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https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/ct-installs-basketball-capital-of-the-word-sign-at-mass-border/ I went to buy weed in Massachusetts a few weeks ago and upon reentry to my beautiful Land of Steady Habits noticed a new highway sign promoting Connecticut as The Basketball Capital of the World. While I’m certainly proud of UConn’s championships I feel like this is a weirdly antagonistic dig at our neighbors to the north, given MA’s history as the birthplace of basketball and home of the Celtics who have won more championships than anyone. Apparently there’re also signs at the NY border proclaiming the state the pizza capital and at the RI border naming the state the submarine capital. Both of which seem…vaguely antagonistic also?? I think we can all agree that massholes, New Yorkers, and those weird loving Rhodies are jerks and shouldn’t be allowed in our wonderful state, but these signs also seem specifically intended to needlessly stir poo poo with our neighbors which I’m not sure is a great use of taxpayer money…. Thoughts?
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1. Give back the Notch. 2. Restore the Western Reserve. 3. We really shouldn't be trash talking the other states when we have stuff to fix. 4. They switched over to a mileage based numbering system which had a small but consequential effect on the exit numbers.  5. Someone has this image as their probe reason from my brief Reign of Terror.  e- 6. Give back Fishers Island! Anderson Koopa fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Dec 8, 2024 |
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Yeah they’re dumb as gently caress meme-y  bullshit. How’s the weed? I’m going up to MA tomorrow and thinking to re-up with better cheaper weed on the way back.
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Anderson Koopa posted:1. Give back the Notch. Yeah I live along route 9 and the exits changing from order to mileage has been pissing me off. Both systems have their benefit but changing from one to the other is arbitrary as gently caress and also a waste of money. Also can we please add Reclaiming Fishers Island as one of your bullet points along with the southwick jog and returning the western reserve( #justice4pennamitewars)? BAGS FLY AT NOON posted:Yeah they’re dumb as gently caress meme-y Bud is so, so much cheaper in mass. I had a coupon I didn’t know about and got an ounce of a solid hybrid for $60. free hubcaps fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Dec 8, 2024 |
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Dec 8, 2024 01:35
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free hubcaps posted:Yeah I live along route 9 and the exits changing from order to mileage has been pissing me off. Both systems have their benefit but changing from one to the other is arbitrary as gently caress and also a waste of money.  The only argument I've heard that makes any sense is the mileage based makes it easier for cops to find you.
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Ugh I fn hate massers Think they're so fun cool They're all a bunch of fn joiks
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Anderson Koopa posted:
It's just more logical overall. What does "Exit 9" mean compared to Exit 49 which is on mile 49 of the road?
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redshirt posted:It's just more logical overall. What does "Exit 9" mean compared to Exit 49 which is on mile 49 of the road? Don't get me started on exit 9A, 9B, 9C, etc. I think that exit number was just picked in order when they designed the highway.
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free hubcaps posted:Yeah I live along route 9 and the exits changing from order to mileage has been pissing me off. Both systems have their benefit but changing from one to the other is arbitrary as gently caress and also a waste of money. The place I go to waives the tax on Sundays in addition to already being half the price of CT.
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Is the Merritt Parkway still cool? (lol)
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redshirt posted:Is the Merritt Parkway still cool? (lol) As a really scenic historical artifact of a bygone era of American travel? Definitely, though a lot of the beautiful bridges are in dire need of preservation work. As a means to actually transit somewhere efficiently? Lmao no
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Get the gently caress out of my state.
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I don't understand the idea of state pride. I don't give a gently caress about Pennsylvania except that's where all my stuff is
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STABASS posted:I don't understand the idea of state pride. I don't give a gently caress about Pennsylvania except that's where all my stuff is Well yeah you wouldn't as you live in Pennsylvania. Also yeah I agree but I suppose it let's people feel better about not being able and/or willing to move to another radder state. Duck and Cover fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Dec 8, 2024 |
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I don't think anyone in Rhode Island cares about submarines. They had one in Providence and it sank. Like, unintentionally. No, the real antagonizing sign on the RI border is the fireworks store sign, when you can't buy real fireworks in either state. Mile-based exit numbers have been a Federal requirement since 2009, and the signs get replaced when they're at end-of-life. Literally every other state is doing it so may as well not be weird. Cichlidae fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Dec 8, 2024 |
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STABASS posted:I don't understand the idea of state pride. I don't give a gently caress about Pennsylvania except that's where all my stuff is i love my state but it mostly just means I talk about how totally awful it is to shitheads from Chicago so they don’t move here and gently caress it all up
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STABASS posted:I don't understand the idea of state pride. I don't give a gently caress about Pennsylvania except that's where all my stuff is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-cFtSPIF4Q
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STABASS posted:I don't understand the idea of state pride. I don't give a gently caress about Pennsylvania except that's where all my stuff is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvUMV1N7eGM
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Now playing at the Civic Center. Oh it's no longer the Civic Center? How sad. XL do people know who you are? Like I only know because I looked it up at one point. Insurance I think? Hold on let me check. Yep.
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I thought Indiana was the state where basketball was the most popular
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They should really start with having a state name that is physically possible to pronounce.
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goon state championships. Mall madness
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Jesustheastronaut! posted:goon state championships. Mall madness Does your mall have a comedy club inside of it?
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Connecticut is the Mohegan Sun capital of the world, with the #1 best casino out of all casinos named Mohegan Sun
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free hubcaps posted:Bud is so, so much cheaper in mass. I had a coupon I didn’t know about and got an ounce of a solid hybrid for $60. A place near my house in SE Mass had a special where you could pick up 2g for a buck with any purchase. MA got flooded with weed and it's actually kinda loving with some dispensaries.
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theres to many states. new england should just be one state
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luv2shit posted:theres to many states. new england should just be one state 
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luv2shit posted:theres to many states. new england should just be one state I'll be long dead before I allow myself to reside in the same state as Rhode Islanders.
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Neito posted:I'll be long dead before I allow myself to reside in the same state as Rhode Islanders. It’s New Hampshire you really gotta worry about
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luv2shit posted:theres to many states. new england should just be one state other states are too big and they should be chopped up so we have like 500
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Is there anywhere outside of the Boston area in mass that worth visiting. I know the Boston area takes up like half of the state but I mean outside of that. Does anyone love in bumfuck mass and has a cool memory of loving a snowbank
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Aesop Poprock posted:Is there anywhere outside of the Boston area in mass that worth visiting. I know the Boston area takes up like half of the state but I mean outside of that. Does anyone love in bumfuck mass and has a cool memory of loving a snowbank Worcester's actually pretty cool, kept a lot of the weird vibe that Boston lost when it went techbro. If you're looking for "Weird bumfuck areas in MA to interact with", Northampton is still super weird and cool.
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Aesop Poprock posted:Is there anywhere outside of the Boston area in mass that worth visiting. I know the Boston area takes up like half of the state but I mean outside of that. Does anyone love in bumfuck mass and has a cool memory of loving a snowbank You can go score H in the Acre in Lowell at the convenience store across the street from Broadway Pizza.
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Szyznyk posted:You can go score H in the Acre in Lowell at the convenience store across the street from Broadway Pizza. Well, that’s a blast from the past. Broadway Pizza, not the H. My first year in college, I lived on North campus, but most of my classes were on South campus so I spent a lot of time skirting the Acre if I didn’t want to wait for the bus.
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