tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post117319266487631207..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: So Long! Farewell!Dave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1174500700757331832007-03-21T15:11:00.000-04:002007-03-21T15:11:00.000-04:00ever wonder if whats missing isnt geographically s...ever wonder if whats missing isnt geographically specific?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173467033220885422007-03-09T14:03:00.000-05:002007-03-09T14:03:00.000-05:00I left D.C. for Chicago two months ago. I like Chi...I left D.C. for Chicago two months ago. I like Chicago and still hate D.C. Chicago is way more affordable than d.c. as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173311422010822842007-03-07T18:50:00.000-05:002007-03-07T18:50:00.000-05:00http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000025.htmHmmm......http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000025.htm<BR/><BR/>Hmmm....'fraid not. What you're really saying is "He is funnier than I am." Elliptical clause. Though most agree that the correct form sounds ridiculous in an informal context. I'll give you that. So...if anything, we're both "write"...but I am never wrong.<BR/><BR/>just sayin'....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173301125215379212007-03-07T15:58:00.000-05:002007-03-07T15:58:00.000-05:001. I hate Guster.2. "Write" was misspelled intenti...1. I hate Guster.<BR/><BR/>2. "Write" was misspelled intentionally. Same for "your." Come on, I'm not a moron!<BR/><BR/>~RustyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173299730782147672007-03-07T15:35:00.000-05:002007-03-07T15:35:00.000-05:00Rusty: "I'm write" or "I'm right"? or was that ano...Rusty: "I'm write" or "I'm right"? or was that another Rusty pun of sorts...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173299533291999042007-03-07T15:32:00.000-05:002007-03-07T15:32:00.000-05:00Rusty- are you a Guster fan?Rusty- are you a Guster fan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173287612728176172007-03-07T12:13:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:13:00.000-05:00I checked with an editor and he says that I'm writ...I checked with an editor and he says that I'm write and your wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173287200010567212007-03-07T12:06:00.000-05:002007-03-07T12:06:00.000-05:00"Not only is he funnier than I...", Rusty. Much li..."Not only is he funnier than <B>I</B>...", Rusty. Much like when you would say, "Not only does he use better grammar than I (do)..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173277516921433042007-03-07T09:25:00.000-05:002007-03-07T09:25:00.000-05:00I would suggest leaving DC but not for Detroit. Th...I would suggest leaving DC but not for Detroit. There are many many more places in the US (and the world) that blow this place off the map (and what doesn't blow detroit off the map). If you're gonna go...go someplace better not worse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173240741047085942007-03-06T23:12:00.000-05:002007-03-06T23:12:00.000-05:00When you contemplate moving from D.C. to a shit ho...When you contemplate moving from D.C. to a shit hole like detroit, you realize that, for all its faults, DC is not *that* bad. In fact, there are parts of it that are actually quite nice (Eastern Market, Adams Morgan for going out, etc). Seriously, check out www.detroityes.com/home.htm , a site dedicated to the "ruins of Detroit" and you'll realize that DC ain't so bad (even though it IS messed up and 3rd world in a lot of ways).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173225341072414642007-03-06T18:55:00.000-05:002007-03-06T18:55:00.000-05:00Honestly, I left last July and I am so, so much ha...Honestly, I left last July and I am so, so much happier. You should just suck it up and do it. I was in DC for 9 years and it never really changed.Garfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420915086400242186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173207278572939002007-03-06T13:54:00.000-05:002007-03-06T13:54:00.000-05:00yeahhh, i agree. you need more illustrations. ms...yeahhh, i agree. you need more illustrations. ms paint is AWESOME. but don't steal dcist's snowpocalypse guy.<BR/><BR/>pie charts. yes, pie charts are sooo 2007.miss beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615089008977273621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173205735473063642007-03-06T13:28:00.000-05:002007-03-06T13:28:00.000-05:00Yay for Schuyler's data graphs and photoshop pics!...Yay for Schuyler's data graphs and photoshop pics! They rock and always made me laugh. The people of Detroit are sure to like him too until he's shot in the head by one of them for meth money.HRH King Friday XIII, Ret.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10906200050785557272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-1173202212792915342007-03-06T12:30:00.000-05:002007-03-06T12:30:00.000-05:00Why I hate Detroit? Damn, talk about a blog that ...Why I hate Detroit? <BR/><BR/>Damn, talk about a blog that writes itself.<BR/><BR/>People who complain about DC would have their heads explode in mo-town.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, it is easy to move outta here. I've done it a half dozen times myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com