the way to fix a places problems is to rename it, says california.

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Thu, 03/31/2011 - 12:11

Atomos

Slash & Burn

From: Portland, OR

Joined: 12/22/2003

Quote:

With city officials contemplating a proposal to rejuvenate the struggling Mid-Market and Tenderloin with a payroll tax break to lure more businesses to the two neighborhoods, the activist organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals suggests another way to -- at least -- revitalize the Tenderloin:

Rename it the Tempeh District after the protein-packed fermented soybean product...

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Thu, 03/31/2011 - 12:27

nathaniel parker

Sprung

From: Outer spiral arm of Milky Way

Joined: 06/24/2005

It kinda worked when they changed the X rating to NC-17, but not really.

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 12:29

Kirk

From: Elgin IL

Joined: 01/02/2003

The title is wrong. California isn't suggesting the renaming, PETA is. And as we all know, PETA is an organization of fools.

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 12:48

nathaniel parker

Sprung

From: Outer spiral arm of Milky Way

Joined: 06/24/2005

the way to fix a places problems is to rename it, says North Mexico

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 12:52

Kirk

From: Elgin IL

Joined: 01/02/2003

haha

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 23:03

_kit

DILLIGAF

From: NYC

Joined: 05/10/2010

Kirk wrote:

The title is wrong. California isn't suggesting the renaming, PETA is. And as we all know, PETA is an organization of fools.

Exactly. I think I heard something somewhere about them wanting all animal cruelty references taken out of the next reprint of the bible. I don't really understand how they think they're helping to further their cause with this kind of easily ridiculed behaviour.

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 23:33

big S

He can't hear... Can you, you big fox-hunting, badger baiting, tweed-shirt bumfuck homophobe?

From: TX

Joined: 03/30/2004

Didn't some reservoir in California get cut off because some snail or something was dying and so now the land around it is drying up because the environmentalists want to save some fucking snails?? People can't get water there and the land is dying because of snails.