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So this isn't going to be a theme park based around the Wonderland murders that Pickaway County's John Holmes narrowly escaped?

^That's fairly unusual. Wiis are pretty tough; especially compared to 360s! I think about 10% of Wiis have broken so far as compared to 52% of 360s.

^ Not off topic in this department.

Where's the chicks taking their tops off? Or tugs-of-war on the beach where chicks' tops fall off? What kind of Spring Break thread is this?

Ahh, the first time I visited Louisville, I was expecting to see old men that dress like Colonel Sanders walking down tree-lined streets, drinking bourbon and taking the time to stop and admire statues of Davey Crockett and Bill Monroe. Basically, like Richmond. But instead, it just looked like a mix of Columbus and Dayton. I was shocked.

Aruba? The one in the nearly empty strip mall south of Eastland with the old Big Bear and Central Hardware? Sounds like a happenin' place! Almost as awesome as the Aquarium Lounge in the old Denny's in front of the old Kids 'R Us, Chuck E. Cheese and AMC 8 that they just tore down -- just north of the Olive Garden on S. Hamilton. It also sees lots of gunplay. I didn't know that the mayor left Berwick. Isn't

The Lion's Den is also referred to as the "Marengo Library".

If they really wanted to protect their wealth, they wouldn't saddle themselves with the enormous costs of living in sprawl.

I know lots of people 16-30 who don't drive or own cars or started driving again after a long hiatus. They simply don't want to deal with all the BS. Of course, it's one thing for a New Yorker to forgo an automobile, but these are Ohioans.

The Continent was the Easton of the '80s. Will Easton be the Continent of the teens or '20s?

If you like to get loud at the theater, just go to the loud one. Most cities have at least one. I don't go to the movies much because I think 500 people in a room being totally silent while staring at a screen is creepy, and I like to make fun of stupid stuff I see in the movie. But, most people hate that, so I stay home. Now, at the loud theater people crack jokes and talk to each other like normal human beings. Springdale Cinemas in Cincy is one; I haven't gone looking for one in Columbus yet.

^Though it would probably work well, greenfield development is the last thing Columbus needs at this point. Even if it just replaces the track, I think it's too far from the core.

Tires, tires, tires. A good set of all-seasons will handle nasty snow with ease, let alone today's incredible snow tires. Though, if you don't have a limited-slip (aka Posi-traction) rear end, you're pretty much stuck.

Yo, I'm M.C. Napier, I'm a school that closed down My roof is all leaky and my walls have turned brown The board left expensive stuff sittin' around Don't no one care, 'cause there's a new school in town Word.

An odd driving phenomenon that I only noticed in Columbus after I lived other places is that cars coming up on your tail, no matter what your mode, wait until the very last second to get over. They always nearly clip you -- odd considering how much extra space there is almost everywhere in town.

I consider overpass graffiti a fairly credible news source.

That's how they are able to have gun shows at Westland.

^Tower Place can't be killed as easily as City Center since it's not in a building dedicated to just a mall. I never thought of that... er, carry on.

"But it's different!" When the Italian mob offs someone, it's sexy!

I'd love to see how well a typical American skinhead would do should we drop his/her ass in the middle of Europe tomorrow. Heck, can't we inspire a "Back To Europe" movement for these people and be done with them? They'd probably be pretty PO'd when they found out that black and brown people live there too.

I like the Delphi location better if Wexner turns Westland into Weston. Of course, Weston could be built at Delphi as well.

Ohio's minimum wage did not rise on January 1 of this year. When they changed the law back in 2007, Ohio's minimum wage rose from $5.15 to $6.85. After that, it was to rise each year at a rate indexed to inflation. On 1/1/08 it went to $7 then increased to $7.30 on 1/1/09. Does that mean that there was no inflation in Ohio or the U.S. as a whole over the course of 2009? I now own a business, so I am curious as to why it did not change this year (though my future employees will make more than that, I still want to keep them a bit of a distance from the minimum for motivational reasons). I think there was a thread about this in the past but I could not find it. edit: "mothivational" is not a word

^ I'm only 30!

Most of them actually took it pretty easy with the drugs. The booze, on the other hand...

A small town doesn't have to be in suburbia to have a NAPA store; they're one of the essentials in rural areas. They sell a full line of quality automotive replacement parts for much less than the dealers' OEM prices, plus tools and shop supplies, and they have or can get hard-to-find parts for cars, trucks, and agricultural engines that are too old or uncommon for the dealers to stock any more. Usually they're owned and operated by franchisees who live in the communities, they're vital to independent repair shops, farmers, and do-it-yourself mechanics, and they make an important contribution to keeping retail local. :clap: Yep, N.A.P.A. rules. There's a lot of true car guys that will only spend money elsewhere when forced.