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Dusk-You-n-Me [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:06:53 PM
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sweetmelissa31 [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:10:09 PM
I was just listening to a show on local public radio, on which they were talking about how NH has the lowest unemployment rate in New England and one of the lowest in the country. The basic gist was that most jobs in NH are in retail, while the NH residents with the highest paying jobs actually work in Boston.
 
John Paul Jones [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:15:51 PM
You don't need a sign. If you're close to the border, you know when you hit it because the road suddenly has a million potholes and/or isn't plowed.
 
vartian [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:22:52 PM
"It's always a good idea to let people know when they're in New Hampshire because it's the best place to be," said Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry

New Hampshire is Best Hampshire.
 
FloydA [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:24:12 PM
Well, there's an efficient use of resources.
 
what_now [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:24:57 PM
Hm. Conflicting loyalties.

On the one hand, go fark yourself NH. If it wasn't for Massachusetts, half of your state would be impoverished. Your biggest industry is tourism, and the only reason people visit is because it's close and cheap, so maybe you don't want to piss off the people with money.

On the other hand, I'm from NH, and won't allow anyone else to make fun.

Difficult.
 
what_now [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:25:52 PM
vartian: "It's always a good idea to let people know when they're in New Hampshire because it's the best place to be," said Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry

You live in Londonderry. That's *hardly* New Hampshire. That's basically Northern Massachusetts.
 
RexTalionis [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:26:12 PM
sweetmelissa31: I was just listening to a show on local public radio, on which they were talking about how NH has the lowest unemployment rate in New England and one of the lowest in the country. The basic gist was that most jobs in NH are in retail, while the NH residents with the highest paying jobs actually work in Boston.

I think the guys who count unemployment rates in New Hampshire don't count the guys north of Concorde who live in the mountains and live by scrounging and hunting animals.

/Was at the Motor Speedway at Loudon, NH not long ago. Man, it is like being in Mississippi during an Ice Age.
 
Aarontology [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:27:23 PM
The rest of New England should follow New Hampshire's lead.
 
John Paul Jones [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:29:51 PM
what_now: You live in Londonderry. That's *hardly* New Hampshire. That's basically Northern Massachusetts.

Truf.

RexTalionis: /Was at the Motor Speedway at Loudon, NH not long ago. Man, it is like being in Mississippi during an Ice Age.

What did you expect? It's a goddamn racetrack in the woods.
 
RexTalionis [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:30:51 PM
John Paul Jones: RexTalionis: /Was at the Motor Speedway at Loudon, NH not long ago. Man, it is like being in Mississippi during an Ice Age.

What did you expect? It's a goddamn racetrack in the woods.

I wasn't expecting much, and boy did I get it.
 
sweetmelissa31 [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:33:21 PM
RexTalionis: /Was at the Motor Speedway at Loudon, NH not long ago. Man, it is like being in Mississippi during an Ice Age.

Have you ever been in Brattleboro, VT and walked across the bridge to NH? It's probably like walking into Best Korea from South Korea, or walking into Haiti from the Dominican Republic.
 
Aarontology [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:38:04 PM
sweetmelissa31: Have you ever been in Brattleboro, VT and walked across the bridge to NH? It's probably like walking into Best Korea from South Korea, or walking into Haiti from the Dominican Republic.

lol
 
John Paul Jones [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:39:30 PM
sweetmelissa31: Have you ever been in Brattleboro, VT and walked across the bridge to NH? It's probably like walking into Best Korea from South Korea, or walking into Haiti from the Dominican Republic.

Have you been to Brattleboro recently? It's turned into the Bronx North.
 
sweetmelissa31 [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:43:17 PM
John Paul Jones: Have you been to Brattleboro recently? It's turned into the Bronx North.

I lived 20 min from Brattleboro until August. The last I checked it was a cute little town. I don't see how it's like the Bronx. Are there even any black people in VT?
 
John Paul Jones [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:46:39 PM
sweetmelissa31: I lived 20 min from Brattleboro until August. The last I checked it was a cute little town. I don't see how it's like the Bronx. Are there even any black people in VT?

Well, it's a great place to score some crack and meth now, for sure. Wander around downtown after like 8pm. All the hippies are gone... it's all rave music and hard drugs now.
 
sweetmelissa31 [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:49:36 PM
John Paul Jones: Well, it's a great place to score some crack and meth now, for sure. Wander around downtown after like 8pm. All the hippies are gone... it's all rave music and hard drugs now.

The last time I strolled around there I met a man walking his pet pig. Maybe I don't look like the type who wants to buy crack or meth.
 
RexTalionis [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:50:26 PM
John Paul Jones: sweetmelissa31: I lived 20 min from Brattleboro until August. The last I checked it was a cute little town. I don't see how it's like the Bronx. Are there even any black people in VT?

Well, it's a great place to score some crack and meth now, for sure. Wander around downtown after like 8pm. All the hippies are gone... it's all rave music and hard drugs now.

When I think the Bronx, I immediately think their biatchin' raves.
 
violentsalvation [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 01:51:16 PM
New Hampshire seems like an island of sanity in that crazy accented region. Freedom, sanity and tax dollars may all very well be saved thanks to these simple signs. Little ideas can make a big difference.
 
Jackson Herring [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:01:17 PM
what_now: and the only reason people visit is because it's close and cheap,

Well it's also beautiful. But then, so is my back yard so...
 
sprawl15
2011-12-19 02:02:08 PM
More proof that states' rights trample individual rights.
 
Jackson Herring [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:02:33 PM
violentsalvation: Freedom

Christ.
 
whidbey
2011-12-19 02:03:00 PM
Six GOP lawmakers want the Department of Transportation to erect signs along every unmarked road leading from New Hampshire into Massachusetts, stating: "Warning: Massachusetts Border 500 Feet."

What a total waste of taxpayer resources. Who the f*ck votes for these people?
 
Perlin Noise
2011-12-19 02:03:52 PM
Stupid? Nah ...sounds sortta reasonable to me. That is, if their laws ARE that different.

What sounds stupid to me would be cops hanging out on either border trying to bust people just because they did not know they were in a different state.
 
Debeo Summa Credo
2011-12-19 02:04:37 PM
I think countersigns warning people they were about to enter New Hampshire would be in order, perhaps with a picture of Yosemite Sam shooting his guns off.
 
moops
2011-12-19 02:04:46 PM
FloydA: Well, there's an efficient use of resources.

Especially for a state with no income OR sales* tax.


* an 8% "rooms & meals" tax, a state liquor cartel, and several specific sales taxes which, in effect, add up to a stealth sales tax
 
Jackson Herring [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:04:52 PM
THEY MAY TAKE OUR LIVES, BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE OUR STATE RUN LIQUOR STORES
 
John Paul Jones [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:05:00 PM
RexTalionis: When I think the Bronx, I immediately think their biatchin' raves.

*shrug* I dunno man, I don't live there, but the town's new nickname is Brattlebronx.
 
StrikitRich
2011-12-19 02:05:27 PM
whidbey: Six GOP lawmakers want the Department of Transportation to erect signs along every unmarked road leading from New Hampshire into Massachusetts, stating: "Warning: Massachusetts Border 500 Feet."

What a total waste of taxpayer resources. Who the f*ck votes for these people?

It states, in bold type, that the signs would be privately funded. Doh!!!
 
whidbey
2011-12-19 02:06:01 PM
Jackson Herring: THEY MAY TAKE OUR LIVES, BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE OUR STATE RUN LIQUOR STORES

A challenger appears.

www.costcocouponbook.org
 
whidbey
2011-12-19 02:07:07 PM
StrikitRich: whidbey: Six GOP lawmakers want the Department of Transportation to erect signs along every unmarked road leading from New Hampshire into Massachusetts, stating: "Warning: Massachusetts Border 500 Feet."

What a total waste of taxpayer resources. Who the f*ck votes for these people?

It states, in bold type, that the signs would be privately funded. Doh!!!

DOH. You just supported fascism.
 
RexTalionis [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:07:32 PM
Jackson Herring: THEY MAY TAKE OUR LIVES, BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE OUR STATE RUN LIQUOR STORES

Ya'know, the prices there ain't THAT much cheaper. I was sorely disappointed.
 
meat0918 [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:07:36 PM
Debeo Summa Credo: I think countersigns warning people they were about to enter New Hampshire would be in order, perhaps with a picture of Yosemite Sam shooting his guns off.

Of course.

Massachusetts will not want to fall behind in a road sign gap.

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Britney Spear's Speculum
2011-12-19 02:07:52 PM
The signs would be sponsored by businesses that want to help protect their customers from unwittingly breaking the law because they aren't aware what state they are in, several of the sponsors said.

Sounds like a "big problem."

But then again these same people biatch and moan about voter fraud
 
John Paul Jones [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:08:21 PM
RexTalionis: Ya'know, the prices there ain't THAT much cheaper. I was sorely disappointed.

I'll keep my $20 fifth of Maker's Mark then.
 
Jackson Herring [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:09:20 PM
RexTalionis: Jackson Herring: THEY MAY TAKE OUR LIVES, BUT THEY'LL NEVER TAKE OUR STATE RUN LIQUOR STORES

Ya'know, the prices there ain't THAT much cheaper. I was sorely disappointed.

Yeah that's kind of the point. I was just making fun of the FREEDOM guy.
 
imashark
2011-12-19 02:09:53 PM
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Everything is illegal in Massachusetts.
 
Karac
2011-12-19 02:10:41 PM
"It's always a good idea to let people know when they're in New Hampshire because it's the best place to be," said Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, a bill sponsor.

New Hampshire Exceptionalism?

The lawmakers cited a story about a decorated New Hampshire veteran, licensed to carry a handgun in New Hampshire, who took the weapon with him across the border.
He had an encounter with Bay State police, pleaded guilty to a firearms violation there and was put on probation for two years, according to the lawmakers.

Yeah, I'm sure there's absolutely nothing more to that story.
 
RumsfeldsReplacement
2011-12-19 02:11:26 PM
Perlin Noise: Stupid? Nah ...sounds sortta reasonable to me. That is, if their laws ARE that different.

What sounds stupid to me would be cops hanging out on either border trying to bust people just because they did not know they were in a different state.

The laws are VERY different. Here in Massachusetts, incest is illegal. We also allow black people to live here.
 
keylock71 [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:14:05 PM
Massachusetts should set up toll booths at every crossing along the NH border and change all vehicles with New Hampshire plates a $5.00 "Safety Fee" to help make sure their time in the Commonwealth is safe and secure.
 
Aarontology [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:15:12 PM
This does sort of being up the question of why the borders weren't clearly marked in the first place by either state.
 
Lunchlady
2011-12-19 02:15:32 PM
whidbey: Six GOP lawmakers want the Department of Transportation to erect signs along every unmarked road leading from New Hampshire into Massachusetts, stating: "Warning: Massachusetts Border 500 Feet."

What a total waste of taxpayer resources. Who the f*ck votes for these people?

Well New Hampshire has the 4th largest legistlative body in the world, with 465 members in the House alone. You're gonna get some nutters.
 
heinekenftw
2011-12-19 02:16:09 PM
what_now: vartian: "It's always a good idea to let people know when they're in New Hampshire because it's the best place to be," said Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry

You live in Londonderry. That's *hardly* New Hampshire. That's basically Northern Massachusetts.

Everything south of Manchester is Northern Massachusetts.
 
enry
2011-12-19 02:17:19 PM
RumsfeldsReplacement: Perlin Noise: Stupid? Nah ...sounds sortta reasonable to me. That is, if their laws ARE that different.

What sounds stupid to me would be cops hanging out on either border trying to bust people just because they did not know they were in a different state.

The laws are VERY different. Here in Massachusetts, incest is illegal. We also allow black people to live here.

Indoor plumbing and a stable electrical grid too.
 
whidbey
2011-12-19 02:17:27 PM
Aarontology: This does sort of being up the question of why the borders weren't clearly marked in the first place by either state.

Maybe they should have a bright neon fence that can be seen from space.
 
Jake Havechek
2011-12-19 02:18:25 PM
Debeo Summa Credo: I think countersigns warning people they were about to enter New Hampshire would be in order, perhaps with a picture of Yosemite Sam shooting his guns off.

A picture of a goat trying to protect it's butt from assrape by toothless NH inbreeders.
 
socodog
2011-12-19 02:18:33 PM
"WARNING: MASSHOLES AHEAD"
 
moops
2011-12-19 02:18:33 PM
Lunchlady: Well New Hampshire has the 4th largest legistlative body in the world, with 465 members in the House alone. You're gonna get some nutters.

There was a guy a few years ago, a Republican state Rep from Nashua, who got elected - then it came out he was writing cop-killing fantasies on Usenet. When it all came out, he didn't even deny it, he dug himself in and started talking about police injustice. He resigned.

And then every once in a while, there's a state rep who gets elected and never shows up to the capital to vote.
 
xanadian [TotalFark]
2011-12-19 02:19:05 PM
I'm OK with this.

what_now: vartian: "It's always a good idea to let people know when they're in New Hampshire because it's the best place to be," said Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry

You live in Londonderry. That's *hardly* New Hampshire. That's basically Northern Massachusetts.

Portland, ME, is NORTHERN Northern Massachusetts.

:-/
 
Mighty Taternuts
2011-12-19 02:20:20 PM
Aarontology: This does sort of being up the question of why the borders weren't clearly marked in the first place by either state.

Because there are a shiatload of little residential streets that stretch from MA into NH. Most of them have little signs (the size of street signs) but plenty do not.

/grew up near the MA/NH border
//We used to get NH hicks to buy us beer in high school by offering them $5
///csb
 
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