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OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
76. lol! sorry...
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 02:59 PM
Feb 2012

I'll try to behave....I have been getting a lot of wifely punch in the shoulder therapy to tone down my aggressive driving.

When I was young (4-14) Florida was a beautiful place to grow up and enjoy. BlueJazz Feb 2012 #1
Exactly right... as Florida native too, it feels like the state was stolen JCMach1 Feb 2012 #67
How true. Interesting fact. If you look back at the "Rankings" back then, BlueJazz Feb 2012 #68
Education is usually worse... 47th, 48th, etc. JCMach1 Feb 2012 #78
I've lived here forever and agree with you SwampG8r... steve2470 Feb 2012 #2
My home state. I don't think I could ever leave. Lochloosa Feb 2012 #3
every fry the mullet backs? SwampG8r Feb 2012 #4
That was always reserved for the cooks....*S* Lochloosa Feb 2012 #17
lol i am one of the cooks SwampG8r Feb 2012 #38
Back in the day when it was legal, my Dad "snatched" Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #85
OMG that reminded me OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #8
A breakfast of pan-fried dove, dredged in cream gravy, Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #84
When I was a kid, that's where people went on vacation. For years it was my raccoon Feb 2012 #4
There's a documentary out called "Cracker Crazy," it's the hidden history of Florida Warpy Feb 2012 #11
found "Cracker Crazy" on youtube Go Vols Feb 2012 #27
I lived there for a time. Right after landing there from TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #6
I barely remember the Florida I was born in OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #7
yes to the last sentence SwampG8r Feb 2012 #15
I have so many good memories from all phases of my life OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #46
Tallahassee is my home town. Born there in 1957 and left 30 years later. I loved it there and hope Lochloosa Feb 2012 #18
I meant to say OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #37
lucy ho SwampG8r Feb 2012 #39
Gators and Rick Scott flamingdem Feb 2012 #9
I am but a transplant, but one with roots onethatcares Feb 2012 #10
lol at gibsonton refrence SwampG8r Feb 2012 #16
My grandma on my mother's side OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #42
gibsonton florida is SwampG8r Feb 2012 #40
America's Wang Son of Gob Feb 2012 #12
I understand how someone could love such a place Generic Other Feb 2012 #13
Seems like we might make it there someday because there are so.... Tikki Feb 2012 #14
Yes, it is and I say this as a native Floridan, there is no other place like it on earth catzies Feb 2012 #56
Oh, and Christine Cervenka was a native Floridian too and knew Paul Reubens in Sarasota catzies Feb 2012 #60
Hey catzies....Hello Lady.... Tikki Feb 2012 #63
Pythons and anacondas freak me out a bit. Bosso 63 Feb 2012 #19
The first thing that comes to mind for me is… Little Star Feb 2012 #20
awesome i am in SwampG8r Feb 2012 #43
Don't forget OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #54
scott says he is from winter park now? SwampG8r Feb 2012 #69
Hey I may have inadvertantly maligned Carrot Top's character OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #75
I used to love this state RockaFowler Feb 2012 #21
yes, I join you in missing Lawton Chiles onethatcares Feb 2012 #23
i can name a dozen that i miss SwampG8r Feb 2012 #47
I've visited Florida more than any other state RZM Feb 2012 #22
anoles SwampG8r Feb 2012 #48
There's one that lives in our bathroom OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #55
haha i had a cat named SwampG8r Feb 2012 #70
Florida! babydollhead Feb 2012 #24
I've been to Florida several times. I like fishing there. MineralMan Feb 2012 #25
yay fish! SwampG8r Feb 2012 #49
well... shanti Feb 2012 #26
I love Florida greytdemocrat Feb 2012 #28
sarasota is the setting for tv's cougartown SwampG8r Feb 2012 #50
I lived in Tallahassee from 2003-2009 The Genealogist Feb 2012 #29
Florida reminded me a lot of California XemaSab Feb 2012 #30
Grew up there. RebelOne Feb 2012 #31
Hot, steamy, jampacked with creatures with 6 legs. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #32
Moved here 20 years ago mcar Feb 2012 #33
Ahem tawadi Feb 2012 #34
I wondered the same thing. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #36
she has been fucking me since 1959 SwampG8r Feb 2012 #71
You got me there tawadi Feb 2012 #80
Sister-in-law just moved down there from Brooklyn. annabanana Feb 2012 #35
cypress gardens is SwampG8r Feb 2012 #51
I'm a huge Disney and Universal fan. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #41
I haven't been there since 1958, but it always seemed too hot and sticky for me. Cleita Feb 2012 #44
I've lived in a few non-flat states OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #57
i met jerry mathers SwampG8r Feb 2012 #59
?!?!WOW! OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #65
It's always funny when a DUers post derisive Floriduh comments Renew Deal Feb 2012 #45
i understand their feelings SwampG8r Feb 2012 #52
Palm trees. Beaches. Flat land. Lenais. The Golden Girls. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #53
Well, Florida clyrc Feb 2012 #58
Because it's true that home is where the heart is OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #66
i thought i recognized you SwampG8r Feb 2012 #72
lol! sorry... OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #76
take her for a drive on SwampG8r Feb 2012 #77
Yikes! I don't if I could do it OriginalGeek Feb 2012 #79
i lived in wpb for 3 years SwampG8r Feb 2012 #81
OT... but why does the St. Johns River flow north? cherokeeprogressive Feb 2012 #61
That was quite a lovely poem. Blue_In_AK Feb 2012 #62
barnum and bailey is SwampG8r Feb 2012 #73
Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island, Florida has good fishing, beautiful beaches, mfcorey1 Feb 2012 #64
Love Florida Whiskeytide Feb 2012 #74
Been here 40 years, raised 2 kids here quaker bill Feb 2012 #82
I love this State. This is the State I have wanted to live. Giantsfootball10 Apr 2012 #83
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