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H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

Main Paineframe posted:

it's the only symbol they have that can represent any unique heritage at all, so they repurpose it for any and all regional heritage

kind of like how texas makes a big deal out of their war from mexico and their decade or so as an independent state, despite the fact that the state was literally founded for basically the sole purpose of making slavery legal. all those details about the original texas are forgotten, now people just use it to mean "oorah texas is great and special" without even knowing the history behind it, let alone caring about it

yes but you see TEXAS ISN'T THE SOUTH even tho they seceded during the civil war and then quietly rejoined afterward in order to get out of paying war debts and furthermore

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# ? May 22, 2024 17:58

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

yes but you see TEXAS ISN'T THE SOUTH even tho they seceded during the civil war and then quietly rejoined afterward in order to get out of paying war debts and furthermore

texas isn't the south because culturally it's a ton different from alabama et all

similarly, louisiana isn't really the south either but no one really disputes that

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Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

IPvSH6T posted:

also the russian naval jack

and batman's insignia, apparently

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:20

prefect: Sep 11, 2001; No one, Woodhouse.
No one.; Dead Man’s Band

Sagebrush posted:

and batman's insignia, apparently

could be bacardi

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:22

Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

computer parts posted:

texas isn't the south because culturally it's a ton different from alabama et all

reminder

Texas Declaration of Secession posted:

...maintaining and protecting the institution known as negro slavery--the servitude of the African to the white race within her limits--a relation that had existed from the first settlement of her wilderness by the white race, and which her people intended should exist in all future time....

...[the Northern states hold an] unnatural feeling of hostility to these Southern States and their beneficent and patriarchal system of African slavery, proclaiming the debasing doctrine of the equality of all men, irrespective of race or color--a doctrine at war with nature, in opposition to the experience of mankind, and in violation of the plainest revelations of the Divine Law...

...We hold as undeniable truths that the governments of the various States, and of the confederacy itself, were established exclusively by the white race, for themselves and their posterity; that the African race had no agency in their establishment; that they were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race, and in that condition only could their existence in this country be rendered beneficial or tolerable....

...That in this free government all white men are and of right ought to be entitled to equal civil and political rights; that the servitude of the African race, as existing in these States, is mutually beneficial to both bond and free, and is abundantly authorized and justified by the experience of mankind, and the revealed will of the Almighty Creator, as recognized by all Christian nations; while the destruction of the existing relations between the two races, as advocated by our sectional enemies, would bring inevitable calamities upon both and desolation upon the fifteen slave-holding States....

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computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

Sagebrush posted:

reminder

note i said "is" and not "was"

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:28

Shifty Pony: Dec 28, 2004; Up ta somethin'

Texas succeeded from Mexico over the desire of white texas residents to own people, so it shouldn't come as a shock.

cowboy bullshit is just marketing. east Texas is full of the worst kind of southern "culture" shared with Louisiana and Arkansas. the Dallas and Houston suburbs are also packed to the gills with white flight conservative shitheads afraid of urban people coming into their cul-de-sac.

I mean I live in Austin and about the best I can say is that it isn't as openly racist as south carolina. so loving white here though.

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GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

kalstrams posted:

confederate flag is also used by separatists in ukraine

also, the batman logo

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:38

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

computer parts posted:

texas isn't the south because culturally it's a ton different from alabama et all

similarly, louisiana isn't really the south either but no one really disputes that

lol

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:41

duTrieux.: Oct 9, 2003

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

it's fun to call the people who crow about southern pride "traitors"

also correct.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:41

duTrieux.: Oct 9, 2003

computer parts posted:

texas isn't the south because culturally it's a ton different from alabama et all

similarly, louisiana isn't really the south either but no one really disputes that

seceded from the union because of slaves? welcome to The South

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:41

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

duTrieux. posted:

seceded from the union because of slaves? welcome to The South

people like to include missouri as part of the south too though

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:42

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

if texas isn't the south then i move that it be considered an honorary part of the midwest, just like northern louisiana

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:42

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

computer parts posted:

people like to include missouri as part of the south too though

missourah

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:42

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

if texas isn't the south then i move that it be considered an honorary part of the midwest, just like northern louisiana

the midwest is apparently literally everything that's not touching an ocean so why not

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:47

Dolomite: Jul 26, 2000; Cars & Legs

Shifty Pony posted:

Texas succeeded from Mexico over the desire of white texas residents to own people, so it shouldn't come as a shock.

cowboy bullshit is just marketing. east Texas is full of the worst kind of southern "culture" shared with Louisiana and Arkansas. the Dallas and Houston suburbs are also packed to the gills with white flight conservative shitheads afraid of urban people coming into their cul-de-sac.

I mean I live in Austin and about the best I can say is that it isn't as openly racist as south carolina. so loving white here though.

give everything east of i-35 to louisiana, it is where it belongs

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:49

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

central california: also the midwest

it's hot flat and filled with farmers and racism - checks out 2 me

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Sniep: Mar 28, 2004; All I needed was that fatty blunt...

King of Breakfast

computer parts posted:

the midwest is apparently literally everything that's not touching an ocean so why not

yeah i was blown away to discover oklahoma considers themselves midwest.

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Shaggar: Apr 26, 2006

PA is where the Midwest starts

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Shaggar: Apr 26, 2006

its mid because its in the middle of the country, and west because its west of the coast.

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H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

how is chicago the midwest

that one's really weird to me it's basically in canada

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:53

Munkeymon: Aug 14, 2003; Motherfucker's got an
armor-piercing crowbar! Rigoddamndicu𝜆ous.

the midwest is everything between the appalachians and rockies that doesn't touch the gulf from what I can tell :shrug:

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:53

Broken Machine: Oct 22, 2010

Sniep posted:

yeah i was blown away to discover oklahoma considers themselves midwest.

or great plains. More properly KS-OK-NE-MO and points north, that's all great plains.

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:53

prefect: Sep 11, 2001; No one, Woodhouse.
No one.; Dead Man’s Band

Broken Machine posted:

or great plains. More properly KS-OK-NE-MO and points north, that's all great plains.

great plains is a subset of midwest

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:54

ambient oatmeal: Jun 23, 2012

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

how is chicago the midwest

that one's really weird to me it's basically in canada

i always thought the midwest was everything around the great lakes and the states touching those ones

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:54

Jonny 290: May 5, 2005; [ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

Munkeymon posted:

the midwest is everything between the appalachians and rockies that doesn't touch the gulf from what I can tell

former midwesterner checking in

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:55

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

they all need to label and sublabel themselves because those places are otherwise completely devoid of their own culture beyond "general americana" and notable foodcrimes

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Shaggar: Apr 26, 2006

Munkeymon posted:

the midwest is everything between the appalachians and rockies that doesn't touch the gulf from what I can tell

pretty much

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ambient oatmeal: Jun 23, 2012

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

they all need to label and sublabel themselves because those places are otherwise completely devoid of their own culture beyond "general americana" and notable foodcrimes

there's like 2 or 3 decent cities in the whole midwest and the rest is terrible

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in a well actually: Jan 26, 2011; dude, you gotta end it on the rhyme

as a reminder

the union jack:

the stars and bars:

one of the confederate battle flag

# ? Jan 7, 2015 17:59

H.P. Hovercraft: Jan 12, 2004; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse; Slippery Tilde

keyboard vomit posted:

there's like 2 or 3 decent cities in the whole midwest and the rest is terrible

it's hilarious when they try to dredge up some food that's traditional to their little shitheap locality

their desperation to be unique in some way is the best thing

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minnesota apparently had a debate about whether we should continue to consider ourself part of the midwest still

# ? Jan 7, 2015 18:03

FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

central california: also the midwest

it's hot flat and filled with farmers and racism - checks out 2 me

most of the white population of the central valley is descended from okies who relocated here because of the dust bowl

and if you get more than 30 miles away from a body of water in california you are pretty much in kentucky, culturally and politically

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GameCube: Nov 21, 2006

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i'm not sure what's more disturbing, the fact that he made it, or the fact that he took a picture and showed it to us

# ? Jan 7, 2015 18:04

ambient oatmeal: Jun 23, 2012

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

it's hilarious when they try to dredge up some food that's traditional to their little shitheap locality

their desperation to be unique in some way is the best thing

fried cheese curds are the most midwestern thing ever but also the best bar food in existence

# ? Jan 7, 2015 18:05

FMguru: Sep 10, 2003; peed on;
sexually

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

it's hilarious when they try to dredge up some food that's traditional to their little shitheap locality

their desperation to be unique in some way is the best thing

come on now how you be so dismissive of such storied contributions to culinary history such as

quote:

Several national restaurant chains, such as Buca di Beppo, Famous Dave's and the now defunct Chi-Chi's started in the Twin Cities. Buffalo Wild Wings, Dairy Queen, KarmelKorn Shoppes, Old Country Buffet, Orange Julius and T.G.I. Friday's (a division of Carlson Companies) are also well known chains headquartered in the Twin Cities.

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Sniep: Mar 28, 2004; All I needed was that fatty blunt...

King of Breakfast

H.P. Hovercraft posted:

it's hilarious when they try to dredge up some food that's traditional to their little shitheap locality

their desperation to be unique in some way is the best thing

im the article claiming authority about midwestern food without mention of hot dish like green bean casserole

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Sagebrush: Feb 26, 2012

the midwest is where midwesterners come from, not the other way around

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Sniep: Mar 28, 2004; All I needed was that fatty blunt...

King of Breakfast

As a Millennial I posted:

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i'm not sure what's more disturbing, the fact that he made it, or the fact that he took a picture and showed it to us

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cinci zoo sniper: Mar 15, 2013

is that a diarrhea over potatoes?

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