Well... it's certanly "not news", alright...

Drew seen calling his lawyer.

/approves

It was the "Hammond Times" when I was a kid. Damn collapse of the local economy.

What, nothing about two "yute's" getting mistakenly charged with murder and then being represented by their cousin from New York?

/sorry

"Thank you, steal again..."

Due to the lengthy construction project on Indianapolis Boulevard and other problems, the Blue Top drive-in restaurant in Highland closed for good. Car windows were flown at half mast in tribute.

Ha

/some of those are good

/approves

Illinois reported a record number of rabies cases, all of them involving bats. People were advised to avoid contact with bats. Fortunately, the White Sox had been doing that since April.

I miss 2005..

A Merrillville clerk-treasurer's office employee, described as "everyone's grandmother," was accused of embezzling about $300,000 in town funds. The woman reportedly confessed to having a severe knitting addiction.

Maybe Merrillville's grandmother was taking the money to Munster's Grandpa.

Ross Township's Fire Department got complaints it wasn't using its warning sirens properly and they were so loud they knocked one man off his toilet. Instead of changing the siren policy, an ordinance was passed requiring that toilets be equipped with seat belts.


FTW!!!!1!!


//It's Muncie, IN subby
//I don't know, maybe it is Munster. Who cares. It's just Indiana anyway.

I work for a municipality, got to say, same farking town crap, different farking town name.

I think it's well past time for this thread to devolve into a discussion on smelly delicious cheeses.

Wanted for questioning.

with a few added tongue-in-cheek twists

Yes, I noticed.

juniorjohns: I work for a municipality, got to say, same farking town crap, different farking town name.

there is a munster near chicago and a muncie near indianapolis.

so, in this case, it's munster.

WaltzingMathilda: juniorjohns: I work for a municipality, got to say, same farking town crap, different farking town name.

there is a munster near chicago and a muncie near indianapolis.

so, in this case, it's munster.

replied to the wrong comment ... oops.

cretinbob please see my last comment

Yes, I believe this would be the Munster about 15 miles from the city limits of Chicago.

WaltzingMathilda: there is a munster near chicago and a muncie near indianapolis.

so, in this case, it's munster.

Yes...Muncie is the home of "Armed and Famous"

So proud...

The Indiana tag. We needs it.

who could say nothing but 'Thank you, come again'

That's what she said

/obligatory

My buddy is from Indiana. As a matter of fact, he's there now.

My personal favorite...In Lake County, flyers supporting the re-election of Mayor Dan Klein were placed in his opponent's yard saying "Vote for Dan; don't be dum." The real surprise was that the flyers came from the teachers' union.

WTF is a Safecoont and why does it keep pooping up?

$300k for knitting supplies? I'd have liked to be the one selling her yarn!

Boobies!!!: It was the "Hammond Times" when I was a kid. Damn collapse of the local economy.

Everyone still calls it the Hammond Times.

/was back in the Region for xmas
//got to witness 3 bar fights
///for some reason bar fights are considered normal in that part of the country.

Was in this area for the 1st time this year -- took the Shore Line from Chicago -- I had to go visit the 3 Floyds Brewery in Munster -- got off at the station, no cabs -- took 1/2 hour to get one. Hammond looked dead. Had to wait a 1/2 hour to get one back to the station.

Is 3 Floyds the only thing worth seeing in this county?

I am from there. Well two towns away. And there was a reason I moved out 2 weeks I turned 18 and commuted to high school for the rest of the year.

/I'm not a region rat, I'm a chicagoan
//I left and never, ever looked back

Ah, Munsterville.

Home of the tastiest redheads ever.

Sounds scary

Housier homie humor.

Hawthorne Wingnut Is 3 Floyds the only thing worth seeing in this county?

Yes

Alpha King is worth the trip.

FTFA: A Porter County teenager told police he was doing 93 in a 45 m.p.h. zone because he had to get home to catch the school bus. A judge ordered him to ride the bus as punishment for a previous speeding ticket.

Anyone else see a "Ferris Bueller" moment going on there?

Busted!

You know now I've read the entire article. Maybe its from growing up there, but I'm not sure what's tongue in cheek. I can see ALL of those things happening.

fanbladesaresharp: FTFA: A Porter County teenager told police he was doing 93 in a 45 m.p.h. zone because he had to get home to catch the school bus. A judge ordered him to ride the bus as punishment for a previous speeding ticket.

Anyone else see a "Ferris Bueller" moment going on there?

Busted!

I bet you've never smelled a real school bus before.

Gummy bear? It's been in my pocket. They're real warm and soft.

My dad taught me to read using The Times, so I'm getting a kick ETC.

Holy crap! My hometown!

I read that as Monster Inc.

As a Hoosier by birth, I have to say that I do not miss Indiana, and it probably doesn't miss me.

Nearly all my friends and family have since moved away, and relatives can't understand why.

*Sigh* Ah, the region. Honestly, of all things, we make Fark for this?

Completely off topic, I know, but man, when that Boo kid grows up, she's going to be some hot.

No way are those ads paid for. Not on that site.

/also wanted for questioning

My Favorite:


Illinois reported a record number of rabies cases, all of them involving bats. People were advised to avoid contact with bats. Fortunately, the White Sox had been doing that since April.

Never thought my hometown would make fark for something like this.

And yes, 3 Floyds is the only thing worthwhile about it.

TheKidFromDeliverance: Completely off topic, I know, but man, when that Boo kid grows up, she's going to be some hot.

She'll have some tough competition.



/Yes. I have issues.

Sotries like this remind me why I like it here.

I just posted this on Digg.com in response to the whole "best social " website question

http://digg.com/tech_news/Was_Digg_the_best_social_site_of_2007

Fark has a certain genuine absurdity that make it very refreshing. Drew isn't worrying about an IPO. He isn't worried about offending anyone. Drew's beer budget mentality is so refreshing, people actually pay $5 a month to revel in their misanthropy. While it is basically a community of assholes, it really has been able to maintain a sense of community. Plus it has that whole squirrel with the big balls thing going for it.

I wonder why Fark doesn't get more mainstream kudos, or is that actually the whole point? Fark is succeeding for the same reasons Craigslist is so successful.No, I wasn't only thinking about easy access to hookers who do greek.

bearsfan46360

Wow, just wow. I never thought to have this conversation on Fark. I've never seen the dog itself, but i have seen some very strange things in the "hall of trees" area around sunset. Also, in the forest preserve section on the road(if you pay attention, it continues back there).

/griffith native
//can't believe I just said that outloud, for the third time on fark
///and yes, I believe in spirits

I liked the quip about the Sox too.