In Austin, Texas, liberal stronghold, possessing six or more dildos is a felony. “Dildos” are not sold, although “condom demonstration” units can be sold; butt plugs, however, are entirely legal. I’ve learned about this from this 11-minute version of the “Dildo Diaries” documentary.
Also, for those that hate all Texans—and trust me, I hate plenty of ‘em—listen to columnist Molly Ivins, who recently passed away, to get some idea of the ornery, independent pluck that makes many Texans worth admiring—especially Ms. Ivins, who will be missed.
When you admire someone enough to spell their name correctly…
eye vee EYE enn ess…
and god rest her beautiful soul.
Paul: Durrr. I actually went and double-checked the correct spelling, then forgot to go back and look before posting. Corrected, and thanks!
Isn’t cute how you liberals are such seething haters? It’s so… progressive.
Being a liberal in New York. Wow, that’s so original, guys. I guess punk is dead after all.
Anyway, godspeed Ivins; I disagreed with you a lot, and agreed with you some, even if you were sometimes crude and childish, nobody’s perfect. RIP.
See? Not hating people you disagree with isn’t so hard, even after your favorite party loses an election. Of course, that’s assuming you’re a grownup, something the Democrats seem to be running short of.
Peace (through superior firepower)
Wow, don’t even know how to respond to the dude above me but…probably not worth it to say anything at all.
I either didn’t know she’d died, or I knew and forgot, either way I was surprised when I read it. The local paper (Atlanta) stopped carrying her weekly column and Bill O’Reilly’s at the same time as a compromise between the more liberal city readers and the conservative outlanders. I read it online for a while, but like anything, if it’s not automatically put in front of my face, it usually slips from my routine. Anyway, I miss her and her writing.
It’s hilarious how middy somehow took my admission that I respect and admire the go-get-’em nature of Texans while still not liking the provincialism as some sort of political statement. (Although Ivins is a political writer, so that’s not entirely out of right field, I suppose.)
Anyway, take it down a notch, middy. I weren’t talkin’ about yer favored party and president. If anybody seems to be sore and sensitive about the Republicans’ loss, it’s you. I just like Molly Ivins!
Bush isn’t even a real Texan, he was born in Newhaven, Connecticut.
Sorry, I don’t even like Bush and I only vote Republican by default when they don’t piss me off too much. I’ll vote for a centrist Democrat if I like him/her.
I thought you were talking politics when you were talking about hating Texans. It’s the hating that gets to me. It’s misdirected energy when it comes to politics. Political hate leads to political violence, and our country needs to stay above that.
Hookay, bringing it down a notch.