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Barry Markson

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11. That's a bit of a joke.

Reply to AZ8theist (Reply #10)

Sat May 11, 2024, 08:49 PM

May 11

You know,
Ask someone in Minnesota where they're from and they'll tell you which town.

Ask someone in Arizona where they're from and they'll tell you which State.

As for "39 million residents can't ALL be wrong", that just may be the bulk of the problem and the same is happening to the Metro Phoenix area, in case you haven't noticed.

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An Unusually Aggressive Grand Jury in Arizona [View all] applegrove May 11 OP

good , but their leader bobs and weaves. AllaN01Bear May 11 #1

That's a result of the great numbers of folks who have fled the hellhole that California is becoming, moved to Arizona Barry Markson May 11 #2

California is a "hellhole"?? AZ8theist May 11 #4

I didn't know I lived in a hellhole and I've been here 35 years!! chowder66 May 11 #5

Me too. Although, I came here to SoCal in 1973. So been here for more than 50 years. 4lbs May 12 #19

I will concede that it is expensive and that worries me but beyond that chowder66 May 12 #20

I think the "expensive" part results from the double-the-national-average state minimum wage. 4lbs May 12 #22

OFFS NanaCat May 12 #23

1/3 of the full time residents in our neighborhood are California ex-pats Barry Markson May 11 #7

I've resided in Arizona for over 30 years and DO NOT consider myself "native born"... AZ8theist May 11 #10

That's a bit of a joke. Barry Markson May 11 #11

You could have gone with "pee-pee soaked heck hole." Orrex May 12 #12

CA born, raised BuddhaGirl May 12 #15

I flee 2 states Barry Markson May 12 #16

I spend a third of the year in Palm Springs and think it's a fking paradise. OMGWTF May 11 #6

Right wing trope about California? John Shaft May 11 #8

And how do your California ex-pat neighbors in Arizona explain why they moved here? Barry Markson May 11 #9

Explain all the Arizonans who have moved to California NanaCat May 12 #24

actual native born here (4th gen) Kali May 12 #13

Good. Can't wait until ex-Californians not fooled May 12 #21

Hellhole? REPUguy May 12 #26

I'm happy for you. Barry Markson May 12 #27

"Hellhole".... Wuddles440 May 12 #29

Grand juries know crime when they see it bucolic_frolic May 11 #3

lol, another one spouting RW ignorance FHRRK May 12 #14

Seems like you are headed back to Brainerd doncha know! Why is that? Barry Markson May 12 #17

Only summer FHRRK May 12 #18

Oh good grief NanaCat May 12 #25

My question is... Think. Again. May 12 #28