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A Shitty Reporter
Oct 29, 2012
Dinosaur Gum
God's sake, how hard is it to keep some fabric shopping bags in your backpack?

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zoux
Apr 28, 2006

I'm an adult I don't wear a back pack.

JUST MAKING CHILI
Feb 14, 2008

zoux posted:

I'm an adult I don't wear a back pack.

I'm standing by the you and I should be friends thing... You're perfect, even if you're a wronghorn.

CARL MARK FORCE IV
Sep 2, 2007

I took a walk. And threw up in an English garden.
Does anyone know where the Trump fundraiser is going down? I've been digging and can't find an address anywhere.
That's probably because they're keeping it Top Secret to avoid protests, but it's worth a shot to ask.

blue squares
Sep 28, 2007

The Mandingo posted:

I'm standing by the you and I should be friends thing... You're perfect, even if you're a wronghorn.

a friendship based on not wearing backpacks is sure to stand the test of time. You'll be the Jansport of friendship

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

computer parts posted:

Same, except from A&M.

Well, I expect at least 3 high profile games we lose, but after Auburn a year or so ago who knows.

Preemptively saying gently caress the SEC and gently caress A&M. :smug: Seriously I would be happy if UT were able to finally validate hiring Charlie Strong.

Badger of Basra
Jul 26, 2007

Texas Exes won gold in both the men's and women's shotput, so that's what we're all going to care about now.

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

Badger of Basra posted:

Texas Exes won gold in both the men's and women's shotput, so that's what we're all going to care about now.

One also snitched on Team USA and now must be kicked off the UT swim team by Charlie Strong himself.

A conger is a type of eel....the snake of the sea

Badger of Basra
Jul 26, 2007

zoux posted:

One also snitched on Team USA and now must be kicked off the UT swim team by Charlie Strong himself.

A conger is a type of eel....the snake of the sea

I think of it as revenge for being ditched by dudebro and noted yankee Ryan Lochte.

Sardonik
Jul 1, 2005

if you like my dumb posts, you'll love my dumb youtube channel

A lovely Reporter posted:

God's sake, how hard is it to keep some fabric shopping bags in your backpack?
Or, you know, your car. :toot:

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/alexazura/status/766643383485861889

Hey Badge ya boy is at it again

e_angst
Sep 20, 2001

by exmarx

As much as having an all at-large council kinda kept the city under control of the Old Austin granola mafia, it at least spared us the embarrassment of having an rear end in a top hat like Zimmerman on the council.

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004


That loving prick, what's the word on the guy wanting oust him in November? I have no idea what he's about.

MariusLecter
Sep 5, 2009

NI MUERTE NI MIEDO
http://cityhall.blog.statesman.com/2016/08/18/zimmerman-to-largely-hispanic-group-of-kids-do-something-useful/

quote:

At the conclusion of the debate, Council Member Sheri Gallo asked all the children to promise that when they turn 18, they would register to vote. Then Council Member Don Zimmerman spoke up and it went downhill from there.

“I’d ask for everyone here, including the children, when you grow up, I want to ask you to pledge to finish school, learn a trade, a skilled trade, get a college education, start a business, do something useful and produce something in your society so you don’t have to live off others,” he said, adding: “Thank you” as boos erupted in the chamber.

...

Jimmy Flannigan, who is challenging Zimmerman this fall for the seat in Northwest Austin’s District 6, issued a statement blasting Zimmerman for making “offensive and condescending remarks to children.”

“These are not the values of District 6,” Flannigan said. “His offensive statements, ideological grandstanding, and constant bullying are an embarrassment to our community and it’s time for him to go.”

Sardonik
Jul 1, 2005

if you like my dumb posts, you'll love my dumb youtube channel
He's lucky this only makes him the second-worst Zimmerman.

MariusLecter
Sep 5, 2009

NI MUERTE NI MIEDO
https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/766708734840213504

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

Does that site always copy and paste full stories from other sites?
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/08/19/texas-sees-unusual-spike-pregnancy-related-deaths-/

MariusLecter
Sep 5, 2009

NI MUERTE NI MIEDO

Probably yeah.

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

Jiro posted:

That loving prick, what's the word on the guy wanting oust him in November? I have no idea what he's about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsMyR9pnakk

Flannigan is running again. I guess he's a gay, pro-business Democrat? I'm in his district now this year and like gently caress is Zimmerman gonna represent me another term.

i say swears online fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Aug 20, 2016

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

oh my loving god elect this man to the city council

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKMYI9ZciKk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h46WxV5iWhI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgLtDYtb2tY

PostNouveau
Sep 3, 2011

VY till I die
Grimey Drawer

quote:

Update 10:45 a.m. Friday: KXAN reached out to Zimmerman after the meeting, and the TV station says he provided this response via text message:

“On behalf of those non-subsidized taxpayers being forced out of our city by legions of special interests, I apologize for the greed and selfishness of those willing to expand city government force, through the ‘political process’ to maintain and increase their own subsidies at the unaffordable expense of others.”

Because kids and their after-school programs are the reason that Austin is too expensive?

Jiro
Jan 13, 2004

PostNouveau posted:

Because kids and their after-school programs are the reason that Austin is too expensive?

If he really wanted to contribute to after school programs he'd have asked which of them Mexican kids wanted to tend his yard for 20 bucks. :smug:

duz
Jul 11, 2005

Come on Ilhan, lets go bag us a shitpost


PostNouveau posted:

Because kids and their after-school programs are the reason that Austin is too expensive?

Non-subsidized taxpayers? So people who don't have a mortgage or kids?

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/768069472464666624

drat they moved the border all the way up overnight? Let's go get hosed up in Buda fellas!

e_angst
Sep 20, 2001

by exmarx

zoux posted:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/768069472464666624

drat they moved the border all the way up overnight? Let's go get hosed up in Buda fellas!

The San Marcos cartels are loving savage.

EDIT:

The most interesting thing about Trump coming to Austin is watching my Facebook feed blow up with about two dozen different protest events that my various friends are attending.

e_angst fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Aug 23, 2016

Badger of Basra
Jul 26, 2007

.

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

https://www.facebook.com/politifact.texas/videos/10153785068653244/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

TXDems welcoming Trump to Austin in their own very special way

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005


Are you in the LBJ library?

Badger of Basra
Jul 26, 2007

Aliquid posted:

Are you in the LBJ library?

Badger of Basra fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Jan 16, 2017

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

Badger of Basra posted:

Trump is taping his thing literally right across the street from my building. There are already people in line waiting to get in, wearing their dumb hats.

Oh so youre the reason they made 3rd street two way...

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

this dude at the TXAFLCIO is talking about the Trump-McMahon fight lol

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

Hey Badge do me a sold and around 4:45 look out your window and post how much of a clusterfuck Guadalupe is at 3rd.

Badger of Basra
Jul 26, 2007

zoux posted:

Hey Badge do me a sold and around 4:45 look out your window and post how much of a clusterfuck Guadalupe is at 3rd.

We got early release so I will be home at that time :smugdog:

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

Bullshit!

Oh I've always wondered, is there a tunnel connecting the two Silicon Labs buildings?

Badger of Basra
Jul 26, 2007

.

zoux
Apr 28, 2006


Cool, lets all go play D&D in the steam tunnels 'neath Austin.

Svanja
Sep 19, 2009

zoux posted:

Cool, lets all go play D&D in the steam tunnels 'neath Austin.

Hahaha. I remember my parents freaking out when I started play AD&D in the 80s and I had to swear we never left my friend's house during sessions. It wasn't until I was in high school that I read about that case.

Twerk from Home
Jan 17, 2009

This avatar brought to you by the 'save our dead gay forums' foundation.

Badger of Basra posted:

There is but no one is allowed to use it

When did this change? I interned at Silabs years ago and employees regularly used it to pop between buildings.

Doctor Isosceles
Oct 18, 2012

Holy poo poo Texas.

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e_angst
Sep 20, 2001

by exmarx

Yea, used to be the fact that our state government is relatively small and doesn't provide much services kinda kept the insanity of our elected officials in check. Like, sure the driver is drunk but he's in a small car that can't go fast so he's not gonna hurt too many people when he crashes. At this point, though, the driver is so drunk that it can't avoid hurting people.

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