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underpants

(182,950 posts) Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:18 PM Mar 2012

Look I am not big on secessionist talk but we might want to consider casting Florida off

From the 2000 non-election to Terry Schiavo (yes that actually happened on my TV) to Casey Anthony to the Sanford FLA PD we just might be better off without them.
Point! - we need to keep Key West that is about the most American place you can find. Make it the seat of power at least.

Fidel ain't gonna live forever maybe we can bring Cuba in if only to keep the flag looking the same.

Now talk of secession and South Carolina is a teetering china pot (and understand that that is a lot of real estate to give up what with the Appalachian trail going all the way to Argentina) but they need to be on the whiteboard discussion as well.

Arizona - the only apparent purpose for it seems to be the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon..... for that we can keep them.

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Look I am not big on secessionist talk but we might want to consider casting Florida off (Original Post) underpants Mar 2012 OP

I wonder if my home value would go up or down another 50% russspeakeasy Mar 2012 #1

I can remember when many people murielm99 Mar 2012 #2

50/50 chance that Florida goes under water in 50-60 years. Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #3

I've been known to call Florida, "America's Penis". MrScorpio Mar 2012 #4

if thats the case then which way is it facing? Sea-Dog Mar 2012 #11

If tundra methane is released in quantity this summer, you just may get your wish... Junkdrawer Mar 2012 #5

Oooh I just looked that up underpants Mar 2012 #7

Florida will be completely under water soon enough. Speck Tater Mar 2012 #6

Not really, I will just be closer to the beach quaker bill Mar 2012 #9

We had innocent people tortured by police into false murder confessions here in Chicago mucifer Mar 2012 #8

Nah....Florida isn't the problem... ewagner Mar 2012 #10

Florida isn't the problem, just the scene of the crime. EFerrari Mar 2012 #12

Bugs Bunny beat you to it... 3waygeek Mar 2012 #13

For the record ewagner Mar 2012 #14

You think Florida is the only state where these things happen? how simplistic. book_worm Mar 2012 #15

And the winner in the "Region Bashing" Category goes to........underpants! FSogol Mar 2012 #16

. underpants Mar 2012 #17

If you had bashed Florida because my MIL lived there, I'd have been completely on your side. FSogol Mar 2012 #19

As a DU memeber with the nickname "underpants" how could you want the penis of the US cut off? L0oniX Mar 2012 #18

Leaves more room for the others underpants Mar 2012 #20

russspeakeasy

(6,539 posts)

1. I wonder if my home value would go up or down another 50%

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:21 PM

Mar 2012

murielm99

(30,777 posts)

2. I can remember when many people

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:22 PM

Mar 2012

felt that way about Mississippi.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

3. 50/50 chance that Florida goes under water in 50-60 years.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:25 PM

Mar 2012

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

4. I've been known to call Florida, "America's Penis".

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:27 PM

Mar 2012

I'm not appreciating the visuals here.

Sea-Dog

(247 posts)

11. if thats the case then which way is it facing?

Reply to MrScorpio (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 04:34 PM

Mar 2012

its either got a big tum or bum

Junkdrawer

(27,993 posts)

5. If tundra methane is released in quantity this summer, you just may get your wish...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:27 PM

Mar 2012

But with considerable collateral damage....

underpants

(182,950 posts)

7. Oooh I just looked that up

Reply to Junkdrawer (Reply #5)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:37 PM

Mar 2012

very interesting

Speck Tater

(10,618 posts)

6. Florida will be completely under water soon enough.

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:36 PM

Mar 2012

Rising sea level will see to that.

quaker bill

(8,225 posts)

9. Not really, I will just be closer to the beach

Reply to Speck Tater (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 04:00 PM

Mar 2012

10,000 to 15,000 years ago it was only a few miles away...

mucifer

(23,576 posts)

8. We had innocent people tortured by police into false murder confessions here in Chicago

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 03:41 PM

Mar 2012

This was done by the police commander. He got only 4 years in prison.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-06-28/news/ct-met-burge-trial-0629-20100628_1_burge-chicago-police-cmdr-special-cook-county-prosecutors

There are some horrific things that happen here in the northern states too.

ewagner

(18,964 posts)

10. Nah....Florida isn't the problem...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 04:32 PM

Mar 2012

Let's encourage Rick Perry to get Texas to leave the union.....then all the real nut jobs will have a place of their own.

EFerrari

(163,986 posts)

12. Florida isn't the problem, just the scene of the crime.

Reply to ewagner (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 04:38 PM

Mar 2012

I doubt we could pay the Seminoles to take that BushCo-ridden piece of real estate back.

Same with Texas.

I see a pattern here.

3waygeek

(2,034 posts)

13. Bugs Bunny beat you to it...

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 05:07 PM

Mar 2012

ewagner

(18,964 posts)

14. For the record

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 11:42 AM

Mar 2012

I was raised in Florida and I'll admit that during the 50's and 60's the racism was pretty apparent. It started to change in the mid 60's and things slowly got better. I don't think modern Florida is really racist but I think there are still some people who are racists but the entire state (and especially all the residents of my home town) shouldn't be tarred with the same brush.