Neighbours, stop complaining about the French. That's your grandparents' job, and most of them are probably dead. At least you guys don't live with them. I'm not talking about the everyday Quebecers. I'm talking about traitors. I'm talking about SEPARATISTS. I've always wanted to ask you guys this question. How does this photo make you feel: ...now picture that only they get to do whatever the fuck they want while chain smoking. That's what we live with.
I'm watching Crank: High Voltage right now on tv and, fuck, it's goddamn hilarious. I'd forgotten how funny this movie is. I almost keeled over laughing at the first shootout between Chalios and the tattoo-face Hispanic guy with the idiotic gold grill (who cares what his name is? You know he'll die before the end anyway) - the stripper who gets shot in her titties has to watch all the silicon drain out - am I the only one who finds this hilarious? I love me some action comedy schlock sometimes.
Dropkick Murphy's released a single off of their upcoming album today. For the single they made an awesome video that goes well with the overall theme of this thread. I loved their last album and cannot wait for the new one to come out.
Just got home from a 4-hour fitness photo shoot. Fun but tiring. I pretty much worked out/held uncomfortable poses for most of it while trying to look "pleasant". I think I just looked constipated. Wah wahhhhhh.
On the heels of the PUA wahoo, this is almost as amusing. <a class="postlink" href="http://niceguysofokc.tumblr.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://niceguysofokc.tumblr.com/</a> What miserable little complainers. Though I remember when I thought that line of thinking was correct...then I turned 19.
So..... they made a site dedicated to that kind of guy that sits in a bar filled with hot girls and says to himself "Why won't any of these bitches walk up and talk to me???" Boo-hoo-sad-clown Its never my fault: Spoiler
I don't know why this doesn't surprise me that you'd attend something like this. The drag queens are going to seem like Leave it to Beaver normal compared to the fucking everyday residents of Florida you'll see getting drunk there.
okay, I have to ask this now that it's been brought up: I've only basically been to the commercial, more-touristy types of areas whenever I go to Florida (I've seen Miami too and it sucks). What are these "Florida Types"-- especially in south Florida-- that so many of you guys despise? Are they some sort of swamptrash redneck or something? Ballsack, don't say "jews". I already knew you would say that.
Ahem, Jews... J/k but there are a ton. I lived in Tampa for a while. Tampa has this weird mix of hardcore redneck, ghetto thugs (aka big scary black people, sorry but its true), normal middle class suburbia, then more white trash thrown in for good measure. Its lead to a, uh, diverse community? The weirdest shit happens there. For instance the guy who burned the Quran, Casey Anthony, Tampa being the pill popping capital of the country, a kid who killed his whole family for no apparent reason. People who still live there can come up with many more, my memory of this stuff has faded a bit. These crazy Florida people are usually trashy blue collar types, although Florida doesn't discriminate. Don't forget to add in the religious fervor to all this. In the end you blend many extreme things and you get this state. God help you if you start talking about Miami, that may as well be its own state. North Florida is the South. Hardcore rednecks, Baptists etc. Tampa is what I mentioned and Miami may as well go to hell. I don't understand that city one bit. From the outside looking in, it seems like it would be all DisneyWorld and happy fun times, but in reality its a swampy, hot, humid, crazy sometimes sketchy place.
I loved living in Daytona, and honestly if you are in to the club scene and avoid sober people Miami is a lot of fun.
People think of the major metro areas and the coasts and generalize that Florida isn't like the rest of the South. But then you go inland and its an eye-opening experience. We've driven from my Grandparent's place in Naples to Orlando a few times and vice versa, and the weirdest part of the drive is always crossing the middle of the state. Thats where I saw my first gas station where you put your money in a sliding plastic tray, like at a bank, despite being in a seemingly normal town. Also the only time I've ever gotten my food from McDonald's in plastic bags. Its extremely redneck and very strange. I think you take the normal backwater people from anywhere in the non-metropolitan South, add it oppressive heat, and a contrast to the coasts/retirees and native Floridians come off looking strange as fuck. My coworker is from Gainesville, and even though she is very bright, went to Vandy, and comes from a fairly wealthy family, we have endless Florida jokes for her and there isn't much she can do in her defense. She is proud of her hometown, but is more than eager to explain the shittiness of her home state.
Its really quite a mix depending on what street you are on and what county you might be in. Having grown up there, I fucking hate it and all of the people as well. South Florida has a large redneck population, mostly in the northern and western area of Palm Beach. I lived very close to this area. They are your traditional racist-ass, confederate flag-flying garbage. They take the worst of the southern state stereotypes and live them all. Old Jews various hispanic populations, but this is more in Broward, Miami-Dade, and the eastern area of Palm Beach, like Lake Worth east of the turnpike. Haitians Mostly though, it just makes you a self-hating Jew. I tend to find the whiny old Jewish people who complain about everything to be quite annoying and only perpetuate the negative stereotypes. Once you head north of Palm Beach, its a different state. Its the reason Florida is always so divided politically. The whole rest of the state with the exception of the college towns is super(meth lab, sister fucking) white trash. Just spend a few days in Jacksonville.
I've been to Tampa, and I have to say that as far as American cities that I have visited go, it ranks up there with the beauty and local hospitality of Baltimore, Atlanta, Seattle and Detroit. In other words it sucked entirely. That was the one time I was really mixed with rednecks in the States for an extended period. I remember being in a backyard where a bunch of guys were firing hand-held crossbows at targets while kids were playing in the yard behind theirs. Now, this may seem commonplace to some of you, but for me that's like landing on Mars.
Honestly, it makes me laugh. Our governor, the politician who has bandied this idea about publicly when he doesn't agree with something the federal government does, is the politician who made a run for the republican nomination for president in the recent election. How can anyone take this jackass seriously? And, he's the poster boy for cronyism. But really, I haven't seen many of those bumperstickers. The more popular ones are: Jesus is my co-pilot! Native Texan! (apparently this is a big deal here) One Big Ass Mistake America (capital letters in another color so Obama is easy to read) Proud parent of a __________ high school honor student 26.2 and/or 13.1 (I'm waiting for someone to start selling something similar for beer quantities--decals in the shape of a bottle or can with numbers like 36, 24, 18, 12 etc.)
I think the secessionist bumper stickers are stupid as well. I've only seen them a couple of times and its mostly from people who are so out there with their personal beliefs that taking them seriously is harder than wahooing the PUA people. A gem that I heard the day after the election when I was grabbing some coffee at the corner store... "This country is so screwed. Now these queers are gonna be taking over and putting all their shit in our faces! Between them and the abortionists, I dunno what to do. We really ought to be a different country out here. So many ignorant people in this country!" Irony and personal political affiliation aside, I don't hear crap like this too often. But to secede from the union will never happen simply because of all the massive amount influence that the major corporations have around here. (oil and gas primarily) Oh yea, and Rick Perry is fucking stupid. http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/772554004b/rick-perry-weak-strong-parody
This is because people don't like you. I grew up in central Florida from 10-25. Everything that people are saying about the white trash and rednecks is true. I can say with confidence that I've gone from 65% white trash at its highest down to maybe 20-25%. I didn't know it I moved from plain old redneck to white trash when we hog hunted out of airboats. BTW, the PVC pipe on the grass rake is called a frog chute. You put an orange sack on the bottom and the frogs can't get out as you're gigging. I will say this, there's a LOT to do outside in Florida that doesn't involve liquor, guns, and rebel flags. Unfortunately, you'll be doing most of it by yourself.