Just called the cops in protest of richies and their fireworks.

[lonestarnot]

They had a permit, but I made it clear to the cops that it was disturbing both to me and my dogs and cats. Sounded like war, and I didn't like it. Hmmmmf. Fuck a bunch of fireworks! I think I'll file a complaint with the City. It's not 4th of July. And I'm crotchety tonight. Teehee.

[BattyDem]

1. Fireworks?

Is there a holiday I'm not aware of? :shrug:

[FoxNewsSucks]

2. They're probably just celebrating

their latest 5-figure tax cut. Got money to burn, you know. . . .

[lonestarnot]

5. Pralee right there.

[lonestarnot]

4. Nope no holiday. Richies do it up in a big way, but I'm sick of

them. And I don't like to be reminded of war in my own damn neighborhood. Bad enough men and women are dying for lies in this war without end. I don't need their crappy way of celebrating whatever it is they're celebrating. And apparently, God doesn't like it either. He just started pouring rain. :rofl:

[dailykoff]

3. Dogs are really sensitive to fireworks.

Try giving them each a teaspoon of whisky to settle their nerves.

[lonestarnot]

6. Feed them some roaches. LOL just kidding.

[demwing]

8. OH GOD Noooo!

Alcohol + fireworks + jerks = bad juju for whole neighborhood.

[demwing]

10. Oops My bad

I thought you were advising giving the booze to the neighbors, not the dogs.

I should have slowed down a bit, sorry.

[lonestarnot]

11. Juju? What's juju?

:rofl:

[demwing]

14. JuJu means...

"An object used as a charm in West Africa, that is believed to embody magical powers. It also refers to the supernatural power ascribed to such an object."

Bad Juju = bad magic, or bad luck. But, again, my bad. I missed the part referring to the dogs. Dur!

[lonestarnot]

17. cool.

Juju.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

9. Ruh, Roh!

So Scooby should have taken a shot before he went into those haunted houses?

[lonestarnot]

13. Every time I think of war, I need a shot. Ain't no haunted house.

Makes one though for those in the neighborhood that have post traumatic stress syndrom.

[davidinalameda]

24. he and Shaggy were smoking up big time

that dog was the biggest stoner I've ever seen

[lonestarnot]

26. LOL, Bad, bad, bad doggie.

[Truthiness Inspector]

15. Alcohol is bad for dogs

I hope you were joking about the whiskey...

[lonestarnot]

18. I had a horse who loved beer! Chase you down for the entire can!

[dailykoff]

20. LOL

I was thinking of doggie tranquilizers, which some people I know give their dogs every 4th of July, but I figured they might be hard to find on short notice.

[lonestarnot]

21. No. I'm not gona dope up my dogs because of those assholes.

I am just going to thank God for raining on them.

[dailykoff]

28. Much better solution, I agree

The Lord works in mysterious ways! :)

[lonestarnot]

29. Teehee. Rains on the just and the unjust.

Or something like that.

[Sal Minella]

31. The rain it raineth on the just

And also on the unjust fella,
But moreso on the just because
The unjust steals the just's umbrella.

Learned that from my mother, more years ago than I want to think about.

[lonestarnot]

35. Damn I like that! Have never heard it before.

[OwnedByFerrets]

61. My vet has me use baby benedryl on ours

when they are nervous or upset. just a small amount will do it. Talk to your vet for proper doses.

[lonestarnot]

62. Nope! No dope for my dogs. I will personally console them.

[Truthiness Inspector]

22. I'm sure they love it

and some people love sharing their vices, but it's purely selfish for anyone to share alcohol with animals.

[lonestarnot]

23. Hops in beer; doesn't hurt a horse if they only get one can. I know

from personal experience. I would never give my dogs or cats any. I love them :loveya:

[me b zola]

25. I knew someone with a lab who would shake down visitors for a nug

The dog would shake everyone down as they came in the house, and who ever was holding the sack had to toss a fat bud to the dog before they could come all the way in the house. :D

[lonestarnot]

27. OMG. Another bad, bad, bad doggie!

:rofl:

[Truthiness Inspector]

30. Idiot owner

I know you meant that to be a "cute" story but it isn't. It's a story of an irresponsible and reckless pet owner.

[lonestarnot]

33. Apparently the doggie liked bud. It's a natural substance.

If the doggie liked it, how would it be harmful?

[me b zola]

40. I didn't mean for that story to be anything other than what it was...

Let me ask you a question. You are working in a nursing home. The doctor says that "Mary Lou" can't have cigarettes, and her family concurs--Mary Lou has COPD. Now Mary Lou is a grown ass woman with 10 great grandchildren, is cognatively aware, and wants a damn cigarette. What do you do? Me, I give her a damn cigarette.

Life is a journey. I really don't have the energy to pass judgement on everyone that I come across.

[lonestarnot]

43. You be the cool one me b zola! Right on.

:hug:

[me b zola]

47. Back at 'cha, baby

:hug:

[Truthiness Inspector]

45. So the dog consented?

I think not.

Smoke all the doobies you want. I have no prob with that.

Don't impose that on a non-consenting animal.

[lonestarnot]

49. Reread the freak'n post! That's not what was said.

[me b zola]

53. We may have uncovered that poster's problem

She may have been smoking the tea leaves instead of reading them. :rofl:

[lonestarnot]

56. Spew!

:spray: :rofl:

[me b zola]

50. Aha! The inspector may be on to something....

...or not.

I don't know about their dog, but my cats have signed a release form for their catnip.

[lonestarnot]

51. Tee hee!

:rofl: Cats busted!

[Truthiness Inspector]

52. Catnip is another matter

My cat agrees catnip is most excellent. LOL.

[lonestarnot]

54. My cat TC will scratch eyes out for catnip! He eats it, rolls in it,

flicks it in the air, plays with it and has a genuine cat party.

[JVS]

100. Why would anyone go to this persons house?

Wouldn't it be better to go elsewhere and not be shaken down for the nug?

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

7. Wedding?

I notice more newlyweds are celebrating with fireworks. There is a Greek church near me that sets off enough firepower to make you jump. Very disconcerting.

[lonestarnot]

16. Bombs bursting in air. What a way to celebrate.

[lonestarnot]

38. The cops said it was a school. A richie kindergarten and middle school

Teach'n 'em bombs are good early I guess. :cry:

[radwriter0555]

44. You called the cops on little kids having a party? And doing fireworks?

An hour of your life and you have to call the cops on a legal and permitted event?

And, it's an hour that barely effects you.

All you had to do was look out your window and enjoy the free show.

My dogs don't mind fireworks at all.

And calling them "richie" kids? What's wrong with someone being more affluent? They went through the process, got permits, spent money they earned honestly.. and they're KIDS.

You need to lighten up.

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[radwriter0555]

63. Fireworks aren't bombs, they're art actually. The spectacular displays

created with fireworks are amazing and date back thousands of years to the chinese.

Some of my favorite memories of group events are with fireworks... the 4th of July before I left I went down to Inglewood and bought $300 worth of fireworks and our whole neighborhood turned out with theirs too. We lit up the street for hours, having wine, sharing stories and being neighbors for the last time.

It would have been more enjoyable for you to have appreciated the show instead of getting all upset over it. Life is short... enjoy beauty and unexpected pleasures whenever they come your way.

[lonestarnot]

115. Don't associate with richies as most of them are shallow and

spend most of their time worrying about how to get money out of the other guy's pocket. And the fireworks were just a bunch of noise, nothing for anyone to see, move along type of display. Just for local richies, ground display.

[lonestarnot]

55. Ok so I'm harsh. But I'm not going to "lighten up" on anything that

resembles a bomb, or Kim J. Illness's entertainment.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

64. Oh please. Fireworks don't teach kids about bombs being good.

Geez, don't you remember being a kid? Did you see fireworks as a kid and think "war is good?"

I love fireworks. I love go to see them and my family puts on several displays over the summer. It's just fun. The neighbors come over to watch.

[lonestarnot]

67. Symbolically they are bombs bursting in air and I defy you

to offer evidence that they are not.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

71. Do you think a child is going to pick up on the symbolism?

[ComerPerro]

84. well, consider the following:

Fireworks are credited with being invented in China over 2000 years ago.

Meanwhile, the earliest and most practical "bomb", a cannon ball or any other expolsive projectile, didn't even see its first and crudest appearance until sometime around 1300, it is estimated.

[lonestarnot]

88. Many Americans have learned the act of rewriting history

can be useful. The history of fireworks does not change the symbolism of the modern hegemonies. Rockets weren't capable of p;enetrating tanks just a few years back either. hmmmf.

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[ComerPerro]

90. Wow. Ignorance like this takes a lot of willpower and concentration

[rockymountaindem]

70. Oh come on

Fireworks are not the same as bombs. They are for asthetic purposes, not destructive ones. Just because they both use gunpowder doesn't mean they're the same thing. It's not like they're sitting over there with one arm around their kid say, "y'know son, the real bombs *kill* people, ain't that great?"

Not everything has to do with war.

[lonestarnot]

126. Well men and women are dying everyday for lies and they are

calling it war,and it looks like war, sounds like war, so I guess we're in a damn war. Fireworks symbolize the very thing that is killing our men and women for lies and I'm sick of subtle confirmation of fucking war. Richies think it's ok, and I don't. No. They are not blatant as you suggest and probably never even give the subtleties of acceptance of war a thought, but I have and this is part of my thinking now. I want nothing to do with anything that looks like, smells like, sounds like, or tastes like war, period. Nothing.

[gumby]

12. Permits for fireworks?

That's a new one. One can get a permit to blow up the neighborhood for any party time?

Until my neighbors moved, I was continually wondering when they would burn down my house with their fireworks. Used to find the spent casings all over my roof and yard. Not pleasant!

The only time I called the cops on my neighbor (a different one) was because of a 'Foley.'

[lonestarnot]

19. Yeah. Permits. They have to pay for them. Have to pay to

blow up your neighborhood. If they were close enough to my house to be causing what you described, I be over there making some trouble, getting someone on the plane to Iraq. :rofl:

[DocSavage]

68. So what

was the damage? Houses leveled? Windows blown out? What are you going to do in January when your neighbor that may make more money than you (richie Rich) buys the biggest flat screen TV possible and invites 50 of his closest friends over for the Superbowl? Call the cops because your water pressure drops during commercials, or the smell of chicken wings is overwhelming and making your dogs drule?

Bet you would have been pretty funny on Cops!

[ruiner4u]

32. Do you live in SW ohio????

At 7pm i heard some weird boom sounds and ran to the boiler room thinking something had busted.. I also called a neighbor and she heard the same booms... then at 9...then at 11... I went for a ride and saw a cop and asked her and found it it was homecomming.. WTF???

Anyway, I moved to yuppie-spawn'ville 2 years ago and these people never cease to amaze me..

[lonestarnot]

34. Nope. Phoenix.

[ruiner4u]

36. ack...they spread to you...

beware the rePODlicans!!! heh

[lonestarnot]

39. Explain...

[aikoaiko]

37. party pooper.

or just sour grapes you weren't invited to the party.

;)

[lonestarnot]

41. Yeah sure right. I party with the unibombers. Not my idea of a

fucking party. :eyes: Prefer a nice bond fire with a keg a some good music... Fou Fighters, Flogging Molly. Fou Fighters here in Tempe either tonight or tomorrow night. Now that's a party. :party:

[aikoaiko]

57. FFs will be a good party - but I must admit that I love to shoot fireworks

Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. I blow my paycheck on ariels/mortars.

[lonestarnot]

58. Be sure to invite lil kimmie to your next potty. He'll be honored.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

65. Oh yes, because celebrating with some fireworks is so clearly

an indication that one is aligning themselves with Kim Jong-il.

:eyes:

[ghostsofgiants]

73. Shut the fuck up, commie.

:P

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

75. Check your PM, commie.

:P

[petronius]

79. Damn straight - and people who cruise around in boats are

morally equivalent to Blackbeard the pirate. Not to mention that anyone who displays a paper skeleton in the yard for Halloween is exactly the same as a grave-robbing necrophiliac...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

82. We shoot our illegal fireworks off straight over our boats.

When we're done, we usually get on those boats and head to Rhode Island for ice cream. One of these days, we're going to commandeer a yacht in Watch Hill and shoot fireworks off from it. Just so we can be unibomber-lovin' pirates.

Damn straight.

[lonestarnot]

116. No alignment was mentioned that I see. Just similar behavior.

:eyes:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

117. What similar behavior? Acting as a communist dictator?

Oh and you might want to check up on the DU rules, since your lexicon of "fuck you" and "kiss my sweet ass" are forbidden.

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[ghostsofgiants]

72. Yeah, people setting of fireworks WITH A PERMIT...

Are definitely comparable to the unabomber. Should I cut off all ties with my brother for playing paintball on his birthday? I mean, that's tantamount to being the DC Sniper, right? :eyes:

And while I'm at it, it's Foo Fighters, not Fou Fighters.

[ellisonz]

87. Foo, not Fou

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_fighter

[lonestarnot]

129. typo thanks.

[-..__...]

42. John Gotti used to put on fireworks displays for the neighbors.

Bet you wouldn't have dared to complain if you lived on the block.

[lonestarnot]

46. Fuck John Gotti! He's dead. Bet he's light'n lots of fires.

:rofl: I hate fireworks and bombs. I don't give a crap if the devil himself lights them. I'd complain.

[kiahzero]

59. Your empathy astounds me.

What's the encore, call the cops on a kids party with a clown, because they give you nightmares?

[lonestarnot]

60. Clown do not equal bombs and what are you talking about?

Empathizing with whom? My dogs? yes. My cats? yes. Soldiers in Iraq? yes. Children who are innocent of what damage a bomb can cause? yes. What's your party? (and I'm not referencing political party)

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[lonestarnot]

69. Ritual bombing w/o casualties (in most cases) bomb simulation

never-the-less, dumb is as dumb does. hmmmmf.

[ghostsofgiants]

74. No casualties and no property damage...

Which are clearly the reasons real bombs are bad, no? And something tells me these people aren't shouting "TAKE THAT IRAQI VILLAGERS!!!1" as they explode. Not quite a celebration of war or anything. I fail to see the outrage here, aside from you being annoyed by the noise.

[petronius]

80. Considering that people were setting off fireworks long before

gunpowder was used as a weapon, I tend to think there is more to fireworks displays than 'simulated war.'

[Katina]

93. thank god, a voice of reason!

jesus, we get it...you hate fireworks...but I think you are really showing your anger over people who happen to have more money than you so they can afford fireworks. Why is it that we have to be angry over someone doing well financially?
Sorry, I think you need to sit down, have a glass of wine or roll a bone and mellow out. There are so many things in this world to pissed over, this is not one of them. IMVHO.

[KFC]

76. One thing I can say about the South - they are not afraid of fireworks

I grew up in SC - we used to have firecracker and bottle rocket fights all the time. No harm done, just a hell of a lot of fun. Moved up north and eventually to CA - total wusses about fireworks. I threw a firecracker in a twinky at my college roomate (in MA) and he seriously thought I was trying to kill him. Shit, I've had them blow up in my hand with no problem. M-80s and higher grade stuff are a different story - you need to be careful.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

77. Hah, not my northern family.

We buy stuff that comes with warnings like: "CAUTION: Shoots 255 Flaming Balls"

[ghostsofgiants]

78. Your family sounds fun, haha.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

81. We even have spearguns!

However, I have never successfully shot anything with a speargun. It's hard aiming in the water, while you're getting bounced around by the waves.

[KFC]

83. That sounds professional

Props to you and your family as the only group of yankees that are not afraid of explosives.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

85. Yeah, it's a huge thing on the 4th.

My stepdad spends a couple thousand on it and all the neighbors on the cove come out to watch.

It's really fun.

[Kali]

101. My youngest son is the champ of our bottle rocket wars. Has been

since he could flick a bic, the little fiend. Bought him $100 worth for his birthday one year. Hell of a lot better than some stupid electronic toy. Good healthy fun!

[jobycom]

118. No kidding--same with me in Mississippi.

We used to have Roman Candle wars. And treehouse wars--one group would get in the treehouse and plug up all the holes, and the other would try to throw fireworks into the treehouse. I was a master at it. I used to pull the blades off spinners and stick them through a hole and light them. Or pull the stem off bottle rockets and do it. You could hear them screaming in there, banging around, then a loud pop. Usually a few bad words followed... Ah, good times. My poor kids think fireworks are dangerous bad things. Sad.

[michreject]

86. What did the cops do or say?

Inquiring minds want to know?

[name not needed]

91. Hopefully, "stop wasting our fucking time"

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

92. Yeah, after they stopped laughing.

[Katina]

94. have they stopped yet?

:rofl:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

95. I haven't.

:rofl:

[Katina]

96. neither have I

all I could think (and I don't mean to be mean) is god, don't we have better things to worry about?

:D

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

97. That and...

thank God she's not my neighbor. Permit, smermit let's blow shit up!

[Katina]

99. OMG

:rofl:

Thanks! I needed that!

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[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

104. I was thinking about how much fun one can achieve in 45 sec with $150

[name not needed]

107. Wow. Think of how many children I could brainwash

into thinking war is awesome with that.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

108. I'm sure my stepbrother and younger cousins will soon love war.

And it's all thanks to my stepdad's love of big fireworks. It's all part of his grand plan as a richie Republican.

[Katina]

111. yeah, along with every other kid who has fun

lighting firecrackers, cherry bombs, block busters, ashcans, etc etc etc ...the vile war mongers that they are. ...for shame for shame.

god, some people need to get a life!

[lonestarnot]

123. Seeds are planted yes.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

130. It's a giant leap of logic to think that kids are going to love war from..

putting on fireworks displays over the cove after we've spent a day at the beach and fishing/tubing off our boats. Generally with some BBQing and clam baking. Maybe even playing around with the air rifles a bit.

:rofl:

Yep, all part of the richie plot.

[lonestarnot]

132. Richies usually don't get in on wars. They just do a bushitler "thang."

You need say no more. :eyes:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

136. Hey "richie" is your word not mine.

You would probably consider us "richies," that's why I used it. All of my grandfathers (four) fought in the military. The three that I know all watch(ed) and enjoyed fireworks.

[lonestarnot]

122. The glamor of war. Yes. It's a beautiful thing. Just like the great

deceiver we have in the White House. To some he looks like a god to be worshiped. Fireworks to some are beautiful works of art. Ask infantry what they think of them. Ask the wounded missing limbs and eyes and guts how fireworks sound to them after they've come back from two or three tours in Iraq.

[petronius]

110. I'm leaning toward 'joke' - but who cares, it's funny! (nt)

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[skygazer]

98. I can't believe no one has recommended this thread

Where the hell is the justice?

[ghostsofgiants]

102. I know!

I tried but was too late. :(

[lonestarnot]

124. ha ha.

:rofl:

[ghostsofgiants]

125. Seriously, this is the funniest thread I've encountered in ages.

Also the most mind-numbingly ridiclous one, but god damn, everything you post is comedic gold.

[lonestarnot]

127. So glad I could be of service.

:patriot:

[lonestarnot]

128. And do you find this inquiry so comedic gold?

Ask infantry what they think of them. Ask the wounded missing limbs and eyes and guts how fireworks sound to them after they've come back from two or three tours in Iraq.

[ghostsofgiants]

131. No, but I do find it pretty irrelevant to your original point.

A war veteran would make the association because of the similar sound, etc. Even then, it's not an association that's inherent to fireworks. I'd be willing to bet you could find plenty of veterans who enjoy fireworks.

A kid, as was your original argument, isn't going to make that association unless they're specifically told that fireworks represent bombs (which I would be willing to bet they don't to a vast majority of people).

If you were a veteran and you complained about it because it was causing you mental distress, you'd have a valid point. Your complaint, however, seems to be based on a hatred of "richies" and an arbitrary association to war that you've given fireworks. Like I said before, were these people shouting "TAKE THAT IRAQI VILLAGERS!!!" as the fireworks went off? My guess is they were saying "look at the pretty colours" to the kids.

Christ, it's 4:45 AM, why the hell am I still up arguing this shit with you?

[lonestarnot]

133. Dee dee dee.

Your done. I need say no more. You don't need to see my DD214 as you wouldn't know what the fuck it was after you saw it.

[ghostsofgiants]

134. Oh, so you ARE a veteran?

Then perhaps rather than acting like a child and whining about richies and kids being indoctrinated to war via fireworks, you shold have said that as a veteran it was causing you mental distress. That way you wouldn't have come off as a total nutjob who just has a vendetta against people who are a little more affluent than you.

And I'd like to make an addendum to my commentary about kids being indoctrinated to love war via fireworks: If their family is teaching them that fireworks represent war and that war is a good thing, thy're probably going to be taught that war is a good thing with or without the fireworks.

[michreject]

137. Not exactly the way I would describ it

Also the most mind-numbingly ridiclous one, but god damn, everything you post is comedic gold.

I would have to throw in a "pathetic" in there somewhere. I would bet that those kids are hoping for a tornado and a house to fall on somebody.

[JVS]

105. Are these "richies" the same as the "richers" from South Park?

[name not needed]

106. No. These "richies" kill and molest children and small animals.

Their grandparents were Nazis too.

[Katina]

112. interesting signature

I'd worry less about firecrackers and more about trains since I just saw someone fall off a train about a month ago. The train started moving and the person fell between the platform & the train and was killed. It was horrible. Give me a good old fashioned fireworks display over that any day!

[WindRavenX]

109. LOL @ this thread

Wow lonestarnot, you're special :rofl:

[gordontron]

113. sounds like a little raincloud

just put out that parade. ;) I'm sure they were annoying though

[begin_within]

114. In that case, you are hereby formally NOT invited to visit my web site.

http://www.fireworksland.com

[lonestarnot]

120. Thanks bob_weaver.

:rofl:

[Common Sense Party]

135. Have you personally verified that the guilty parties are "richies"?

I know a lot of latinos who love to shoot off fireworks on Christmas, New Years, after weddings, quinceaneras, for just about any reason...

And none of the guys I know would qualify as a "richie."

Nor would they think they're teaching their kids to love war.

[TheGriz]

138. You are an angry person...

Well, from what I can piece together from your ill-constructed and poorly thought out posts anyway.

You don't seem to have an actual basis for any of your arguments. And when it comes down to it, you don't really need one. Fireworks annoy you, and that is fine. "Rich" people bother you, and that is fine (although you sound as ignorant and hateful as any skinhead when you label, slander, stereotype and demonize and entire group of people). Hate on these things/people as much as you like - but you come off looking like the morality police in office when you call the cops on people who are doing perfectly legal and harmless things over your own pet peeves. Perhaps you would like to compare a barbeque to the crematoreums at Auschwitz?

Since you say you have served, you know better than anyone that war veterans are individuals and will invariably come up with a variety of opinions on any given issue. When you say things like "ask the veterans missing limbs and eyes and guts how they feel about fireworks" it doesn't unfortunately mean anything, because you will get many different responses from many different people.

[Call Me Wesley]

139. Locking.

Thread surely went the wrong way, sorry.



Respectfully submitted,

Call Me Wesley
DU Moderator