Comment Archives
Re: “"Tin-Foil Hat Parade," at City Hall Tonight, Celebrates Fluoride Defeat”
I'm just shocked no links in the comment section yet. Pretty poor follow-through, anti-F crowd.
I like you, Blabby. Just felt like saying that.
Re: “Do Your Job or Quit”
Anon sounds like steve carrell from Anchorman
LOUD WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I DONT KNOW WHY WE'RE YELLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: “Hey, Slackers! Your New Arts Tax Deadline is Monday, June 10”
It is my understanding that the lawsuit filed to challenge this silly tax was filed in the wrong venue to fight it.
People down at City Hall think this is just a joke, unfortunetly, and will have our monies after all.
Denis, have you heard anything of this?
Re: “Peter Gabriel - "And Through the Wire"”
I am still of the opinion that 'Artists Against Apartheid", etc etc - and all the political pressure afterwords that brought down that awful system of government, could be directly attributed to Peter Gabriels 'Biko' song.
To me this is the measure of what an artist can accomplish with music in much the same way that the documentary film 'The Thin Blue Line' saved another mans life from the Death Chamber.
Re: “Keep Your Fork There's Pie”
Favorite Portland band, both in concert and on albums! Playful, smart, and Portland-to-the-core. Their songs will worm their way into your brain. After months of listening to their album in your car CD player, you will realize that it's stuck, and your attempts to switch to a different Keep Your Fork There's Pie album will be thwarted. Your friends will stage an intervention, to force you to listen to other music. Your husband will say, "I like their music, but if you keep playing it all the time, I'm going to get sick of it eventually." So, you switch to AgesandAges for bit. But now, with a new album coming out, you can feed your habit anew!
Re: “A Punch in the Mouth”
I also grew up with fluoridated water, Gza1340, and it did nothing for me. So did my partner. Same. Her son grew up in Portland and has NO cavities! He's an adult now. Your argument doesn't hold water. Speaking of, water isn't the problem. Don't dump more chemicals into it. The problem is that poor kids eat and drink shit (candy and Coke) because it's cheap and they are misinformed about healthy foods. They also don't receive good dental hygiene education or service. Those things need to change. Clean water did not give them cavities (didn't give me mine!) and they are not likely to drink as much water as soda (hello obesity/diabetes problem?). And fluoridated water did not prevent my cavities. So your logic is bullshit. Go back to where you came from and get all the fluoride you want. Put it in your water, on your toast, whatever. But don't put it in mine. And fuck right off.
Re: “"Tin-Foil Hat Parade," at City Hall Tonight, Celebrates Fluoride Defeat”
Aw, c'mon, you guys. I just like the Kernel. And I think the theme is a genuinely good poke in the eye to everyone who wrongly generalized about one side or the other.
Inasmuch as it's unkind to say that all opponents are stupid and nuts, it's also unkind to say all proponents are stupid and evil.
Also? The statute of limitations on an election never runs out two days after. Never ever. Hugs and kisses.
Re: “Science Tax Bitches”
It's too bad that Portland State University, with all of it's doctors can't figure out a way to enable Portland to survive an EMP or a 9.2, but then again, it is located right on top of the West Hills Fault. Not only do they not Earth quake proof the buildings, or move, they keep condemning more buildings to occupy downtown, thus removing even more property from the tax roles as the school increases the amount of it's need for tax revenues.
Re: “Portland as Fuck”
Portland is very ambitious. Do you know how much effort goes into dressing up as Waldo? Let alone finding him?
Re: “Science Tax Bitches”
I agree because I liked my science teachers way more than my art teachers.
Re: “Shut Your Pie Hole”
I would go for the Lori alone!
Re: “Shut Your Pie Hole”
^^Disagree on the pizza but I witnessed what you described a few days ago and it was very funny. Said "hipsters" debated amongst themselves what he meant. Bonus laugh : the guy who said this (more or less) ...big frame glasses, "ironic" (or stupid ) facial hair and a sweater that bore an uncanny resemblance to waldo. For real. DO I have video? Of course not, which is why I will always be a poor nobody. Sigh
Re: “Portland as Fuck”
Consistently the best thing in the Mercury. You hear me, Mercury higher-ups!? Give this man a raise!
Re: “Some Very Important Things About Fast & Furious 6”
If Rhonda Roussey ever makes a film debut I am guessing you will lose control of at least some of your bodily functions
Re: “I'm So Thankful I Didn't Sleep with You”
NEW to PDX, anyone want to show me around?
Re: “A Punch in the Mouth”
Medicaid (Oregon Health Plan) exists to provide free medical coverage for every Oregon child whose family's income is under 201% of the federal poverty level. With this program you can visit a dentist and get fluoride treatments all you want without it costing you anything more than signing up for the program for your children.
All poor children in Oregon already have the option to get this treatment if they want it. The money spent on this campaign and that would have been spent on fluoridating the water should instead be spent on educating those with the OHP benefits that these options are still available for their children IF THEY CHOOSE TO USE THEM. Don't forget choice, people.
Re: “You Can Make Your Bike Wheels into Cartoons Now?”
Damn you Blabby, beat me to it again. Sad Panda (idk what the fuck that means but it is on the internet and stuff)
Re: “This Week's Letters Section”
Hey, I tried to help the dude out you know! Lets hope it goes well.
Re: “"Tin-Foil Hat Parade," at City Hall Tonight, Celebrates Fluoride Defeat”
Let it die already Mercury, you really do not look funny or clever beating a dead horse. Surely you at least have other things to cover Denis?
RSSGoing to Seattle?
Re: “Scientology's Shiny New Church/Giftshop”
human in training, while I agree with you, I think the answer is not to ease up on 'scientologists', but rather put more pressure on the other religions as well.