$132K of Grant to Combat Goth Returned

a_random_joel

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Fri May-28-04 11:34 AM
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$132K of Grant to Combat Goth Returned

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=816&ncid=816&e=9&u=/ap/20040521/ap_on_fe_st/goth_grant

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. - Almost half of a $273,000 grant awarded in 2002 to fight the Goth culture in Blue Springs has been returned because of a lack of interest — and the absence of a real problem.

Blue Springs received the grant two years ago from the Youth Outreach Unit, money the city and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves trumpeted proudly as a way to fight a perceived Goth problem.

But $132,000 of the grant was returned because officials never found much of a problem with the Goth culture, which some students called a fad that most people eventually outgrow.

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sniffa

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Fri May-28-04 11:35 AM
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1. we shouLd be Liberating the goths

oh Lordy!

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Parche

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Fri May-28-04 11:38 AM
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2. goth

Goth Damnit

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Book Lover

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Fri May-28-04 11:40 AM
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3. This isn't satire?!

Holy Jesus, I thought this was from The Onion! People can manage to get money from their municipality and state for this kind of bullshit, but they can't get a quarter of a million dollars together to feed poor children. Talk about a waste of tax revenue!

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Loonman

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Fri May-28-04 11:41 AM
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4. Hilarious

Edited on Fri May-28-04 11:44 AM by Loonman

I love it when the media and stupid old politicians get trends and counterculture sub-sets wrong.

"Joining a dance troupe? That's so conformist."

"Well I'm not going to conform to your non-conformity and join Stan's dance troupe"

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a_random_joel

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Fri May-28-04 11:44 AM
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5. What up Loon!

I thought you might get a kick out of this.

:evilgrin:

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Loonman

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Fri May-28-04 11:46 AM
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6. Yeah, that is a hoot

;)

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DenverDem

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Fri May-28-04 11:59 AM
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7. That was another fantastic episode.

South Park is the Daily Show of cartoons.

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