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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 10:06 PM
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Lotsa loud folks in downtown St. Louis tonight. Are the cops in riot gear with tear gas, ...
... flash bang grenades, rubber bullets, and pepper spray?

Just asking because there's a whole lot of people there and they're making a whole lot of noise.
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lifesbeautifulmagic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 10:07 PM
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1. I hope it remains a loud joyous semi-drunken party
and nothing else.
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chollybocker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 10:10 PM
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2. Cards 6, Rangers 2, 8th inning.
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pintobean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 10:32 PM
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3. It's not just downtown
I'm 15 miles away and people are in the streets screaming and yelling. There's explosions everywhere and the smell of gunpowder in the air.
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cherokeeprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 10:35 PM
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4. I'd bet there won't be riots or burning cars in Texas or St. Louis tonight.
This is baseball.
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 10:35 PM
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5. unlikely ...
they're not threatening the profits of banks and corporations ...

Although, it could be considered an embarrassment for Perry for Texas to lose the WS ...
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cherokeeprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-28-11 10:37 PM
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6. You're daft. The riots usually seen in cities that lose sports championships are due to banks?
Corporations?
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