Very mild politics after the jump

"Tekamul" (tekamulburner) 01/07/2016 at 14:33 • Filed to: None

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Something funny is happening in my neck of the woods today, find out for yourself after the jump. Have a GT86 cutaway for your time.

So today Trump the Chump is having a rally in Burlington VT. His campaign issued 18,000 tickets (free) for a 1,411 seat venue. VT does not have a lot of Trump fans. Most elected VT Republicans have questioned his decision to come here.

People are planning rallies for and against. The first schmuck lined up at 4:30 this morning to get in, the doors open at 5. They’re closing down roads, banning parking, basically planning for a disaster.

My favorite (when I’m downtown) sandwich shop is next door to the venue. The owner, Mike, is a good guy, usually quiet. Everyday they put up a custom special. Today’s is a real winner

Send in the clowns, because the circus has come to town.

atrombs > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:36

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I laughed. That’s an expensive sandwich too!

For Sweden > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:37

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This is hilarious considering Vermont is the Whitest Place On Earth

wunderwagen wants a longer roof > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:38

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That situation is both hilarious (the sandwich) and migraine inducing (Trump’s general presence/existence). Good luck dealing with that crap if it inconveniences you.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:38

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heh. nice. no Donald specials a Ramuntos in Williston today...

deekster_caddy > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:39

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All kinds of awesome!

deprecated account > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 14:39

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The Whitest Place on Earth™

FTFY

Ash78, voting early and often > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:39

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“Who else can protect Vermont from the French Canadians? You want a wall? I’ll have you a wall by 3 o’clock this afternoon. And underwater mines in Lake Champlain, too. I’m sick of those Poutine-eating Habs coming down here and raping our women.”

/something like that

Tripper > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:39

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Ugh I would kill for a “rise & shiner” about now, KKD is the Jam. I really miss VT sometimes.

For Sweden > deprecated account 01/07/2016 at 14:41

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Burlington is so White it brings up its friendship with West Hollywood and Detroit whenever possible.

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 14:41

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Next to Utah.

Utah wants you to know they are committed to overwhelming whiteness. So committed, in fact, they have vast expanses of salt flats to drive home the point that they truly are the whitest place on Earth.

For Sweden > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 01/07/2016 at 14:42

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Utah has approximately zero WASPs though. Vermont is the true OG White.

Vermont is so White it has an active secessionist movement.

For Sweden > Ash78, voting early and often 01/07/2016 at 14:44

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You make all the signs in English #jokes

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 14:44

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I thought that was Oregon?

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 14:46

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but we constantly feel guilty about it.

Tekamul > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 14:47

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VT is really really white, but Burlington (and its tiny neighbor Winooski) is the one spot of diversity.

The saying is, “why do so many people want to live in Burlington? Because it’s so close to VT.”

Tekamul > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 14:48

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I think you’re confusing VT with NH. Those people are crazy.

The last VT secession talk was about rich flatlanders wanting to move Killington to NH so their non primary residence rates weren’t so high.

Tekamul > Ash78, voting early and often 01/07/2016 at 14:49

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It’s January. If you listen closely at night, you can hear them sharpening their skates for the invasion.

For Sweden > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:50

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http://vermontrepublic.org/

For Sweden > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/07/2016 at 14:51

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Which is even more White

For Sweden > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/07/2016 at 14:51

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Close, but not as White.

Sam > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 14:52

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Oooh, tomatoes came from Central America. That means they’re immigrants. It’s your duty as an American to inform him of this.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 01/07/2016 at 14:57

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Utah is terrible. There may be more people of color in Utah than Vermont, but they get treated far worse.

Source: My buddy from Central VT who maried an African American girl, moved to Utah, then came back to Vt.

Tekamul > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 15:00

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You’re talking about a ‘group’ that topped out at about 100 people at it’s height, and has since dropped down to about a dozen since the lead quack died.

I actually know one of them. He’s boarded up in an apartment, broadcasting ‘radio shows’ to know one.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 15:01

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It’s funny, we go up to IKEA in Boucherville and they come down to Home Depot in Williston....

For Sweden > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 15:01

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I actually know one of them. He’s boarded up in an apartment, broadcasting ‘radio shows’ to know one.

Such a White thing to do.

d15b > For Sweden 01/07/2016 at 15:01

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Today, I learned that there is such a thing as “true OG White”.

Edit: Two things!

1. “true OG White” sounds like a weed strain.

2. WASP - “White Anglo Saxon Protestant.” That is pretty damn white.

wiffleballtony > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 15:08

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At first I was like that had better be one hell of a sandwich for 20 bucks, then I was like, oh...

JDIGGS > d15b 01/07/2016 at 15:11

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dude it is a weed strain!

Tekamul > wiffleballtony 01/07/2016 at 15:14

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Yeah, the daily special is usually $7.95. But then again, the usuals don’t combine this level of interesting and boring in such a unique way.

d15b > JDIGGS 01/07/2016 at 15:14

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Dude.

Textured Soy Protein > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 16:23

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I’ve always wondered why rural businesses refer to themselves as Kountry with a K, often along with some other K word that may or may not normally begin with K.

My gf’s mom lives in Burlington, WI and whenever we go visit her I always take note of this bright yellow sign for a place called the Kountry Inn (which is in a town called Elkhorn, not quite to Burlington).

As a Jew who grew up in the big city, part of me sees these Kountry business and instinctively wonders if they have something to do with the Klan. Because you never know...

Tapas > Tekamul 01/07/2016 at 19:51

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Love it!