Me

"Runge" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > I'm french...who's Jerry Lewis ?
[snip]

French Legion of Honor recipient in 1984. Same
year was made a Commander in the Order of Arts and Letters in France.

Mr [email protected]

On Sun, 05 Sep 2004 01:14:37 GMT, "Pete Platis"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    > Relax floridians. I'll post a list on the good things in
    >florida. Tough to come up with 10 of em though :).

1. NO state income tax.

2. No annual auto inspections.

3. Cheap cost of living.

4. Year round sports (tennis, softball, volleyball, football etc..).

5. It's so much fun to make fun of tourists.

5. You can do a "reason 5" twice and no one is smart enough to catch
it.

6. Two quality football teams in the NFL (Jags and Bucs).

7. Two quality college football teams (Florida and Florida State).
Also, probably the best college football fans of any state.

8. Poontang.

9. Most lawns and landscapes are immaculately maintained.

10. Dullfins fans may all leave the state at once forming utopia!!!

StuGotts

"mr [email protected]"
    > > Relax floridians. I'll post a list on the good things
in
    > >florida. Tough to come up with 10 of em though :).
    > 1. NO state income tax.
    > 2. No annual auto inspections.
    > 3. Cheap cost of living.
    > 4. Year round sports (tennis, softball, volleyball, football etc..).
    > 5. It's so much fun to make fun of tourists.
    > 5. You can do a "reason 5" twice and no one is smart enough to catch
    > it.
    > 6. Two quality football teams in the NFL (Jags and Bucs).
    > 7. Two quality college football teams (Florida and Florida State).
    > Also, probably the best college football fans of any state.

Oops! I guess you Ivy League types (ROFLMFAO) don't follow sports very
closely. If you did, you would know that... since the turn of the
century... those 2 schools are 0-8 vs the University of Miami.

Stu

Mimi

"William Brackeen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]. com...
    > "Pete Platis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected] ink.net...
    > Most of these insects can also be found in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
    > and Louisiana. Scorpions and brown recluses are also native to Tennesse
    > and
    > Arkansas, probably Texas, the Carolinas, and Oklahoma. That covers most,
    > if
    > not all, of the Southern United States.
    >> 2. Staggering humidity ( well not all of florida but anything south of
    >> the
    >> tropical line is brutal)
    > Again, see most of the Southern US.

Uh, for those foreigners reading this thread, he means the southeastern US.
The southwestern US is arid with far fewer insects.

Marianne

In-10-City

On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:53:41 -0400, "StuGotts"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"mr [email protected]"
    >> > Relax floridians. I'll post a list on the good things
    >in
    >> >florida. Tough to come up with 10 of em though :).
    >> 1. NO state income tax.
    >> 2. No annual auto inspections.
    >> 3. Cheap cost of living.
    >> 4. Year round sports (tennis, softball, volleyball, football etc..).
    >> 5. It's so much fun to make fun of tourists.
    >> 5. You can do a "reason 5" twice and no one is smart enough to catch
    >> it.
    >> 6. Two quality football teams in the NFL (Jags and Bucs).
    >> 7. Two quality college football teams (Florida and Florida State).
    >> Also, probably the best college football fans of any state.
    >Oops! I guess you Ivy League types (ROFLMFAO) don't follow sports very
    >closely. If you did, you would know that... since the turn of the
    >century... those 2 schools are 0-8 vs the University of Miami.
    >Stu
Please, someone remind me how many rings the Canes have compared to
the other 2.






The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity,
but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

StuGotts

"IN-10-CITY" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:53:41 -0400, "StuGotts"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >"mr [email protected]"
    > >>
    > >> > Relax floridians. I'll post a list on the good
things
    > >in
    > >> >florida. Tough to come up with 10 of em though :).
    > >>
    > >> 1. NO state income tax.
    > >>
    > >> 2. No annual auto inspections.
    > >>
    > >> 3. Cheap cost of living.
    > >>
    > >> 4. Year round sports (tennis, softball, volleyball, football etc..).
    > >>
    > >> 5. It's so much fun to make fun of tourists.
    > >>
    > >> 5. You can do a "reason 5" twice and no one is smart enough to catch
    > >> it.
    > >>
    > >> 6. Two quality football teams in the NFL (Jags and Bucs).
    > >>
    > >> 7. Two quality college football teams (Florida and Florida State).
    > >> Also, probably the best college football fans of any state.
    > >
    > >Oops! I guess you Ivy League types (ROFLMFAO) don't follow sports very
    > >closely. If you did, you would know that... since the turn of the
    > >century... those 2 schools are 0-8 vs the University of Miami.
    > >
    > >Stu
    > >
    > Please, someone remind me how many rings the Canes have compared to
    > the other 2.


UM 5... FSU 2... UF 1

Stu

Stoobie

Go Canes 8)

"StuGotts" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:q1F%c.111316$%[email protected] ...
    > Oops! I guess you Ivy League types (ROFLMFAO) don't follow sports very
    > closely. If you did, you would know that... since the turn of the
    > century... those 2 schools are 0-8 vs the University of Miami.
    > Stu

Clint

Isn't this slightly OT!
"Stoobie" <ten.tsacmoc@4zboots> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Go Canes 8)
    > "StuGotts" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:q1F%c.111316$%[email protected] ...
    > >
    > > Oops! I guess you Ivy League types (ROFLMFAO) don't follow sports very
    > > closely. If you did, you would know that... since the turn of the
    > > century... those 2 schools are 0-8 vs the University of Miami.
    > >
    > > Stu

Rudy

    > 8. Poontang.

and if you look hard, you can find a one under 75 yrs old and help her
spend her Social Security check ! !

Gunner

On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 17:56:25 -0400, "clint" <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >Isn't this slightly OT!

Yes? So? This is the internet for Zoobs sake (may his slime be
blessed)


    >"Stoobie" <ten.tsacmoc@4zboots> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
    >> Go Canes 8)
    >> "StuGotts" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:q1F%c.111316$%[email protected] ...
    >> >
    >> > Oops! I guess you Ivy League types (ROFLMFAO) don't follow sports very
    >> > closely. If you did, you would know that... since the turn of the
    >> > century... those 2 schools are 0-8 vs the University of Miami.
    >> >
    >> > Stu

"In my humble opinion, the petty carping levied against Bush by
the Democrats proves again, it is better to have your eye plucked
out by an eagle than to be nibbled to death by ducks." - Norman
Liebmann

Ac

And you probably need a little statistics explained to you.

Just how significant do you think your sample of 4-5 standing houses out of
the houses in all of Florida is? eh?

Not very.


"IN-10-CITY" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:04:11 -0400, puzzled wrote:
    > >A massive hurricane seems to hit Florida every few years. I really don't
    > >understand why people continue to live there. Don't they get tired of
having
    > >to evacuate every summer, and having their houses destroyed? Someone
explain
    > >this to me.
    > Funny, I've lived in Florida for 41 years, and the 4 or 5 houses that
    > I've lived in are all still standing. The Carolinas have gotten hit
    > more than we have, and they still have to deal with winter. I'd like
    > to know where you live bozo.
    > You probably need a lot explained to you.
    > The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity,
    > but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the
problem solve itself?

R M

"Gunner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:23:08 -0400, Budman <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    > >The Brothers Bush had the monopoly a few years back with Dubya in
    > >Texas and Jeb in Florida. How's that for compassionate conservatism
    > >:-)
    > >
    > Seems their constituents liked em. They kept getting voted back into
    > office. Still do too. <G>


Works for me, they just take too damn long too execute them. They knew the
rules and chose to play. People seem to forget that the criminal is not the
victim and execution is a punishment not a deterrent.

Dbm

Begin Quote from a post by 'AC'...

"...Just how significant do you think your sample of 4-5 standing
houses out of the houses in all of Florida is?..."

End Quote...

Actually, it may be HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT, **IF** the 4 or 5 houses were
among the only ones left standing in a neighbourhood devastated by
Hurricanes and/or storms...

REALITY CHECK - News footage of the devastation showed homes that were
still standing, apparently UNTOUCHED amidst the debris of other homes.
They still had their roofs intact, while the 'house next door' was a
pile of trash...

How could that be?

Answer? Better design, higher quality of construction, and better
quality of construction materials in the surviving buildings!

Then again, many of the 'destroyed' structures were 'demountable' or
'trailer' homes. Now, I'm NOT slagging off 'trailer homes', but from
the number of caravan and camping shows I've been to, I know for a
fact that some 'demountable homes' are little more than up-market
caravans - flimsy at best. But SOME 'demountable' homes are far more
robust, and if set up properly, would require far worse weather to
damage them than their 'flimsier' counterparts.

Perhaps 'IN-10-CITY' just has a good eye for a well-built building,
one developed over 41 years?

REALITY CHECK - A news show in Australia did a special on what happens
'after the storms'. In particular, repairing damage done by storms.
The house they used had a rafter that broke under the impact of tree
falling against the house. The rafter 'broke' rather spectacularly at
a prominent 'knothole' in the beam. Any good woodworker can tell you
that knots mark a weak point in wood, and timber used for house roofs
SHOULD NOT have knots in it!

To put that in perspective, when I go past a modern 'building site'
these days I see timber with lots of 'knots' in it... even 'five foot'
lengths may have multiple knots! When I check out the roof space and
underfloor space of 'Old Queenslanders', I often see wood WITHOUT any
knots in it - despite the beams being twenty or more feet long!

The price of houses has gone up. Mortgage interest rates are just one
more reason to make a building as cheaply as possible. Whereas in the
'old days' a cheap house meant a strong shell that had no carpet,
plaster, etc (these could always be added later), 'modern' times
demand a fully finished 'luxurious' appearance to entice buyers.

After seeing some of the wood used on 'modern' construction sites, I
cannot help but wonder how well those homes will fare in a bad storm,
let alone a Hurricane.

If anyone else on the newsgroup has any info, news, or anecdotes for
or against the view above, I'd like to hear it.

--
Yours, DBM - [email protected]
From Somewhere in Australia, the Land of Tree-Hugging Funnelwebs...

R M

Gunner,
This may have been asked before but with your views (which i seem to
agree with) why are you living in the bastion of Liberalism and Utopians?



"Gunner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 11:31:22 -0400, Tutor <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >Terry Gowan wrote:
    > >>
    > >> Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and ice storms. They're all useful
in
    > >> cleaing out the gene pool. The people I least understand are the
    > >> Californians that re-build their homes on the side of a mud-sliding
    > >> mountain.
    > >>
    > >> Terry Gowan
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >Not to mention having the nation's 3rd largest death row
    > >population. THat should help filter the gene pool abit. Although
    > >it doesn't seem to work in Texas
    > Unfortuately we here in California dont use it enough to get a good
    > start on gene pool cleansing.
    > Gunner
    > "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -
    > miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied,
    > demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless.
    > Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke

R M

Please keep your facts to yourself Gunner.


"Gunner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:26:17 -0400, Budman <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    > >The hanging chad had a legal definition of an acceptable vote. The
    > >attempt to count them as required by law was stopped by those not
    > >intellegent enough to realize that it was a valid vote - and those
    > >folks live in Texas and Washington.
    > >
    > Really? Then those 8 recounts by the Dems and their sycophants all
    > were wrong when they came up with the same tallys?
    > Odd...
    > Gunner
    > >
    > >
    > >On 6 Sep 2004 08:44:35 -0700, [email protected] (Bill Jackson)
    > >wrote:
    > >
    > >>Florida is not exactly the intellectual capital of the USA. Remember
    > >>the "hanging chad" fiasco, not sure those people should be voting.
    > >>Florida is just a dumb beach state, that's about all. Not much
    > >>importance in anything.
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>puzzled wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>. ..
    > >>> A massive hurricane seems to hit Florida every few years. I really
don't
    > >>> understand why people continue to live there. Don't they get tired of
having
    > >>> to evacuate every summer, and having their houses destroyed? Someone
explain
    > >>> this to me.
    > "At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child -
    > miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied,
    > demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless.
    > Liberalism is a philosphy of sniveling brats." -- P.J. O'Rourke