Twisted Acres Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Just heard this on CNN, don't see anything on the web about it... Before he began speaking this morning, President Obama (I still love writing that) said something to the effect of... "Before I begin, can I make a quick comment? My daughters' school was closed today because of the snow. In Chicago, they wouldn't even call this snow. My daughters both said, 'In Chicago, school is never cancelled because of snow.' And my 7-year-old said, "If this much snow fell in Chicago, we'd still be going outside for recess!' "We're gonna need to apply some flinty Chicago toughness down here." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 pussies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Its funny 'cause its true! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 flintyPronunciation: \ˈflin-tē\ Function: adjective 1: resembling flint ; especially : stern , unyielding That was the first time in about a decade I had to look up a word the president used. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakobnicholas Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Wow. He's funny, too. This Obama guy can do it ALL! (Sorry for the sarcasm. Obama deserves a nice, long honeymoon. And our country surely deserves a break from shredding our President a new a-hole every day. But this walk-on-water mentality by many is really starting to make me wretch. Someday his farts will smell...just the same as all us normal humans.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (Psst - The band this site is dedicated to is based out of Chicago as are many of its frequent users. It's a little Chicago pride more than Obama worship going on.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 They close school here in SE Michigan much quicker than they ever did on the other side of the state (in the "lake effect" zone). Growing up over there, we always thought of people from this side of the state (excluding Detroit itself) as pussies, and now I know why. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Folksy regional humor and elitism ("flinty") at the same time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I remember when I lived in ElPaso TX they had about an inch of snow one day and it shut the town down, schools were closed, people stayed home from work etc... It was melted by noon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 We got a couple inches this AM on top of the couple feet we already had and no one flinched. Chicago schools never close unless public transportation is shut down. As for the honeymoon, just listen to shows on either end of the spectrum (Democracy Now on the left and just about anything on the right) and you will know the honeymoon is pretty much over already. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moe_Syzlak Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Folksy regional humor and elitism ("flinty") at the same time.Can we please stop labeling smart as "elitist"? Would you have liked it better if he said "We're gonna need to apply some Chicago toughness down here, ya betcha!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I hate to sound "elitist", but is flinty really hard to figure out? Flint is a hard and resilient kind of rock and flinty is an adjective based on the rock. Not so tough really... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I hate to sound "elitist", but is flinty really hard to figure out? Flint is a hard and resilient kind of rock and flinty is an adjective based on the rock. Not so tough really... LouieB Off to the smarmy thread with ya. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I knew what 'flinty' meant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I'm going to make it a point to use the word in a sentence today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Off to the smarmy thread with ya.Just call me flinty..... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 They close school here in SE Michigan much quicker than they ever did on the other side of the state (in the "lake effect" zone). Growing up over there, we always thought of people from this side of the state (excluding Detroit itself) as pussies, and now I know why. The NEVER closed school in the U.P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The NEVER closed school in the U.P.They have schools in the UP? /jk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 There's an article in the Washington Post about it. and I dunno. I'm sorta with him, but living a few blocks from where his daughters go to school (and the VP mansion), I don't think the schools should have been closed, but a 2 hour delay yesterday and today would have been very helpful. the buses couldn't get to my part of the neighborhood yesterday until around 10:30am and today I had to watch a bus go by because I couldn't get to it (walking anywhere this morning was a risk to anyone the sidewalks were coated with thick ice covered snow). i don't think we have as much road and sidewalk equipment here as they do in Chicago. but i guess i'll cut the guy some slack, he doesn't have to shovel his sidewalk anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 They close school here in SE Michigan much quicker than they ever did on the other side of the state (in the "lake effect" zone). Growing up over there, we always thought of people from this side of the state (excluding Detroit itself) as pussies, and now I know why. Oh, reeeeaaalllyyyyy!?Well, growing up over here, we figured "out-staters" were pretty much all narrow-minded, religous, republican, boring, provincial pussies. (You certainly being the exception Tom)So there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Oh, reeeeaaalllyyyyy!?Well, growing up over here, we figured "out-staters" were pretty much all narrow-minded, religous, republican, boring, provincial pussies. (You certainly being the exception Tom)So there! I was wondering if you'd chime in on that. It's funny how intrastate prejudices happen. I didn't really care one way or the other, but some of my classmates had a real animosity against "east-siders." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I was wondering if you'd chime in on that. It's funny how intrastate prejudices happen. I didn't really care one way or the other, but some of my classmates had a real animosity against "east-siders."Yeah, I didn't really meet an out-stater until college where I roomed with a guy from Cassopolis. He was always barefoot, in overalls with no shirt. Seriously. A brilliant Lil Abner! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 and I dunno. I'm sorta with him, but living a few blocks from where his daughters go to school (and the VP mansion), I don't think the schools should have been closed, but a 2 hour delay yesterday and today would have been very helpful. the buses couldn't get to my part of the neighborhood yesterday until around 10:30am and today I had to watch a bus go by because I couldn't get to it (walking anywhere this morning was a risk to anyone the sidewalks were coated with thick ice covered snow). i don't think we have as much road and sidewalk equipment here as they do in Chicago. but i guess i'll cut the guy some slack, he doesn't have to shovel his sidewalk anymore. Just call us flinty....there is ice all over the joint here in Chicago and has been for weeks. Our sidestreets and alleys don't get ploughed and there are mounds of snow which will be there until well into the spring at this rate. So many mornings I just want to stay home, but alas, I have to get out and brave the traffic, etc. Just one week here in this crap would send the average southerner over the edge. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I love chicago but it is probably the only city in the country that regularly tries to kill you both in the summer and the winter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I love chicago but it is probably the only city in the country that regularly tries to kill you both in the summer and the winter.Yea, between the weather and the actual murder rate...... It is brutal here...hence the reason you have to be flinty (or fruity or flirty or...??) LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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