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| 31 | Well...those people who are generalizing about Texans as you describe are probably the people who have visited the part of Texas I grew up. Where I lived, "y'all" was the way to say "you" (sing./pl.); "yonder" was "over there"; we had nothing but cotton farms for as far as you could see - oh, and the horses and the pigs and goats and chickens, God, chickens forever! In the Panhandle of Texas, there was a huge cluster of counties (each filled with Texans who still felt "we should secede from the Union!") - and all those counties are still dry (you can't buy a beer at a 7-11, or anywhere for that matter, unless you knew a bootlegger). The jocks in school were all cowboys - and you didn't dare tell them they weren't. Yes, I apologize for how you've been sucked into the image that Brownfield, Texas works so hard at continuing - it's unfair, I know. I moved away from there the minute I got my drivers license! | What is the the most common misconception you hear about the country you live in now? |
| 32 | ...Talahassee? I'm trying to think of a town people thought didn't exist. I'm stumped. | What is the the most common misconception you hear about the country you live in now? |
| 33 | I didn't know we had villages. I wonder what the distinction is. *Goes to inquire the trusty Internet* | What is the the most common misconception you hear about the country you live in now? |
| 34 | What are the rights a village might retain? Let me guess: They have the right to share the town services, like trash collecting, recycling...everything that declared them as independent to begin with, ha! (I'm picture that in their independence document.) Interesting. Now I'm picture parents walking with their children close by their sides, whispering to their children to not look their way as they pass, because they're from town or they're from the village. Having two self-governing "societies" live so closely to one another and to be so closely associated seems it might bring about some of that "uppity" crap between them all. Hopefully I'm wrong...? | What is the the most common misconception you hear about the country you live in now? |
| 35 | Only on Halloween. | Have you ever dressed up as Father Christmas? |
| 36 | Man! I'd never heard of any like that going on here! What crap! I mean, it's a good thing to want to indict every last person involved with the hideous 9/11 actions, but man! I'll bet that sort of thing would be cleared up real quick if any other country tried to arrest every American in their own territories because they wanted to 'round up the criminals' like that. God, I'm getting sick of my own country's actions lately. Who's our president again? | Have you ever dressed up as Father Christmas? |
| 37 | I really don't like any of them. (And thanks for rounding all that up for us! Nicely done!) For design only, I like C, F and G. What's a shame is I can't look at those buildings and not worry about their structure being too much of a target by design. That's really a terrible shame, I didn't know that crap had this lasting an effect on my outlook of rebuilding that site. | Which of the proposed designs for the new World Trade Center buildings do you prefer? |
| 38 | A park?! You're not serious - oh, business-wise-man to the world's economy (haha). You can't be serious, Cody! Here's a little something for you to run your eyes over. It's the NY Comptroller's report - initial assessment of the revenues lost, missed and projected missed revenues (and also costs) associated with the 9/11 attack. What kind of monkey bars do you have in mind for this park that might generate the sort of recovery needed for this?  | Which of the proposed designs for the new World Trade Center buildings do you prefer? |
| 39 | You might take a look at the above reported figures - those "monstrosities" generated quite a bit of revenue in its real estate, and so they had a significant role in the New York economy. And, just curious: How high does a building need to be constructed before it qualifies as a representation to "slavery"? I'm visiting a client downtown this week, and - you know - I don't want to support that sort of cause. | Which of the proposed designs for the new World Trade Center buildings do you prefer? |
| 40 | The merit you're seeking is from the source itself. The City of NY, Office of the Comptroller PDF Report 9/11 Or, the HTML version HTML Report 9/11 The economy of the city is sadly and badly affected by the loss of this particular square footage zoned and offered for business offices. There are many other resources cut off as direct losses to the city itself - parking taxes, motor-vehicle citations and tows, airport fees - believe it or not, our cities budget for us to break these minor infractions. NY City - in just parking violation fees - declined $45,000,000 (that's millions) this year! Your suggestion to replace the office space "somewhere in the city" would have you ousted from the Chamber of Commerce in a skipped heartbeat. I worked in a building in Century City - the "newer" financial district of L.A. For our tiny 8-person suite in the Fox Tower building (where "Die Hard" filmed, you seen it?), on the eighth floor, the company paid $22,000/month. You don't pay for the nice carpet and disfigured artwork in the main lobby, Cody. You pay for the real estate. You would pay over $15,000/month for an unpainted, swamp-cooled 50 sq foot office - the same as you might pay for an entire floor in some other buildings in L.A. But because your stationary and business cards read "9000 Sunset Boulevard", you're going to pay dearly. It's the address you're after. | Which of the proposed designs for the new World Trade Center buildings do you prefer? |
