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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    07/14/09

    In reply to Countess Divorceé's Hubby Is World's Biggest Pussy
    So the bid-ask is $43 mil and $100 mil? The savings of "a little in divorce payouts" that you find "fascinating"= $57 mil. No wonder he's fighting - his self-esteem and dignity ain't worth $57 extra-large.
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    Image of irishbreakfast irishbreakfast
    07/14/09

    In reply to Countess Divorceé's Hubby Is World's Biggest Pussy
    Dude's not only a world-class pussy, can't he afford a thesaurus? "supercillious," "swaggering," "disdainful" would all be better than nattering on about "imperious." Overweening, anyone?
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    Image of son of spam son of spam
    07/14/09

    In reply to Countess Divorceé's Hubby Is World's Biggest Pussy
    Somewhere there is a first wife laughing her ass off.
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    07/14/09

    @son of spam: You mean, the one he was married to for 30+ years and had 3 children with? And what do you bet the kids are helping to convince Dad to preserve that inheritance, what with all they and Mom went through?
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    07/14/09

    @son of spam: Indeed. Oh spammy, this post is taking me back to March, when the world of Gawker was still a cozy little vespiary of sexy fun and the safe words were "Vera scarf." But now our comrades are falling by the wayside. Why, TableNine and saythatscool have been killed and Captain Fantastic lost his star. I think I'm pretty much done here.
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    Image of crotchety crotchety
    07/14/09

    @BookishLookish: I haven't seen scrollock around here in quite some time either.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    07/14/09

    @crotchety: I know, and quel drag.
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    Image of crotchety crotchety
    07/14/09

    @BookishLookish: I jut found her in Gossip Roundup. All is not lost.
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    Image of FormerEnglishMajor FormerEnglishMajor
    07/14/09

    @BookishLookish: Capt. Fantastic lost his star, and crazy momo found it. Bizarro World.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    07/14/09

    Bunch of farkakteh, dicked-up nonsense this is. I'm going to beat that Foster Kamer like a red-handed stepchild when I catch his punk ass.@FormerEnglishMajor:
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    07/14/09

    @BookishLookish: Hey, why would you care about your customer base if you let your product fall into disrepair?
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    Image of son of spam son of spam
    07/14/09

    @BookishLookish: Sweet as honey, baby. Laughs at the bar and kisses in dark corners. Not any more. Why have commenters at all if the best ones get executed?
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    Image of newsnun newsnun
    07/14/09

    @son of spam: And somewhere is wife #3, probably having her diaper changed.

    Bookish - if you leave, then I have no reason to get on the internet.
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    Image of BookishLookish BookishLookish
    07/14/09

    @newsnun: I'll promote that! Check your PM, sweets.
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    Image of southernbitch southernbitch
    07/02/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    new orleans, represent! y'all forgot: rampant political corruption, the extremely high murder rate, racism! racism! racism!, and the ever present series of "so, exactly when are we gonna sink into the ocean?" articles.
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    Image of TheUptightMidwesterner TheUptightMidwesterner
    07/02/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    St Paul


    Al Franken
    Norm Coleman
    Tim Pawlenty
    Michelle Bachmann
    Keith Ellingson
    Elywn Tinklenberg

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    Image of irishflyesq irishflyesq
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    What about Cleveland? Because they might have a bear near there.
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    Image of irishflyesq irishflyesq
    07/01/09

    @irishflyesq:
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    Image of krismry krismry
    07/01/09

    @irishflyesq: Well said! And extremely zen of you. We need more of that around here. xoxo
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    Image of CapnCalamity CapnCalamity
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    As usual, Los Angeles will go on allowing NYC to think it's the better city. You can have your "better journalism," we'll be at happy hour on the beach, with pretty people in bikinis...while the sun's shining.
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    Image of HiredGoons HiredGoons
    07/01/09

    @CapnCalamity: that sounds like my version of hell.
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    Image of HiredGoons HiredGoons
    07/01/09

    @CapnCalamity: so why do you live in a city, then?
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    Image of El Matardillo El Matardillo
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    Nothing ever happens in Seattle.
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    Image of krismry krismry
    07/01/09

    @El Matardillo: Because everything that happens in Seattle is classified.
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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    Once again, Oklahoma City gets snubbed. They will not be amused.
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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    07/03/09

    @CaptainFantastic: And when Oklahoma City folk are not amused they drink 3.2 beer, eat nachos and talk about Sooner fucking football.
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    Um, nowhere in the South? No New Orleans, no Atlanta? Try again.
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    07/01/09

    @Perhaps Not: Atlanta: Peachtree Everything. Coke (the cola). Underground. Nerf Tomahawks. Little Five Points. Fake Real Housewives. FIRE!
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    Image of pssshwhatever pssshwhatever
    07/01/09

    @Perhaps Not: As much as I love Atlanta, it doesn't go on this list. I lived there for 18 years (live in Athens now) and I can't even think of what I'd list next to it. Traffic? Pollen? Old water mains? Rappers? That's about all I've got.
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    07/01/09

    @pssshwhatever: Oh! I forgot: MARTA go up & down. MARTA go side-to-side.
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    07/01/09

    @unclevanya: And finally, Captain Save-a-ho.
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    Image of Athensjail Athensjail
    07/01/09

    @Perhaps Not: Everyone leaves out Memphis. Best BBQ in World. Elvis Death Day. The most racially and socially segregated city in the world. Usually beating out detroit and DC for violent crimes and murders. One of the larger drug trade cities next to Miami. Large drug trade crossroads. Jerry Lawler. The Ford Family. Awesome gang warfare. Crooked vice cops. Steamboats.
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    Image of Perhaps Not Perhaps Not
    07/02/09

    @Athensjail: Dude, say no more. New York is having its annual BBQ fest a few blocks from my office and I actually get some Memphis pork for the first time in months. And then I weep.
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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    NYC is the only real answer. We all know it. Even over DC.
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    Image of HiredGoons HiredGoons
    07/01/09

    @Lizawithazee: concurs.
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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    07/03/09

    @Lizawithazee: That really depends on your definition of "best stories." Ruth Madoff takes a dump in a Starbucks in Mid-town and 1,500 writers/bloggers are on the case. NYC is a good news town that is so over-covered that almost everything coming out of it is a cliche we've all heard before.


    The answer is, of course, there is no "best" news city. My personal choice is NOLA because it's so fucked up.


    Also: gotta have a border town. There's some crazy shit going on down there.

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    Image of contradicto contradicto
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    San Antonio! (What? . . . nobody?)
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    Image of krismry krismry
    07/01/09

    @contradicto: San Antonio had some strange things back when Randolph air force base was there. Is it still there? River walk. Very picaresque.
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    Image of downlow downlow
    07/01/09

    @contradicto: You know I'M there, contradicto! San Antonio (and out-reaching rural areas!) REPRESENT!
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    07/01/09

    @krismry: Randolph is still here. And the Riverwalk was extended so part of it actually pretty and not crappy and touristy.


    But as far as newsworthyness goes, we have. . . um. . .Mexicans?

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    07/01/09

    @downlow: Really? I swear I was the only one here who reads this damn thing.
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    Image of DavidWatts DavidWatts
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    Wow, so this post exists, huh?
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    True to its spirit, Long Island deserves its own separate listing. After all: Amityville Horror. LIRR massacre. Flight 800. The LIE. The Hamptons. And two words: Montauk Monster. And two more words: Butta Fuoco!

    @I Love New Jersey:
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    Image of HiredGoons HiredGoons
    07/01/09

    In reply to Where Is the Great American News City?
    Des Moines - corn. fat people. hair taller than most buildings. I give up.
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    Image of mfnher mfnher
    07/01/09

    @HiredGoons: Bedazzled sweaters and hot dish!
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    Image of peperony and chease peperony and chease
    07/01/09

    @HiredGoons: Library cats.
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    Image of DeltaGuy DeltaGuy
    07/01/09

    @HiredGoons: Not fat people, just little houses. And visiting Conde Nast editors.
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