here i thought they were supposedly all big and bad and tough....guess was just false advertising, right?
Well said.
The plane was going to Auckland. It landed safely. I was one of the passengers.
...where they tend to take their guns off their belts around time to assume a wide stance. (note that these cases were not actual legislators, but professional police types hired to protect the lege)
With all the gunz, why is it that downtown Dallas, downtown Ft. Worth, and downtown Houston are essentially closed after 6:00 pm except for the odd convention attendee who wasn't advised of the rules? Coming from a smaller big city do truly find this very strange.
Dont tell eda from Black Lagoon, either
Me too. But I live in Germany.
Let god sort 'em out!
Back in the '60s, MAD had a field day with the plane hijackings. Like a dedicated service to Havana: "Fly you friendly spies!"
Also a suggestion to lock up each passenger in a bulletproof cubicle.Stewardess: "Coffee, tea, or oxygen?"Passenger" "I gotta use the men's room!"
Oh fuck, I forgot about her...and the whole church
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Amen. Based on the beatings I got, I'm sure I would be dead if they had been packing more than yardsticks.
My kinda sermon =P
The best part about being sent to a Walmart FEMA camp for a gun violation is that they sell guns there.
When I first moved here that was definitely true. There were no apartments downtown and no restaurants that stayed open (except a few hotels). After a concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center (which was the only real performance venue downtown) there was no place that you could walk to with friends to have a drink. It is a bit better now because there are many condos/apartments in the downtown core and the Meyerson has been joined by an opera house/venue and 5(?) other venues for performances and events. Klyde Warren Park is in continuous use (it was built over the 75 freeway that goes thru downtown Dallas) by adults, children, and dogs. The problem that remains is that these kind of downtowns (built in the 70'sm 80's and on) were not created with the idea that people would be walking around (like in NYC). Like LA, Dallas (and Houston) are car based and it is still anathema for most people to think of walking to...well, anywhere. (There is a Whole Foods being built within walking distance of the Arts District...that is how many people live in the core of downtown now). But there is still no restaurant yet built that you can walk to from the Arts District after an event that is open till midnight.
I think that if we took a poll we'd find a majority of Americans would approve of the FEMA camps if we could ship these conservative asshats to them.