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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:14 AM
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Tonight, my in-laws are TOTALLY freaking out. They live in Virginia.
Edited on Wed Nov-09-05 12:21 AM by Bouncy Ball
They are reich-wingers from the word go, although my father-in-law has become surprisingly soft in his old age, even voting third party in the last presidential election.

But they both said, about a month ago, "if Virginia elects a Democratic governor, we're MOVING!"

They never said where to.

Think we should send them some boxes, tape, and bubble wrap?

:evilgrin:

Edit: they gave a LOT of money to the repuke candidate. I know they already had a Dem governor, but they were realllly REALLY hoping they'd get a repuke one. In fact, they sounded downright sure of it in emails to my husband of late. LOL.
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:15 AM
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1. Texas, Ohio or Kansas seem like appropriate destinations...
..at least if tonight is anything to go by...
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:16 AM
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5. Not Texas.
We live here, and Dumbfuckistan already has too many of their ilk.
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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:31 AM
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29. 'sides, if they more here, you'll be automatically illegimate...
.. since they will no longer be married!
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:34 AM
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30. Well my husband would be.
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beyurslf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:17 AM
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6. Gov Sebelius wlecomes anyone to KS--like all good Dems, she is open minded
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kansasblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:18 AM
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11. Hey, Kansas here! We have a female Democratic Governor in Kansas!
http://www.ksgovernor.org/
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:19 AM
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15. Utah would be a better match for them, anyway.
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Punkingal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:16 AM
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2. What if they decide to move in with you?
:evilgrin:
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:17 AM
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7. Nope, won't happen.
I'm thinking Utah might sound nice for them...
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beam me up scottie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:16 AM
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3. HA!
Been there!

I suppose you shouldn't gloat but goddammit, you deserve to!
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Nikki Stone 1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:16 AM
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4. Send them to a red state where they can't do any damage
How about Kansas?
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Geoff R. Casavant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:17 AM
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NO!
You gloat now, and the typical reaction is to dig in heels and fight all the harder for the next wacko.
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:19 AM
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14. Who's gloating?
I don't even talk to them. They email my husband (their son). They don't even talk on the phone to each other.

I just know they are two VERY depressed people tonight. And I'm wondering if they'll make good on their promise to move...
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Geoff R. Casavant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:22 AM
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18. Possibly my mistake
But I would take the receipt of boxes, bubble wrap, and tape as gloating.

Like in 2000 when a bunch of celebrities said if Bush wone they would leave the country, then there were RW jokes going around about taking up collections for plane tickets to France, etc.

My 2 cents. Peace.
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:25 AM
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21. I wasn't *actually* going to send them boxes and tape and stuff.
Peace.
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Geoff R. Casavant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 09:38 AM
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34. Well OK then
As long as it's just a little joke between us friends, it's all good from here.

Hee, hee!
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:18 AM
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10. What are you talking about?
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I_Make_Mistakes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:29 AM
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24. You are always humble, I didn't think you were the target of the
post above. You guys did a great job with the Katrina displaced and some of us actually remember. (I reply, with the below to poster, not the above Reply.) I think it was a mistake BB.
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:31 AM
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26. Eh, I think that person did indeed mean me, but I don't recall
ever being mean to him or her or even seeing their name.

And btw, THANKS!!!

:hi:

Side story on that: we recently tried to have a neighborhood garage sale and no one could really put out much because, well, no one has much to sell since Katrina and Rita! So they were these pitiful little garage sales, LOL.

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I_Make_Mistakes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 01:02 AM
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27. Yeah, If I lived where you did, I would give all my leftovers away
too! I want to move and I am going thru the donate (most of my expensive furniture to the church which would go directly to those who need and would appreciate it) or try to sell it?

I know, that I want to travel light and either way, I am not moving that heavy furniture!

Some people don't get charity, and never will, I call them ME ME's.

When, I first came to DU, I thought MEME (meant ME, ME ME) too funny!

I think you are a really wonderful individual who did so much in the face of Katrina, that if an ignorant person, like the above poster, doesn't know you (their loss) don't worry. It truly is THEIR LOSS!
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flowomo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:17 AM
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9. But Virginia already had a Dem governor....
so I don't get it.
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:18 AM
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13. Well, they were reallllly hoping for a repuke one.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:18 AM
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12. They didn't like Mark
Warner? What do the repukes do for their state of Virginia?
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Tracyjo Donating Member (426 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:20 AM
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16. We already HAD a Democratic Governor
Edited on Wed Nov-09-05 12:21 AM by Tracyjo
Why aren't they gone already??
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:20 AM
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17. I'll edit the OP for clarity.
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:24 AM
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19. Wooooo Hoooo!
they are probably full of shit with their threats. but yeah, send the bubblewrap.
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marbuc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:25 AM
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20. Just hope they don't move to YOUR state! nt
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:27 AM
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22. What's two more of them here?
Edited on Wed Nov-09-05 12:27 AM by Bouncy Ball
As long as it's all the way across the state or something. The panhandle would be ok. Or keep going to Utah or Idaho or something.

They're not going to move anyway, they're full of it.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:28 AM
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23. Are they über x-tians?
Maybe they'd like South Carolina or Utah? :)
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 12:29 AM
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25. My mother in law became a fundamentalist
born-again Christian shortly after 9/11 and started sending us masses of forwarded emails about how she's praying for us because we're Democrats and stuff.

:crazy:

I asked her nicely to stop (more than once) and she wouldn't so I blocked her email address.
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I_Make_Mistakes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:28 AM
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28. I don't blame you, didn't you help a Katrina family?
How did/is that going?
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 02:35 AM
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31. Yes.
There ended up being three families. All but one adult have found jobs. The one adult has two babies to look after, but her husband has a job, found one right away!

They're doing well, the kids are doing ok in school, and they say they aren't going back.
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I_Make_Mistakes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 03:08 AM
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32. You are inspiration, and yet, Morans (you were here for that right)
don't get it! It is going to be a long, hard slog, DR's words to get our country back, but NJ and Va showed the the Repub's tonight,
you (the rest of the country) are on notice!

You are in Houston, right? If you need help with anything let me know. I, remember your drive to find someone to Help, your family is an exception to the rule! They removed the above poster, I suggest you do the same (from your brain). Just remember, He said, they will hate you because you follow me!
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Popol Vuh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 03:15 AM
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33. No don't send them that
Send them one way tickets to San Francisco. :evilgrin:
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Bouncy Ball Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 09:39 AM
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35. They would spontaneously combust.
Back in her more laid back days, my mother in law had a lot of gay friends.

Nowdays she condemns them all to hell. She's a lost woman, I tell you. Lost in a labyrinth of hate.
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-05 09:42 AM
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36. How about a ONE WAY ticket to Kansas or Texas?
:evilgrin: They would be right at home. Just don't send them to ILLINOIS, please. ;)
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