We here in California do not care what you like about our state

[petronius]

We don't even care what you don't like about our state. Love it or hate it, post about it or don't, it makes absolutely no difference to us. Other states may need the ego-massage of being told what's good about them (and other states have much to offer), but not California. California will never be seen on the couch with Stuart Smalley.

That is all. Carry on...

:hi:

[XemaSab]

1. +1

[ReliantJ]

5. I care

about Nevada. That's as far East as I care

[TZ]

2. Well thats pretty obvious considering who your governor is...

:hide:

[fizzgig]

3. i've only seen california north of san fransisco

but that is some of the most beautiful country i've ever seen

:hi:

[petronius]

8. It really is pretty amazing up there. Some of our best coast, and largely

unvisited. Come back anytime! :hi:

[fizzgig]

15. i can't wait until i can

:)

[AlCzervik]

4. we're a hot mess.

and we like it that way.

[petronius]

6. "hot mess" - that is such an evocative phrase

It could be good, it could be bad, but it's definitely different. I like it! :)

[MrPerson]

7. Good luck with that earthquake shit.

[CreekDog]

9. Wow. But sort of true.

California feels more like a country than a state.

It is so damned big and varied, it's just hard to characterize.

But think about this: about 1 in every 12 Americans live in Southern California. :wtf:

yup.

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. Other states...??

I thought we were the whole deal. :shrug:

[petronius]

12. It's complicated. Like imaginary numbers in mathematics - they don't

really exist on the number line, but you have to pretend they exist or else some things don't make sense. 'Other states' are like that - for example, when the Lounge argues abut whether Maryland is better/worse than Delaware, we have to imagine that those are real places or else it all falls apart...

;)

[Tommy_Carcetti]

21. Well, of course Maryland is better than Delaware. Duh.

But then again, Maryland is better than California, too. And just about every other state except Florida and Hawaii. Cause it's Maryland.

[Crabby Appleton]

23. Excessive use of imaginary numbers in the CA state budget

doesn't seen to have worked out that well for you.

I heard Arnold may start paying state employees with Monopoly money to balance the budget.

[no name no slogan]

11. Just don't cash those checks from your state government

I hear them shits are made of rubber... :bounce:

[petronius]

13. I've decided not to pay my taxes until the state starts fulfilling its obligations

Goose/gander, and all that... :)

[KitchenWitch]

16. they are not issuing checks

They are issuing IOUs FFS.

[old mark]

14. I lived in and near Berkeley for a time in the late 1970's, and I found

it a beautiful area.
The people really suck, though.

mark

[Inchworm]

17. Ya'll are like a separate country

:rofl:

[crimsonblue]

18. keep telling yourselves that

;)

[Zomby Woof]

19. The Golden State!

Fuckin' A.

No need to elaborate.

To the California Republic. :toast:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. The feeling is mutual.

Enjoy the plastic oranges and frigid cold oceans, Kaliforenans!
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Actually, I would like to visit Cali one day. But couldn't ever see myself living there. Living on a fault line and in arid dry conditions prone to forest fires every six months? No thanks.

[stuntcat]

22. I'll say it anyway.. I like Golden Gate Park!

:headbang:

[Doc_Technical]

24. This reminds me of a fark.com headline:

"People are leaving California because
it is not like the rest of the country.
The rest are staying because
it is not like the rest of the country."

[Iggo]

25. Yay!

B-)

[thatsrightimirish]

26. Go NORTHERN California!

The south is okay too.