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    09/21/09

    In reply to Detroit Taxi Numbered "666" Crashes Into Cobo Hall, Second Carpocalypse Nigh?

    For a second I thought Chrysler spent some bailout money for some product launch..
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    09/20/09

    In reply to Detroit Taxi Numbered "666" Crashes Into Cobo Hall, Second Carpocalypse Nigh?
    So, Satan is a lousy driver. Who knew?
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    09/20/09

    In reply to Detroit Taxi Numbered "666" Crashes Into Cobo Hall, Second Carpocalypse Nigh?
    Tinfoil hats are now available at the Jalopnik online store. Get yours today, before Carpocalypse 2.0, 4G version, hits Skynet.
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    09/20/09

    In reply to Detroit Taxi Numbered "666" Crashes Into Cobo Hall, Second Carpocalypse Nigh?
    When police arrived the car was gone, spotted later that night across town in immaculate condition, driving itself.
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    09/20/09

    In reply to Detroit Taxi Numbered "666" Crashes Into Cobo Hall, Second Carpocalypse Nigh?
    Next you will tell us it was carrying a pregnant woman to the Hospital. But after the crash the little bugger shot out and spit fire at those trying to help.
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    09/20/09

    In reply to Detroit Taxi Numbered "666" Crashes Into Cobo Hall, Second Carpocalypse Nigh?
    So I guess the Devil isn't always right on time.
    Sometimes he's early.
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    02/25/09

    In reply to Cobo Hall Deal Killed By Detroit City Council
    I'm always stunned that anybody lives there.


    Doen't your calendar run something like:


    Riot, car show, riot, riot, car show, riot, riot, riot.

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    02/25/09

    @jduffy13: The riot was in 1967. Now it's more like, Snow, Car Show, Snow, unemployement line, Snow, Summer, Snow
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    02/25/09

    In reply to Cobo Hall Deal Killed By Detroit City Council
    This is exactly why I moved away from Detroit. I feel as if they are trying their hardest to drive Detroit so far into the ground it will never be able to resurface again.
    I used to love going downtown to Cobo for various events. Greektown has a decent resturant or two. Most bars in the area are serviceable. I'm at Comerica Park at least ten times a year. They even have a couple of very decent concert venues all located downtown.
    Seeing what's going on and how the situation is being treated doesn't even make me want to go back. The only thing that city has to offer me now is my beloved Tigers games and one of a kind Arabic food.
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    02/25/09

    @aSoundofSleep: It seems crazy to think that "they" are trying to destroy Detroit. But what other explanation is there?


    God damn, it's so cold in the D...

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    02/25/09

    @d3c509b: Worst song ever.
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    02/25/09

    In reply to Cobo Hall Deal Killed By Detroit City Council
    This city is f*cked. What other major attraction does it have? The SAE Show isn't nearly as big as the auto show and serves a very narrow group of people.


    Thank you Monica Conyers. Your greed and divisiveness have truly screwed us all. But what do I know? I live in the suburbs.

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    02/25/09

    @engineerd invented the race car:


    You still have the best Mediterranean and Arabic cuisine this side of the globe, and the Detroit Tigers.


    That's all I can think of.


    I grew up 15min South of downtown off 75. Are you north, south, or west?

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    02/25/09

    @aSoundofSleep: I live in Dearborn. Were you in the Brownstown area?


    The Mediterranean food is great, but it isn't going to bring people to this city. They have built all these new hotels that are now going to sit empty. People don't come to Detroit from outside the area just to visit. They come for events. The Superbowl was an awesome attraction, but it only happens once. The Auto Show brought the world to Detroit every year.


    Hopefully something can be done, but with Conyers running the show and more concerned with her kickbacks than the well-being of the region my hope is dimming.

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    02/25/09

    @engineerd invented the race car:


    Actually, yes. I grew up on Grosse Ile/Trenton. I moved away to go to college and chase a girl in Louisiana then I moved back to Michigan a few years ago. I'm now in Columbus Ohio (for a year now) and don't plan on leaving. It's probably the only city in the midwest worth a damn right now (with the exception of all these goddamn Buckeyes).


    Whenever I come home the first thing I do is drive up to dearborn and get some Mediterranean. I used to go to La Shish, but well, not anymore obviously.


    But you're right. There is absolutely nothing there to bring people from outside the state. There's bearly enough there for people to want to go even if they're within an hour away.

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    02/25/09

    @aSoundofSleep:


    This reminds me ... do you remember the electronic musical festival they started years ago? How the first time they held it there were millions of people from all over the globe. Then they starter charging asinine amounts to get in and it almost halved the attendance.


    Yet another thing Detroit has screwed the pooch on.

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    02/25/09

    @aSoundofSleep: Oh yeah, I forgot about the electronic music festival. I didn't even really hear much about it this year, although I'm sure it still happened.


    I'm thinking now is the time to get out.


    But then again, I'm a Detroiter now and have that imbicilic optimism that goes along with it.

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    02/25/09

    @engineerd invented the race car:


    I don't think the words optimism and Detroiter belong in the same sentence anymore.


    I get my lentil soup, chicken shwarma with greens salad and I'm out.


    Wait ... you said you're a Detroiter, now? As in you weren't before but you are now?

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    02/25/09

    @aSoundofSleep: No, I grew up in the LA area. I moved here about 10 years ago for a job.


    Now I have a house and a wife, so its a bit harder to escape.

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    02/25/09

    @engineerd invented the race car:


    Well I hope you've been able to at least explore some of Detroit's finer qualities.


    That must have been huge initial culture shock. My ex lived in Ontario California for a while and I was only there a week and didn't want to leave. In 'n Out Burger sucked me in.

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    02/25/09

    @engineerd invented the race car: We have got to have the most screwed up gov't of any city. Conyers is an embarrassment to the whole state.
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    02/25/09

    @aSoundofSleep: I grew up in Ontario!


    And the biggest things I miss about California are In-N-Out and the ocean. Its probably good I don't live there or I would need a UHaul truck to take me to In-N-Out. mmmmmmm...Double Double Animal Style with fries and a strawberry shake.

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