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Aristus

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2. Shit. I used to live in Spring.

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 11:14 AM

Jul 2014

A soul-less, culturally barren, car-oriented, right-wing hellhole.

There were no activities for young people within walking distance, except a country club for which membership was required. And membership was expensive enough that only the wealthiest families of the Texas oil boom could join. (My family wasn't. We were leasing a house there while my dad tried to bull his way to prosperity in corporate America).

Not surprised that someone would go mad there, assisted by a heaping helping of Texas Gun-Crazy...

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4 children among 6 killed in Houston-area shooting. [View all] Lint Head Jul 2014 OP

another side affect of the love for guns and their availability samsingh Jul 2014 #1

Shit. I used to live in Spring. Aristus Jul 2014 #2

It isn't just in Texas where men murder people after being rejected by women. redqueen Jul 2014 #3