Oh, BTW I want to point out that never-goes-to-the-library person? Is on the editorial board of the newspaper!!!!
ETA: Actually all but 2 are because it's the editorial blog.
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Daisy Jane - Oct 19, 2007 8:10:04 am PDT #7489 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Allyson - Oct 19, 2007 8:10:21 am PDT #7490 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
My best friend from back home just lost her job as a librarian when the town voted to stop funding the library.
So it's closed now. During the lead up to the vote, she was frequently attacked in the grocery store, on her way to work, anywhere she went by citizens who angrily insinuated that she was a welfare leech, that there was no need for a library "since we have the internet," and other such kindnesses.
After the vote, she flew here to get away from the madness for awhile. She was still visibly shaken.
So now, there's no town library in Bridgewater...nor a senior center, or afterschool kids' center.
Because those were all welfare leeches as well.
Sue - Oct 19, 2007 8:15:47 am PDT #7491 of 10001
hip deep in pie
That's horrifying Allyson. My god!
Nutty - Oct 19, 2007 8:16:10 am PDT #7492 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Because those were all welfare leeches as well.
Stoneham dealt with their "welfare leeches" by completely dropping all highschool sports. Among other cuts, and although the citizens were up in arms about not having a football team, it was rightly pointed out that restoring the sports was eighth on the list of cuts to be restored should money magically appear, after re-opening the middle school and various other items.
People are hypocrites. Hypocrites who complain about not having enough firetrucks, enough teachers, or patches for their potholes, but won't pass a tax override anyway.
Sean K - Oct 19, 2007 8:16:34 am PDT #7493 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
WTF, Allyson? WTF is wrong with people?
Allyson - Oct 19, 2007 8:17:29 am PDT #7494 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Yeah. Laura's actually going to move out of the town, soon.
My local library rocks the house. Story time, writing workshops, and loads of DVDs and a big ass computer center.
It receives a ton a funding....
...from Leonardo DiCaprio.
Gudanov - Oct 19, 2007 8:18:10 am PDT #7495 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Make the citizens responsible for purchasing their kid's schooling, their police protection, and their fire department protection and some people will call that Utopia.
tommyrot - Oct 19, 2007 8:18:13 am PDT #7496 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
People believe in the magical tax-cut fairies, where they can pay less tax without any bad consequences whatsoever.
Jesse - Oct 19, 2007 8:19:24 am PDT #7497 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Holy crap, Allyson. WTF, people.
wow, I had no idea that marking the text was a taught skill. We were so not allowed to mark up the (school-owned, and they were pretty much all school or library owned) books in my day.
Ditto. I never heard of such a thing!
tommyrot - Oct 19, 2007 8:19:30 am PDT #7498 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.