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oval
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response 25 of 49:
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May 8 22:35 UTC 2002 |
don't you mean "jwaysie"?
the teachers make more money there, but yet just recently they went on strike
and one of their main arguments (besides health care) was that their higher
salaries didn't mean jackshit when compared to the high cost of living there.
chemical dumping has coincidently coincided with an unusually hight number
of autistic kids born there.
people drive like insane people. yes, even more so than in NYC - although i
believe most of the crazy drivers in NYC are, in fact, 'bridge and tunnel
people'.
now, i have met some nice people from jersey. (okay, only one) and i also am
a bit of a Devil's fan too.
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drew
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response 26 of 49:
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May 9 00:39 UTC 2002 |
Everybody hates Joisey. But *somebody's* gotta live there.
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eprom
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response 27 of 49:
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May 9 02:34 UTC 2002 |
A few more reasons why NJ sucks:
Those refugees "sheltered" at Ft Dix, NJ a few years back,
were begging to be sent back to war torn Kosovo.
There's not a Hungry Howies, Cottege inn, Little Caesars
or a Hardee's resturant in the state.
You can't put a silly vanity plate on the front bumper of
your vehicle, because you are required to have front and
rear License plates.
You have to pay a $3 toll to just get out of the state.
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rcurl
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response 28 of 49:
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May 9 02:49 UTC 2002 |
That toll is to get INTO New York City. There is no toll to get into PA.
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eprom
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response 29 of 49:
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May 9 03:03 UTC 2002 |
Every bridge I've been on to get to PA or DE (The Betsy ross,
Tacony Palmyra, Ben Franklin, Delaware Memorial, Burlington-Bristol
and Trenton toll bridge) all had tolls.
There are a few other bridges in the area, but i'm pretty sure they
also have tolls.
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senna
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response 30 of 49:
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May 9 03:54 UTC 2002 |
The Devils have about 3 real fans, and can't even sell their playoff games.
They're an embarassment to the league.
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scg
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response 31 of 49:
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May 9 06:10 UTC 2002 |
Hmm... eprom's description of why New Jersey sucks could have been describing
the Bay Area, with the possible exception of the refugees wanting to leave.
I'd generally thought of those things as at worst neutral factors.
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gull
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response 32 of 49:
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May 9 14:44 UTC 2002 |
I don't think I'd want to live in the Bay Area, but for different reasons.
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rcurl
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response 33 of 49:
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May 9 14:50 UTC 2002 |
Re #29: the assertion was it cost "a $3 toll to just get out of the state".
The fact is, that is not true everywhere you can leave the state. Most
big bridges have tolls in both directions - some New York City
bridges being exceptions. However there are hundreds of roads crossing
the New Jersey border with no tolls in either direction. So, scatch that
claim.
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aruba
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response 34 of 49:
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May 9 14:52 UTC 2002 |
The weird thing is that when you drive out of New Jersey into Pennsylvania,
the sign says: "Welcome to Pennsylvania - AMERICA STARTS HERE".
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rcurl
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response 35 of 49:
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May 9 15:21 UTC 2002 |
You know, if New Jersey did not exist, it would be a long boat ride,
or big detour, to go west from New York City?
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oval
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response 36 of 49:
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May 9 23:57 UTC 2002 |
i consider staten island a part of NJ, not NY. what a disgrace.
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rcurl
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response 37 of 49:
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May 10 05:59 UTC 2002 |
Why? Proximity? New Jersey abuts New York, so is it part of New York?
I have lived in Tottenville, Staten Island, NY, and even went to school
there briefly.
Do you know how Staten Island got its name? When the Dutch sailed
for the first time into New York Harbor, they looked west and said
to one another "Iz dat en Island?".
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oval
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response 38 of 49:
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May 10 08:51 UTC 2002 |
i lived in snug harbor, SI and spent some time in NJ. i'd say staten island
belongs more with the NJites than the new yawkahs.
it iz un island but iz also a garbage dump.
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albaugh
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response 39 of 49:
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May 13 21:37 UTC 2002 |
I thought that NJ was the garden state because of all the stiffs the mob
planted there... ;-)
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albaugh
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response 40 of 49:
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May 13 21:37 UTC 2002 |
Actually, I like *western* NJ - very scenic toward the Delaware.
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utv
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response 41 of 49:
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May 14 00:38 UTC 2002 |
#37 sounds apocryphal. reminds me of how the germans exclaimed
"vas ist das???" upon seeing transoms for the first time, and the
name stuck.
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rcurl
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response 42 of 49:
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May 14 00:50 UTC 2002 |
It's the "Garden State" because of its very large agricultural activity,
being in the top 10 nationally for production of "cranberries,
blueberries, peaches, asparagus, bell peppers, spinach, lettuce,
cucumbers, sweet corn, tomatoes, snap beans, cabbage, escarole/endive and
eggplant".
See
http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/index.html#Overview of Agriculture in
the Garden State
for more such information.
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remmers
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response 43 of 49:
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May 14 10:45 UTC 2002 |
They can keep the eggplant, but I like all the other stuff.
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other
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response 44 of 49:
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May 14 13:45 UTC 2002 |
Mmmm.... eggplant!
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void
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response 45 of 49:
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May 14 21:49 UTC 2002 |
Eggplant! Ratatouille! Yum!
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bdh3
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response 46 of 49:
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May 15 05:28 UTC 2002 |
eggplant. even the name sounds like an oxymoron.
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utv
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response 47 of 49:
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May 16 14:51 UTC 2002 |
the village of riudgewood does not suck. route 17 does suck.
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orinoco
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response 48 of 49:
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May 16 17:45 UTC 2002 |
White eggplants do in fact look a bit like gigantic eggs. Purple ones, not
so much.
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baluxp
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response 49 of 49:
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May 16 17:53 UTC 2002 |
Can someone help i cant seem to respond send me mail please if u can see what
i am writing thanx.
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