258 definitions by krock1dk@yahoo.com
Forget New Nork. Chicago is better! It has everything New York does (including a a large Stock Exchange) except with friendlier people and a more affordable cost of living. Chicago has anything and everything: a better location in the center of the country, culture, quisine (like Chicago Deep Dish Pizza and the Gold Coast Dog), education, mass transit, enormous lakefront, an IVY league university, architecture (Chicago has America's tallest building while New York does not), China Town, shopping- especially on Michigan Avenue, sports teams (dont forget 'da Bears!), the world's 2nd busiest airport, the Chicago Symphony, The Museum of Science and Industry, the Adler Planetarium, the Art Institute and dont forget numerous jobs of all types. Chicago may only be one-third the size of New York but it can kiss Chicago's ass.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com October 1, 2007
A person's general disposition and who they are as a person including the way they act, the way the think, the way they feel, and the values they hold.
His personality is horrible. He is angry, bitter and jealous, and always holds grudges against people that offend him.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com May 23, 2008
One of the best movies of all time. Directed by John Avildsen, this 1984 drama centers around a displaced youth who seeks self-defense training from an aged maintenance man named Mister Miyagi to defend himself in a Karate Tournament against a San Fernando Valley biker gang. Most of the movie was made on location throughout the San Fernando Valley in 1983.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com September 3, 2007
A CBS sitcom that aired from 1997-2002 that starred Ted Danson as John Becker, an irascable, inner-city Bronx family-practitioner who is always irritated by something. His character is often bitter over the breakup of two marriages and steers away from long-term relationships as a result. His character is an atheist, cheap, stingy, a nicotene addict, drives a beat up clunker and lives in a mediocre apartment under a hooker. Becker found love in the last season with Chris (short for Christine), played by Nancy Travis. The two never got married. The show was cancelled in 2002 and in the last episode, Becker realized his own happiness.
Characters of the show:
Bob: a grungy, sleezy, lazy, pervert who resembles Fonzie from Happy Days and became Becker's aprtment supervisor in the last season. He has a crush on Reggie, the owner of the diner and his former classmate in high school.
Reggie: owned the diner next to Becker's office. Was the love interest of Bob. She is easily annoyed, desperate, sarcastic, lonely and bitter.
Margaret: the head of Becker's front office. She is a loving, harmonious, Christian woman who often advices Becker.
Linda: also works in Becker's front office. She is a bimbo, irrational, lazy and dates only convicts.
Jake: is blind and runs the newspaper stand in Reggie's diner. He is smart, analytical and sarcastic. Often close to Becker.
Chris: Becker's girlfriend in the last season who replaced Reggie as the diner's new owner. She is affectionate, compassionate and the only one who remotely understands Becker.
Characters of the show:
Bob: a grungy, sleezy, lazy, pervert who resembles Fonzie from Happy Days and became Becker's aprtment supervisor in the last season. He has a crush on Reggie, the owner of the diner and his former classmate in high school.
Reggie: owned the diner next to Becker's office. Was the love interest of Bob. She is easily annoyed, desperate, sarcastic, lonely and bitter.
Margaret: the head of Becker's front office. She is a loving, harmonious, Christian woman who often advices Becker.
Linda: also works in Becker's front office. She is a bimbo, irrational, lazy and dates only convicts.
Jake: is blind and runs the newspaper stand in Reggie's diner. He is smart, analytical and sarcastic. Often close to Becker.
Chris: Becker's girlfriend in the last season who replaced Reggie as the diner's new owner. She is affectionate, compassionate and the only one who remotely understands Becker.
Becker was the only recent sitcom I actually enjoyed. Too bad it was cancelled without an official series finale.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com September 23, 2007
the war that occurred in the United States during the 1860s under President Abraham Lincoln that caused the highest number of casualties than any American war. It was a war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy) that centered around slavery—the North wanted it abolished while the South permitted it for economic reasons. The central issue of slavery began to divide the country in the 1840s as members of Congress bickered over the issue and as new states entered the Union. When a new “free” state entered the union, a new slave state was required do the same to create a balance. It even divided certain states themselves-- Missouri and Virginia, by which West Virginia seceeded from it after the war.
The war began shortly after Abe Lincoln became President in 1861 when the Confederacy attacked the Union's Fort Sumter, South Carolina—allegedly by mistake--and didn’t end until 1865 when Confederacy General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Commander Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. The Battle of Anteitem was the deadliest battle of the War. Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis should have all been hung afterwards for being a traitor to the United States, in my opinion.
The war began shortly after Abe Lincoln became President in 1861 when the Confederacy attacked the Union's Fort Sumter, South Carolina—allegedly by mistake--and didn’t end until 1865 when Confederacy General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Commander Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. The Battle of Anteitem was the deadliest battle of the War. Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis should have all been hung afterwards for being a traitor to the United States, in my opinion.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com May 26, 2008
A bigger version of Oklahoma
Cowboys and gunslingers who drive around in pickup trucks
Square dancing
Country music
Oil, oil, oil
Tornados
Tumbleweed
Bible thumpers and the growing number of evangelicals
Mexican migrants
Barbeque
Chili
Hot peppers
The Alamo
Hicks
racism
Capital punishment
Don’t mess with Texas. The Lone Star State. Was once part of Mexico then became its own country then became a state in 1835, causing the Mexican War, then became part of the Confederacy then back to the U.S. Part of the Bible Belt. The state where everything is bigger: the road signs are bigger, billboards are bigger, boobs on broads are usually bigger, people are bigger or fatter, and big SUVs. Texas is just too dam big, period. It’s the 2nd largest state by area, covering some quarter of a million square miles in the southern/southwestern U.S. with 263,000 square miles. It could fit several Midwestern states in its vast territory. It takes about 13 hours to drive on I-10 from El Paso to Houston or vice versa and about the same amount of time from Harlington/McAllen to Amarillo. The drive, no matter which way you go, is dull and mostly flat with not much of a change in scenery, unless you are close to El Paso, which looks like Arizona. Texas is so big that El Paso is closer to San Diego or Los Angeles than from Houston and Houston is closer to some areas of Florida than from El Paso.
Texas is also the 2nd largest state by population (22,000,000) and growing quickly. Austin is the capital and 17th largest in the country, while Houston is the largest city and 4th largest U.S city, but Dallas-Ft. Worth is the largest metro area. Other large cities include San Antonio, El Paso, Fort Worth, Arlington and Corpus Christi. Texas has three cities alone that have more than one million residents: Houston, Dallas and San Antonio—the most of any state. And these three cities are among the top ten largest American cities. Houston is the largest single city and home to NASA and the Johnson Space Center, numerous energy firms, petrochemical manufacturers and one of the largest medical centers. Dallas is a major financial and high-tech center, San Antonio is, well.....only known for the Alamo and that’s it. Nothing special otherwise about San Antonio.
Because Texas is so large in area and population, it is very diverse. Texans come from all walks of life: suburban soccer moms, whitetrash, hillbillies, hicks, rich oil magnates, inner-city gangbangers, cattle ranchers, cowboys, Bible thumpers, farmers, poor Mexican migrants, anything and everything. Diversity is also found in its economy. It has the 2nd largest economy in the nation after California. Houston is the country’s leading energy center and was built on oil. It also has more energy firms than anywhere else. It’s also the home to NASA and the Johnson Space Center. Houston is also a major medical center, thanks to the University of Texas Medical Center. And the Houston area is the country’s leading center of petrochemical production. The Dallas-Ft. Worth area is home to many financial and insurance firms, high-tech firms (Texas Instruments and Dell Computers) and transportation and trade (American Airlines and Southwest Airlines). Austin, the state capital and 4th largest state capital by population is in a class all by itself. It’s a major, hip college town thanks to the University of Texas at Austin. Austin has frequently been ranked among the “youngest” ,“coolest”, “most educated”, “weirdest” and “most fit” cities in the country. It’s the “live” Music Capital of America and it’s recent slogan has been “Keep Austin Weird.” San Antonio, the 3rd largest city (unofficially 2nd largest according to 2007 estimates), is not known for much except for the Alamo and Riverwalk. El Paso is nothing but a craphole. Some areas like Laredo and Harlingen/McAllen are among the poorest cities in the United States and populated by almost nothing but illegal immigrants and Mexican migrants looking for free handouts. These two areas are two examples of everything that is wrong with our federal government not enforcing immigration law. Not surprisingly, they were ranked among the poorest and worst metro areas in the country to live, according to the Places Rated Almanac of 2007.
Cowboys and gunslingers who drive around in pickup trucks
Square dancing
Country music
Oil, oil, oil
Tornados
Tumbleweed
Bible thumpers and the growing number of evangelicals
Mexican migrants
Barbeque
Chili
Hot peppers
The Alamo
Hicks
racism
Capital punishment
Don’t mess with Texas. The Lone Star State. Was once part of Mexico then became its own country then became a state in 1835, causing the Mexican War, then became part of the Confederacy then back to the U.S. Part of the Bible Belt. The state where everything is bigger: the road signs are bigger, billboards are bigger, boobs on broads are usually bigger, people are bigger or fatter, and big SUVs. Texas is just too dam big, period. It’s the 2nd largest state by area, covering some quarter of a million square miles in the southern/southwestern U.S. with 263,000 square miles. It could fit several Midwestern states in its vast territory. It takes about 13 hours to drive on I-10 from El Paso to Houston or vice versa and about the same amount of time from Harlington/McAllen to Amarillo. The drive, no matter which way you go, is dull and mostly flat with not much of a change in scenery, unless you are close to El Paso, which looks like Arizona. Texas is so big that El Paso is closer to San Diego or Los Angeles than from Houston and Houston is closer to some areas of Florida than from El Paso.
Texas is also the 2nd largest state by population (22,000,000) and growing quickly. Austin is the capital and 17th largest in the country, while Houston is the largest city and 4th largest U.S city, but Dallas-Ft. Worth is the largest metro area. Other large cities include San Antonio, El Paso, Fort Worth, Arlington and Corpus Christi. Texas has three cities alone that have more than one million residents: Houston, Dallas and San Antonio—the most of any state. And these three cities are among the top ten largest American cities. Houston is the largest single city and home to NASA and the Johnson Space Center, numerous energy firms, petrochemical manufacturers and one of the largest medical centers. Dallas is a major financial and high-tech center, San Antonio is, well.....only known for the Alamo and that’s it. Nothing special otherwise about San Antonio.
Because Texas is so large in area and population, it is very diverse. Texans come from all walks of life: suburban soccer moms, whitetrash, hillbillies, hicks, rich oil magnates, inner-city gangbangers, cattle ranchers, cowboys, Bible thumpers, farmers, poor Mexican migrants, anything and everything. Diversity is also found in its economy. It has the 2nd largest economy in the nation after California. Houston is the country’s leading energy center and was built on oil. It also has more energy firms than anywhere else. It’s also the home to NASA and the Johnson Space Center. Houston is also a major medical center, thanks to the University of Texas Medical Center. And the Houston area is the country’s leading center of petrochemical production. The Dallas-Ft. Worth area is home to many financial and insurance firms, high-tech firms (Texas Instruments and Dell Computers) and transportation and trade (American Airlines and Southwest Airlines). Austin, the state capital and 4th largest state capital by population is in a class all by itself. It’s a major, hip college town thanks to the University of Texas at Austin. Austin has frequently been ranked among the “youngest” ,“coolest”, “most educated”, “weirdest” and “most fit” cities in the country. It’s the “live” Music Capital of America and it’s recent slogan has been “Keep Austin Weird.” San Antonio, the 3rd largest city (unofficially 2nd largest according to 2007 estimates), is not known for much except for the Alamo and Riverwalk. El Paso is nothing but a craphole. Some areas like Laredo and Harlingen/McAllen are among the poorest cities in the United States and populated by almost nothing but illegal immigrants and Mexican migrants looking for free handouts. These two areas are two examples of everything that is wrong with our federal government not enforcing immigration law. Not surprisingly, they were ranked among the poorest and worst metro areas in the country to live, according to the Places Rated Almanac of 2007.
I honestly wouldn’t mind living in Texas depending on location. Wheather you love it or hate it, Texas unarguably is the epitome of state pride.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com December 26, 2007
The world's biggest cornfield stretching from Ohio into southern Michigan, most of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, southern Minnesota and Nebraska. Some people consider it among the worst areas of the country with nothing but hicks, hillbillies, state fairs, plows and tractors. Yes, it has plenty of those but the Corn Belt is actually within the most industrialized region of the U.S. It contains large manufacturing centers such as Chicago, Detroit, Indianapolis, Columbus, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and smaller Omaha, Madison, Ft. Wayne, Des Moines, Lansing, Dayton and Lincoln.
by krock1dk@yahoo.com December 11, 2007