This sucks.

By the way, here's a question about the word "Hessian":

I grew up in Orange County CA in the '80s (cool story bra), and we often referred to longhaired metalhead-types as "Hessians". Was that a provincial colloquialism, or was that more widespread?

Let George III have Trenton - it's a shiathole. And the Crown will enjoy dealing that that loudmouth fatass Chris Christie.

The hessians are going to have a tough time replacing all their hubcaps in time.

Not amused.

mercator_psi: This sucks.

By the way, here's a question about the word "Hessian":

I grew up in Orange County CA in the '80s (cool story bra), and we often referred to longhaired metalhead-types as "Hessians". Was that a provincial colloquialism, or was that more widespread?

They were German mercenaries the Brits hired in a failed attempt to kick our asses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessians

simian04: Not amused.

Came for this.

Leaving satisfied.

/HORSEMAN!

fark the Hessians! Kill them in their sleep on Christmas! That's the Jersey way.

"This is for our freedom! Our lives! Our families! Our.. Oh we cant go today? Park is closed you say... I see... To Ghettysburg!"

Gov. Jon Corzine (who lost the election to Chris Christie) summed up New Jersey's problem definitively in a recent farewell speech to the League of Municipalities:

1. We have the same population as New York City (8 million)
2. New York City negotiates 1 contract with its teachers
3. New York City has 1 school administration
4. New Jersey does this 600 times for each town.

If we can't consolidate school administration to at least the 21 counties, it doesn't matter who gets elected as governor. Good luck to Chris Christie on destroying the teacher's union, because they're the root of all evil in this state and the reason our property taxes are so damn high.

Rude Turnip: 1. We have the same population as New York City (8 million)
2. New York City negotiates 1 contract with its teachers
3. New York City has 1 school administration
4. New Jersey does this 600 times for each town.

That seems awfully inefficient. They should only do it 1 time for each town.

Fark it, simian04, I'll do it anyway!

Moonbarker Osbourne the Rainbow Wolf not gay: They were German mercenaries the Brits hired in a failed attempt to kick our asses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessians

Yes, I'm aware of this. I'm speaking of the term "Hessian" being used as a synonym for metalhead.

Recommend reading Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer

Link (new window)

moops
...that loudmouth fatass Chris Christie

I still can't believe people voted for that dumpy a-hole. Makes Me a little bit ashamed to be a 'Jersey person
{Yeah, I know. I'm setting Myself up for a shietstorm of jokes}

Rude Turnip: Gov. Jon Corzine (who lost the election to Chris Christie) summed up New Jersey's problem definitively in a recent farewell speech to the League of Municipalities:

1. We have the same population as New York City (8 million)
2. New York City negotiates 1 contract with its teachers
3. New York City has 1 school administration
4. New Jersey does this 600 times for each town.

If we can't consolidate school administration to at least the 21 counties, it doesn't matter who gets elected as governor. Good luck to Chris Christie on destroying the teacher's union, because they're the root of all evil in this state and the reason our property taxes are so damn high.

Okay, in theory, it won't work, and it shouldn't work. The needs of, say, Newark are different from Vineland, or Toms River, or probably JC, or anywhere in Sussex. The needs of NYC, though are very similar from borough to borough; not to mention, it's a CITY government as opposed to a STATE one. Jersey is way too diverse a place to pin down to one plan on anything.

The mentality that having an all-controlling entity solve all its problems regardless of their massively divergent diversity is... well, you'd have to be pretty dumb to think that'd work.

FriarReb98: Rude Turnip: Gov. Jon Corzine (who lost the election to Chris Christie) summed up New Jersey's problem definitively in a recent farewell speech to the League of Municipalities:

1. We have the same population as New York City (8 million)
2. New York City negotiates 1 contract with its teachers
3. New York City has 1 school administration
4. New Jersey does this 600 times for each town.

If we can't consolidate school administration to at least the 21 counties, it doesn't matter who gets elected as governor. Good luck to Chris Christie on destroying the teacher's union, because they're the root of all evil in this state and the reason our property taxes are so damn high.

Okay, in theory, it won't work, and it shouldn't work. The needs of, say, Newark are different from Vineland, or Toms River, or probably JC, or anywhere in Sussex. The needs of NYC, though are very similar from borough to borough; not to mention, it's a CITY government as opposed to a STATE one. Jersey is way too diverse a place to pin down to one plan on anything.

The mentality that having an all-controlling entity solve all its problems regardless of their massively divergent diversity is... well, you'd have to be pretty dumb to think that'd work.

Sort of like thinking a one size fits all Fedralized health care, education, welfare, etc, etc system is the answer for a population of over 300 million spread out over very diverse geological and economic locations.

Rude Turnip: Gov. Jon Corzine (who lost the election to Chris Christie) summed up New Jersey's problem definitively in a recent farewell speech to the League of Municipalities:

1. We have the same population as New York City (8 million)
2. New York City negotiates 1 contract with its teachers
3. New York City has 1 school administration
4. New Jersey does this 600 times for each town.

If we can't consolidate school administration to at least the 21 counties, it doesn't matter who gets elected as governor. Good luck to Chris Christie on destroying the teacher's union, because they're the root of all evil in this state and the reason our property taxes are so damn high.


Too bad he didn't address the problem while he was in office....the speech was more like a "Well too bad you didn't re-elect me cause I would have taken care of this probelm this time around"

Moonbarker Osbourne the Rainbow Wolf not gay: mercator_psi: This sucks.

By the way, here's a question about the word "Hessian":

I grew up in Orange County CA in the '80s (cool story bra), and we often referred to longhaired metalhead-types as "Hessians". Was that a provincial colloquialism, or was that more widespread?

They were German mercenaries the Brits hired in a failed attempt to kick our asses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessians



And after the war, most of them actually stayed here in America. One of the reasons people of Germanic descent make up the single largest ethnic group of anyone in the US. More even than the Irish, English. Another reason it took us so long to jump into WWI and WWII, because so many had an aversion to fighting the 'fatherland', so to speak.

moops: Let George III have Trenton - it's a shiathole. And the Crown will enjoy dealing that that loudmouth fatass Chris Christie.


I see you have the Democrats talking points/political ad down pat from the election.

Wanna explain why he is a bad choice?

Giltric: moops: Let George III have Trenton - it's a shiathole. And the Crown will enjoy dealing that that loudmouth fatass Chris Christie.


I see you have the Democrats talking points/political ad down pat from the election.

Wanna explain why he is a bad choice?



Cause he looks like Big Pussy Bompensiero and thus perpetrates the stereotype of Jersey as a bunch of tackily dressed, mobbed up fat guys

John Henry Eden: Giltric: moops: Let George III have Trenton - it's a shiathole. And the Crown will enjoy dealing that that loudmouth fatass Chris Christie.


I see you have the Democrats talking points/political ad down pat from the election.

Wanna explain why he is a bad choice?



Cause he looks like Big Pussy Bompensiero and thus perpetrates the stereotype of Jersey as a bunch of tackily dressed, mobbed up fat guys

Jersey never had that stereotype, you sure you're not confusing tackily dressed fat guys with the douchebags with hot chicks stereotype?

Giltric: John Henry Eden: Giltric: moops: Let George III have Trenton - it's a shiathole. And the Crown will enjoy dealing that that loudmouth fatass Chris Christie.


I see you have the Democrats talking points/political ad down pat from the election.

Wanna explain why he is a bad choice?



Cause he looks like Big Pussy Bompensiero and thus perpetrates the stereotype of Jersey as a bunch of tackily dressed, mobbed up fat guys

Jersey never had that stereotype, you sure you're not confusing tackily dressed fat guys with the douchebags with hot chicks stereotype?


Hmm, I guess the Sorpanos isnt as accurate as I was lead to believe. Now I feel cheated ;_;

What about my secret plan to fight inflation?

hasty ambush: FriarReb98: Rude Turnip: Gov. Jon Corzine (who lost the election to Chris Christie) summed up New Jersey's problem definitively in a recent farewell speech to the League of Municipalities:

1. We have the same population as New York City (8 million)
2. New York City negotiates 1 contract with its teachers
3. New York City has 1 school administration
4. New Jersey does this 600 times for each town.

If we can't consolidate school administration to at least the 21 counties, it doesn't matter who gets elected as governor. Good luck to Chris Christie on destroying the teacher's union, because they're the root of all evil in this state and the reason our property taxes are so damn high.

Okay, in theory, it won't work, and it shouldn't work. The needs of, say, Newark are different from Vineland, or Toms River, or probably JC, or anywhere in Sussex. The needs of NYC, though are very similar from borough to borough; not to mention, it's a CITY government as opposed to a STATE one. Jersey is way too diverse a place to pin down to one plan on anything.

The mentality that having an all-controlling entity solve all its problems regardless of their massively divergent diversity is... well, you'd have to be pretty dumb to think that'd work.

Sort of like thinking a one size fits all Fedralized health care, education, welfare, etc, etc system is the answer for a population of over 300 million spread out over very diverse geological and economic locations.

On the nosie!

/Hessian without no aggression