Alabama

Mottleydude said:
Un Huh....come talk to me in 50 years when Alabama actually has a track record for making cars.

Damnit....don't make me say something nice about that state up north!!!
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It's frightening isn't it? And they do it in Kentucky too, for a company that can't make a profit on any other car that they make EXCEPT the one they make in Kentucky.

It seems like all the business geniuses are down South...

;)
 
Darla said:
What is Grape Ape?
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An old Cartoon of a purple Ape who went around saying, "Grape Ape!".... Right around the time of actual new Scooby Doo cartoons that didn't include them running around with the Monkees and singing for half an hour an episode...
 
Darla said:
What is Grape Ape?
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grape_ape.jpg
 
Dixie said:
I know of no one who supported segregation. And segregation is a far fucking cry from secession, which is what you pointed out in your post. Since you are so into history, perhaps you would be interested in educating yourself a little...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_secession
New York
In the period of national crisis immediately preceding the American Civil War, Democratic Mayor Fernando Wood, widely considered the most corrupt in the city's history, proposed the secession of the city as a sovereign city-state to be called the Free City of Tri-Insula (Tri-Insula meaning "three islands" in Latin), and incorporating Manhattan, Long Island and Staten Island. In an address to the city's Common Council on January 6, 1861, Mayor Wood expressed a Copperhead sympathy with the threatened seceding states and a desire to maintain profitable cotton shipping, confidence that the city-state would prosper on the import tariffs that then supplied 2/3 of the Federal revenues, and especially dissatisafaction with the state government at Albany. But the idea of leaving the United States proved too radical even in the turmoil of 1861 and was poorly received, especially after the Southern bombardment of Fort Sumter starting on April 12. The war, and especially conscription, was nevertheless often unpopular in the city, sparking the deadly New York Draft Riots.

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So we see, your very own beloved Northerners were considering secession from the Union.
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He comes off like a college sophmore when he rights about history, doesn't he?
 
Solitary said:
BAC, I would love to take you to some places in Alabama. I think you would enjoy yourself.

Bellingrath Gardens is an amazing place if flora is appealing to you.

The history in Mobile is amazing.

Some blues music venues in Birmingham are pretty good.

You just need a good host/tour guide, BAC.
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Not to mention that Tuskegee is an African American cultural center.
 
Damocles said:
It's frightening isn't it? And they do it in Kentucky too, for a company that can't make a profit on any other car that they make EXCEPT the one they make in Kentucky.

It seems like all the business geniuses are down South...

;)
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I'm not gonna do it....I'm not gonna say something nice about michigan!! Arrrrgggghhhh!!!
 
Darla said:
What years was this on? I'm older than you, I must have missed this, it doesn't even ring a bell. Do you remember Magilla Gorilla?
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Mid to late 70's....

yes, I remember the Magilla Gorilla... another HB creation. Came before Grape Ape. Grape Ape would whup Magillas butt.... :p
 
Superfreak said:
Mid to late 70's....

yes, I remember the Magilla Gorilla... another HB creation. Came before Grape Ape. Grape Ape would whup Magillas butt.... :p
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Late 70s I'd have been a bit old for cartoons but not mid-70s. Who knows, I have found that I blocked out much of my childhood, but never why.

The song was the best though! If you want a gorilla that's all your own, a gorilla who will be with you when you're all alone...I think that's some of how it went. How much is that Gorilla in the window? lol
 
Darla said:
Late 70s I'd have been a bit old for cartoons but not mid-70s. Who knows, I have found that I blocked out much of my childhood, but never why.

The song was the best though! If you want a gorilla that's all your own, a gorilla who will be with you when you're all alone...I think that's some of how it went. How much is that Gorilla in the window? lol
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I still watch cartoons... good for the soul...
 
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