What’s the deal with Waco?

[cosmik debris]

I have lived here most of my life, and I still don’t understand. Why do pseudo-religious nuts like Koresh and Bush want to have their compounds a few miles from Waco? We don’t deserve that kind of treatment.

[jackster]

1. don't mean any disrespect,

but maybe you should think about changing the name WACO - too close to WACKO - see?!

[cosmik debris]

3. The name comes form the Huaco Indians

Who used to live here before we extinguished their Nation and their blood lines. (Even our founding fathers were sorta homocidal)

[jackster]

4. too bad there's that connotation...

didn't Gay Head MA change their name recently because they didn't like the inference?

[mzteris]

7. SORTA???????

and I think the word you're looking for is genocidal. (sigh)

[cosmik debris]

8. like I said

We are pretty tolerant here

[defiant1]

17. Sorta??

:rofl:

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Spiritual sink hole - like Stephen King puts in his books (Salem's Lot,

Pet Cemetary)? magnet for the insane?

[cosmik debris]

5. That's possible.

Waco, contrary to public perception, is very tolerant of kooks and weirdos. That is why I like it here. Maybe that is why other kooks and weirdos like it here. Maybe we are creating our own spiritual sink hole just by accretion of critical mass.

[liveoaktx]

13. Waco Trib endorsed Kerry in the election..

[cosmik debris]

14. The Trib may be one of the better Cox papers

The Austin American Statesman endorsed Blivet**

[tavalon]

18. I had no idea about the tolerance

And I only live about 100 miles south of you in the tolerant city of Austin.

Of course the last time I went through that town (three nights ago) one of my significant others was driving, we had been on the road for 4 very long days and she was driving like a bat out of hell so I was concentrating on not noticing that she was pushing 100mph, so I didn't have much time for sightseeing. I think she had the heading for the barn mentality at the time.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. My 9 1/2 yr. old Samoyed came from Waco...she has cost me over

$6K in medical expenses. Right now her medicines run over $200 a month, not counting vet visits! She is an extremely large female, but I think I've learned not to buy from Texas!

[cosmik debris]

9. Hang on there

Homocidal maniacs are OK, but we won't take the blame for sick dogs.

caveat emptor

[tavalon]

19. LOL

So true. I got great dogs from Texas. Just don't buy from puppy mills but that goes for anywhere.

[Agnomen]

10. Must be something in the water

[Vincardog]

15. Like what some helpfully soul added to he campground waterfall pool?

It seems like some poor unfortunate emptied his stock trailer into the swimming hole. What kind people.:sarcasm:

[pop goes the weasel]

11. You mean you missed

the Chamber of Commerce campaign to replace Waco's shuttered factories with industrial output of kooks?

[cosmik debris]

12. We have a small cottage industry of dingbats too.

n/t

[Why Syzygy]

16. and then there's Baylor . nt

[Horse with no Name]

20. Without a doubt!

The scariest book I ever read was "Careless Whisper: Murder on Lake Waco".
Was very creepy because I did a semester at McLennan Community College and could relate with some of the people and events surrounding it.
Very creepy.

[Princess Buttercup]

21. Don't forget William Brann!

I live in Austin now and people look at me like I'm nuts when I tell them I liked living in Waco. :-)