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Eleanors38

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36. S.A. has better water conservation policies than Austin, and a more consistently liberal

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 03:40 PM

Jun 2015

tradition. Austin likes the Weird® moniker, but is very suspicious of the counter culture no matter who is in office. Big real estate and corporate giveaways in the form of waiving millions in development fees and other incentives is alive and well in Austin. Some of the progs here think donning a tie-dyed t-shirt and line dancing to Michael Jackson qualify as being progressive. I think it draws flies.

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Desperate Residents of Austin Completely Surrounded by Texas [View all] ghostsinthemachine Jun 2015 OP

Gotta love Borowitz! longship Jun 2015 #1

It's reported they have, gasp, Gay People there contributing to the economy and living normal lives. libdem4life Jun 2015 #2

Gay people living normal lives is an oxymoron... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #7

Fortunately, I have two beloved nieces who are doing just that. One in Colorado and one in DC. libdem4life Jun 2015 #8

That's good to hear... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #20

Absolutely. They had gigantic hurdles in our Right-Wing family. Seems like once they libdem4life Jun 2015 #24

Could we do something like the Berlin Airlift hifiguy Jun 2015 #3

South Florida feels your pain. Scurrilous Jun 2015 #4

Guess that's why the rest of Florida is letting you drown.. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #15

I'd probably consider moving there... moondust Jun 2015 #5

k and r niyad Jun 2015 #6

As a native Texan, we smile at the people in Austin and say "Aren't they cute at that age?"nt clarice Jun 2015 #9

Keep Austin Weird dumbcat Jun 2015 #21

I have a T shirt just like it. nt clarice Jun 2015 #25

The Peoples' Republic of Austin, I heard it was called. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2015 #10

or Moscow-on-the-Colorado. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #30

One of my favorite cities! zappaman Jun 2015 #11

Austin Free City hifiguy Jun 2015 #16

I just spat a mouthful of scotch on my monitor. Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #12

LOL. I think of Austin as the oasis in the middle of a desert. ananda Jun 2015 #13

The intellectual desert. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #14

Conservative Coloradans love to mock Boulder as the "people's republic of Boulder." mountain grammy Jun 2015 #17

Meh. Spent 5+ years there. Too hippy-dippy-crunchy-tofu-crap for me. X_Digger Jun 2015 #18

I don't know about Ft Worth, but your point about Austin is spot-on UTUSN Jun 2015 #22

Well said! Hangingon Jun 2015 #26

Thanks, one of my least erratic and most cogent posts ever!1 n/t UTUSN Jun 2015 #38

Maybe Obama should send in some troops to take over Texas rurallib Jun 2015 #19

I'm not desperate. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #23

Austin should secede from Texas. We could airdrop Austin supplies in exchange for Zorra Jun 2015 #27

Although I know this is the Borowitz Report, kentauros Jun 2015 #28

Most folks who left Austin for S.A. didn't come back. I like it, too. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #32

I haven't visited in years. kentauros Jun 2015 #34

S.A. has better water conservation policies than Austin, and a more consistently liberal Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #36

Try getting in or out without paying a toll to a Spanish company... Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #29

I don't use those toll roads. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #31

Haven't used 'em yet! Tis hell getting out to the hunting fields, but the old heads know the way. Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #33

"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #35

Hancock is a gas. Ran into him some at the Continental Club Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #37

Saw Butch a couple of weeks ago. ghostsinthemachine Jun 2015 #40

Back before finding a "cool place" to live became hep and profitable... Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #39