ozone: I don't know why they had to make things up. Indy is such a shait hole that an honestly reported article would be just as amusing.

I...I WANT to disagree. But...nah, I can't.

The Zoo is pretty sweet, though. State Museum USED to be good.

"meat statue"

jaylectricity: gameshowhost: "meat statue"

I think I have a clue what that means.

/a raging clue

Hint: It's a penis

I remember driving into Indianapolis for a convention. I saw the skyline from afar and thought it looked like a real city (I'm from New York). We parked the car and walked two blocks and realized we were on the other side of the skyline already. It was like a movie facade.

I grew up in Indianapolis.

I don't live there now.

There are many reasons.

(throws chair at subby)

Does anyone actually choose to live in Indianapolis and not just get stuck working their because of a career?

Lazy rip-off "journalism".

The article- not the book-

working there damn it.

A giant rotting festering bug invested meat statue? Oh please tell me they charge to see that. I'd feel like stealing if I got to see/smell that for free.

a lot more fun... for Eli maybe

I once saw Spuds Mackenzie in Indy, he rode up in a limo and got to walk into a hotel with red carpet.

/csb
//off my grass

Just as cool if you're 25 and an engineer.

Lil' Max Meatboots: I once saw Spuds Mackenzie in Indy, he rode up in a limo and got to walk into a hotel with red carpet.

/csb
//off my grass

Is Spuds some kind of potato?

/kidding

I must be missing something. I'm going to have to read that article again because I must have missed the funny part the first time.

DNRTFA and will not. Indianapolis makes the jokes for you. As mentioned upthread, I also drove into town and out of it before I knew I should look for a parking space. It's that small and that dead outside of business hours. Signature sandwich is that pork deal. Tasty, but it's fried white meat on a white bread roll with mayo. White much? Which also describes the city. There is one proper restaurant in town AFAIK, St. Elmo's. A steakhouse. How exciting. Otherwise you can run the full gamut, from Arby's to Applebees. There is a fairgrounds within the city limits ferchrissakes. The state motto is "The Crossroads of America", and the state is surrounded by Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky. What a great enticement, a state that tells you there are slightly less shiatty places closeby that you can escape to. No thank you.

The only time I have been to Indianapolis was to take a tour of Eli (not Manning) Lilly in January of 1991. I am from (and still live) in Appalachia, so I had never seen land so flat.

Lilly invites every pharmacy school student in the country to tour their facilities, which are impressive.

Since I was going to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, located in Baltimore, it was tradition dating back to 1985 to piss on the RCA dome. Sure, some of my fellow Terps ran afoul of the law by public urination, but still it was a noble, and useless gesture.

Anyway, my fellow students did not appreciate my drunken dialogue during the initiation of Gulf War I, and George Bush the First's press confrence. I guess it was due to me shouting, ala "Remember the Alamo", "Remember the Colts", "Death to Bob Irsay" and "Remember Memorial Stadium". The students from the University of Wisconsin seemed to enjoy the antics.

Well, that was idiotic. FTA: "Now, I'm not from Indianapolis. In fact, I've never been there."

Sour grapes much? Sadly, you and your football team won't likely be visiting ANY Super Bowl cities in the near future.

SuburbanCowboy: I remember driving into Indianapolis for a convention. I saw the skyline from afar and thought it looked like a real city (I'm from New York). We parked the car and walked two blocks and realized we were on the other side of the skyline already. It was like a movie facade.

Yup. Lived there 3 years. All the BS inconveniences like higher tax and staggering crime rates of a big city with none, I mean NONE of the perks. Unless you dress like you're on Jersey shore and then you're guaranteed to get laid by one of the 2,500 skanks in broad ripple who want a new cock every night because they're depressed they didn't get into any good schools

irgunner: SuburbanCowboy: I remember driving into Indianapolis for a convention. I saw the skyline from afar and thought it looked like a real city (I'm from New York). We parked the car and walked two blocks and realized we were on the other side of the skyline already. It was like a movie facade.

Yup. Lived there 3 years. All the BS inconveniences like higher tax and staggering crime rates of a big city with none, I mean NONE of the perks. Unless you dress like you're on Jersey shore and then you're guaranteed to get laid by one of the 2,500 skanks in broad ripple who want a new cock every night because they're depressed they didn't get into any good schools

Indy native, but I live in Chicago for a reason. That said, you might want to check the definition of the word "staggering."

So, instead of hookers, blow and naked Fiddy Cent parties, people will get the Zoo, and the US Museum Dedicated to the History of Tea Pots. Sounds thrilling.

Giants still win.

Mr. Coffee Nerves: Come on. Families could spend an entire day just at the Pat Harrington Denim Vest Memorial.

Oh HELL yeeeaah !

/ I'm there.

/late, but still warm

i have your meat statue right here.

wow, everyone really hates indy apparently? I like living here. I don't know what more a person could want, theres a million restaurants and great sports teams, thriving local beer brewers. A lot of the downtown neighborhoods that were "hood" have really been cleaned up. Theres enough variation throughout marion/johnson county that unless you're so picky that you're crazy, you can find a nice neighborhood to live in. Low cost of living here, means that you can live very well on an income that isn't huge.

I will say this, Indy isn't the best place for a single guy who doesnt want to pick up broad ripple skanks. I have no idea where to meet women around here.

Broktun: The only time I have been to Indianapolis was to take a tour of Eli (not Manning) Lilly in January of 1991. I am from (and still live) in Appalachia, so I had never seen land so flat.

Lilly invites every pharmacy school student in the country to tour their facilities, which are impressive.

Since I was going to the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, located in Baltimore, it was tradition dating back to 1985 to piss on the RCA dome. Sure, some of my fellow Terps ran afoul of the law by public urination, but still it was a noble, and useless gesture.

Anyway, my fellow students did not appreciate my drunken dialogue during the initiation of Gulf War I, and George Bush the First's press conference. I guess it was due to me shouting, ala "Remember the Alamo", "Remember the Colts", "Death to Bob Irsay" and "Remember Memorial Stadium". The students from the University of Wisconsin seemed to enjoy the antics.

I forgot to add there was a sports bar with a boxing ring dance floor that was making a special Southern Comfort drink for the 1991 Final Four to be played at the Hoosier Dome. I wish I remember the name of the drink because they were pouring them hand over fist, and they were awesome.

SoCo almost killed me at the end next semester. Damn tasty vile drink!

Nothing like taking a walking tour of a 10,000,000 square foot facility hung over with the alcohol sweats.

Born and raised in Indy. Left 4 years ago and don't plan on living there againfor many of the reasons mentioned above. It's sad that when I go back for holiday sim already bored after a day and all my friends who stayed behind got married and had kids ASAP. What is it about the Midwest that you need to pump out a youngin' as soon as you turn 25?

Everyone's become preternaturally aged and living like our parents did.

Bob Dolemite: I was born at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, and I've lived in Indy all my life. Is the town super awesome? No. My friends and family are there, there's enough stuff to do to keep me occupied, and the city has more trees than any other city.

I like it.

You haven't seen trees in a city until you've lived in the Pacific Northwest.

Mawson of the Antarctic: Born and raised in Indy. Left 4 years ago and don't plan on living there againfor many of the reasons mentioned above. It's sad that when I go back for holiday sim already bored after a day and all my friends who stayed behind got married and had kids ASAP. What is it about the Midwest that you need to pump out a youngin' as soon as you turn 25?

Everyone's become preternaturally aged and living like our parents did.

When there's nothing to do but scratch and fark, pregnancy happens pretty quickly. Having kids makes you grow up pretty fast.

They gotta lotta nice girls ah. Have mercy. A haw, haw, haw, haw, a haw. A haw, haw, haw.



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Lt. Cheese Weasel: So, instead of hookers, blow and naked Fiddy Cent parties, people will get the Zoo, and the US Museum Dedicated to the History of Tea Pots. Sounds thrilling.

Giants still win.

No .50, but Mike Epps (He grew up in Indy) and Snoop are here and throwing parties.

AverageAmericanGuy: Mawson of the Antarctic: Born and raised in Indy. Left 4 years ago and don't plan on living there againfor many of the reasons mentioned above. It's sad that when I go back for holiday sim already bored after a day and all my friends who stayed behind got married and had kids ASAP. What is it about the Midwest that you need to pump out a youngin' as soon as you turn 25?

Everyone's become preternaturally aged and living like our parents did.

When there's nothing to do but scratch and fark, pregnancy happens pretty quickly. Having kids makes you grow up pretty fast.

That's exactly why I moved to Chicago. Everyone I know left in Indy is either not worth knowing or already married with kids or planning to have them. Even the married couples I know in Chicago don't want to have kids for years.

Bob Dolemite: Mawson of the Antarctic: Born and raised in Indy. Left 4 years ago and don't plan on living there againfor many of the reasons mentioned above. It's sad that when I go back for holiday sim already bored after a day and all my friends who stayed behind got married and had kids ASAP. What is it about the Midwest that you need to pump out a youngin' as soon as you turn 25?

Everyone's become preternaturally aged and living like our parents did.

So you moved to the happening place that is known as Michigan?

What do people do there? Lose jobs?

On the west side of the state so it's a little better. Caveat: went to graduate school near Detroit and worked downtown for a few months.

I used to be critical and dismissive of Super Bowl hysteria---hey, get real, it's only a football game---until I found myself In Miami when the Super Bowl was looming. Everyone was up for the action, everyone was in a party mood, business was booming, night clubs were packed with thrill--seekers---------the whole damn town was just rockin' out!

I would not pay $5000 for a ticket, but if you Farkers can get to a Super Bowl city, figure out a way to stay someplace without squandering a prodigious sum, I would recommend you go. The parties and the night life are at least two thirds of the action, and a lot more reasonably priced.

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