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Tue Nov-09-10 09:01 AM
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What's a city right in the middle of Kansas? I think the US capital should be moved there. |
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DC is way inconvenient for the Westerners, and it's too hot and humid.
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Tue Nov-09-10 09:22 AM
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1. The closest would be Frederick, but Bushton is very nearby. |
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http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=38.498089&lon=-98.320229&zoom=14&q1=kansasThe only problem with that is the availability of sushi and hookers. I don't think Congress can survive without them (might be a good thing).
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Tue Nov-09-10 10:01 AM
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5. The redlight district is within easy walking distance of the White House... |
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. . . . . I used to work in the area midway between the two (and felt surrounded by the same types on both sides) . . . I'm sorry. I owe the hookers an apology for that thought. . . . Anyways, I took the wrong bus home once (14th Street bus instead of the 16th). It was a slight foggy night and the street scenes were fucking SURREAL - lots of gold lame and leopard skin hot pants and microminiskirts. Riveting. Not tempting in the least (these were some of the worst of the worst off -- though it was before the crack epidemic). . . . One hilarious point when we were stopped for a red light (traffic, not business red light). One of the johns had pulled to the curb and a patrol car had pulled in behind him (but coincidentally -- the police seemed to have no interest in HIM). The hooker was trying to (laughingly) discreetly get him to pull around the corner with TINY movements of her hands and head -- anywhere NOT directly in front of the police. . He was clueless. It was EXTREMELY funny... bless her mercenary and DETERMINED li'l... um... heart. . . .
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Tue Nov-09-10 10:10 AM
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7. I had a summer job in DC in '79. I had to take stuff to the post office at 14th and K. |
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That was a WEIRD fucking experience. I passed by two guys and overheard one say to the other, "man, he's cuter than she is". That sort of freaked me out - I was like 16 at the time.
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Tue Nov-09-10 12:07 PM
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Tue Nov-09-10 01:21 PM
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13. Would make the Republicans happy. |
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Tue Nov-09-10 09:29 AM
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2. LOL- You know that Kansas is warmer in the summer and colder in the winter than DC |
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Right? :rofl: DC's climate is actually pretty mild...its cooled/warmed by the ocean temps..Does it get hot in the summer? Yes. But the idea that the midwest is actually cooler in the summer is completely and utterly wrong, actually 2010 was a wacked out year here. Usually our climate is pretty moderate compared to the rest of the country...
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Tue Nov-09-10 09:41 AM
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3. Well, it's probably a dry heat. nt |
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Tue Nov-09-10 09:44 AM
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4. I've lived in/spent summers in different areas of the U.S besides D.C..... |
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. . . . . ...the South (Kentucky/Tennessee border), the Northeast (Connecticut), the East (Philadelphia), and the Southwestest (San Antonio and Tucson). . Subjectively, at least, D.C. was the worst for heat AND humidity in the summer. . Tucson gets hotter (up to 110 - 112), but the humidity is usually less than 10% at those temps AND it cools down and dries out significantly at nighttime. D.C. got hot and humid in the late Spring and seemed to STAY hot and humid 24/7 until sometime in late September/early October. . There's a good reason why most politicians run - RUN, I tell you - back to their constituents during the summer months. There's about 98/98/24/7 damn good reasons. . . .
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Tue Nov-09-10 11:08 AM
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9. Go to Atlanta in July.. |
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and you'll understand why I say, DC's heat and humidity, while bad could be much much worse... And my mom lived in Phoenix for a few years, when I've commented about the its not the heat its the humidity she says that the Arizona heat is like living in an oven..and thats just as bad in her mind...:)
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Tue Nov-09-10 02:59 PM
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16. Phoenix usually gets up to about 10 degrees HOTTER than Tucson... |
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. . . . . ... (some say it's because it's almost solid asphalt). Flying into Phoenix, I noticed some neighborhoods where ALL the houses had swimming pools (though there seemed to always be ONE that did not -- that would be the house I would buy and hope for kind neighbors as I just hate maintenance). . I've felt as high as 112 and there was a slight-to-moderate breeze. That breeze DID feel like I had just opened the oven door and leaned down to look inside. . I will take that over 98 degrees and 98% humidity any time alla time. , , I lived in Atlanta for a while (outskirts of Buckhead), but during the Fall/Winter. My GF there let me know that they didn't see much snow. Once, at 3 AM or so, she woke me up about as excited as I've ever seen her (well... ... ... ... you know). She DRAGGED me out of bed and outside in my barefeet and underwear. It had snowed during the night and there was probably 1-2 inches on the ground. . . She had always been fascinated by the ability but never had the opportunity to write her name in the snow. . . . . She exploited me. USED ME!!!! . . . . There was much sleepy mumbling and giggling on my part, though I don't think I ever woke up fully -- DESPITE the cold. . . . . And, considering her lack of experience... her pen(is)manship was pretty remarkable. . . .
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Tue Nov-09-10 09:47 PM
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I always read your recollections. Makes me laugh out LOUD! Dana ; )
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_center_of_the_contiguous_United_StatesBut, if you're going to be fair to Alaska and Hawaii you'd move it to Belle Fourche South Dakota.
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Tue Nov-09-10 11:20 AM
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10. It would be much more fair to split it up. |
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House over here, senate over there, President up there, SCOTUS down there. Or something. That way we all have access, at least a bit.
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Tue Nov-09-10 12:10 PM
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12. They'd have to move the House to Orange County |
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suitable candidates exist in CA (home of John Wayne Airport :puke: ), FL (Orlando), and NY (NYC exurbia). :P
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Tue Nov-09-10 03:03 PM
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17. I say we just put it all on wheels |
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and move from state to state.
Harder for terrorists to plan a bombing, too, if the targets keep moving around. :evilgrin:
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Tue Nov-09-10 01:22 PM
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14. It should be randomly assigned every July 4. (nt) |
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Tue Nov-09-10 01:24 PM
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15. I live in K.C. No way do I want that cesspool near me! |
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Tue Nov-09-10 03:30 PM
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19. It should be in Missouri. |
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Tue Nov-09-10 09:19 PM
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the place gave me the willies.
It should be replaced.
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Tue Nov-09-10 09:27 PM
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It's not in the middle, but it's cool.
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Tue Nov-09-10 09:33 PM
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22. Good idea. And move it without telling the Republicans. They'd wake up the next morning |
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and wonder where the Washington Monument went, and not be able to find their cars. At first it would be just like a regular Sunday morning to most of them, but after a while they'd realize they weren't hungover, that everything was just gone. That would be a great prank!
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Wed Nov-10-10 12:45 AM
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24. The geographical center of the country is in South Dakota |
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So I guess we should move the capitol to Rapid City. At least it would put Mount Rushmore way on the top of the list of most-visited national monuments.
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