Friday, February 19, 2010

Notes on Texas and more.

Kicked In The Nuts



I've been out of Fort Jackson (but not in my unit) for a little while, but now have met with my actual unit and came back home for a little while to move our stuff to the scenic town of Fort Hood, TX. Some things I've learned about Texas:

It is apparently state law to put a gate out front of your home or business.

Everyone is either rich or poor, and the rich have even worse looking houses than the poor.

If you want to see where people go when they officially fail in life itself, take a look around the Dallas Greyhound bus station at about 3 in the morning.

I'll be around till probably a couple days into next week. In the meanwhile:

Upside: you're living in the second most affordable city in the nation. Downside: it's Detroit

Let's throw a "ghetto-themed" Black History party on campus. What could possibly go wrong?

"After about a year, the white worms dig through the body towards the skin, releasing chemicals to burn the flesh and then spewing thousands of larvae as they exit"

The Castleford Area Voice for the Elderly has been successful at preventing the politically correct renaming of a Victorian landmark . "I feel we should never alter names, and Tickle Cock has a very clear message behind it"

The 10 worst best picture Oscar winners of all time... Hey... Forrest Gump is a classic, dammit.

Taliban fighters running out of ammo, despite all the bullets and bombs being sent their way

"Operation: Iraqi Freedom" to become "Operation: New Dawn", be even tougher on hard grease

List of America's most miserable cities is in and... congrats Cleveland, Stockton and Memphis... you officially suck more than Detroit.