Federal inmate 31213-060 is free!

[homer13j]

Our favorite democrat has been released from prison:

http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/sep/0...icant-coming-/

Seems like the only people not happy about this are his fellow democrats...

[Shaggy Hiker]

They mention Poland a few times. Are they refering to a town in Ohio, or the country?

It looks like nobody wants to talk about it on either side.

[homer13j]

They mention Poland a few times. Are they refering to a town in Ohio, or the country?

It's a small town near Youngstown where Traficant owns a farm.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Indiana has stolen (and horribly mangled) the names of several european cities. New Hampshire has stolen (and deliberately mangled) the name of one european city. There are other states, as well. However, this is the first I have heard of a city taking the name of a european country.

[homer13j]

Poland
Athens
Rome
Toledo
London
Paris
Vienna
Sparta
Liverpool
Palestine
Warsaw
Dresden
Hebron
Holland
Oxford
Lebanon
Verona
Milan
Versailles
Russia
Yorkshire
Jerusalem
Mecca
Mesopotamia
Geneva

...and that's just in the state of Ohio.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Hmmm, there ARE a handful of countries in there, as well.

[Nightwalker83]

@homerj13

Why was the guy sent to prison in the first place, what did he do?

Poland
Athens
Rome
Toledo
London
Paris
Vienna
Sparta
Liverpool
Palestine
Warsaw
Dresden
Hebron
Holland
Oxford
Lebanon
Verona
Milan
Versailles
Russia
Yorkshire
Jerusalem
Mecca
Mesopotamia
Geneva

...and that's just in the state of Ohio.

Damn Americans come up with your own names for places!

[homer13j]

@homerj13

Why was the guy sent to prison in the first place, what did he do?

He voted with the Republicans too many times, exposed too much corruption in his own party, and spoke often of how messed up Congress & Washington is so the Dems had no choice but to make an example of him. He ended up doing more time than Dan Rostenkowski (7+ years vs. 15 months for Rosty on roughly the same charges).

http://www.legalethicsandreform.com/hm_pg26.html

Traficant did, however, have THE best Sunday morning political show EVAR. Just him railing about Congress & Washington for 27 minutes. I used to force myself to get up early (I was in a band and usually didn't get home from gigs until 3-4 am Sunday mornings) to watch him. It was entertainment gold - especially considering his notoriously bad combover:



The Mahoning Valley Dems replaced him with Tim Ryan, a loyal puppet who they knew would behave, vote the way he was told to and not cause them any more trouble and embarrassment. Problem solved.

[EntityX]

I thought it was interesting that there's a Russia, Ohio USA. I looked it up on Google Earth for fun. It's a rather small town. I'm guessing it has some Russians.
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What would be really weird is if they named a city after a US state. Maybe it's been done. You could have California, Texas as well as Texas, California.

[Davadvice]

we have a town called Moscow near glasgow Scotland

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msa...10035&t=h&z=13

[Shaggy Hiker]

Kansas City, MO?

[I_Love_My_Vans]

There is a city in the US called Taunton, I think it's in Missouri.. or Massachusetts... well you suckers owe use for that one!

Years ago a family from my town, Taunton in the UK, fled our wonderful nation to help out you depressing bunch, since then you think you own the world!


In return for this gift, which, despite occurring about 500+ years before my birth, I am responsible for, I depend at least two slices of your best pizza.

[Shaggy Hiker]

In return for this gift, which, despite occurring about 500+ years before my birth, I am responsible for, I depend at least two slices of your best pizza.

I'll send them 4th class. Hope they still taste good when you get them.

[kleinma]

I know there is a Washington, NJ. Probably multiple states have a town called Washington.

Then of course there is New York, NY

[Shaggy Hiker]

That's a recursive call.

[storm5510]

There are a lot of states with a Jefferson County. I live in Jefferson County, Indiana. Jefferson County, Kentucky, is only 40 miles from here. This doesn't cause problems, except for severe weather reports. Then they have to make distinctions.

Indiana has stolen (and horribly mangled) the names of several european cities. New Hampshire has stolen (and deliberately mangled) the name of one european city. There are other states, as well. However, this is the first I have heard of a city taking the name of a european country.

There is a Mexico, Indiana, north of Indianapolis.

[EntityX]

In case any of you wanted to know what Hell looks like. Not as bad as you thought probably. If you live there you could say I live in Hell and you'd be telling the truth.

[storm5510]

I once worked with a man from Norway. He told me about a city there named Hell. They had a website. www.hell.no. I think the names been hijacked. Oh well.

[homer13j]

[Davadvice]

what about springfield !! Plenty of them is there not ?

[KiwiDexter]

Tsk here in Oz we make our own names up like

The Snowy Mountains

The Blue Mointains

Well okay we aren't very creative but we ain't stealing euro trash names either

[Lord Orwell]

dont forget the US was founded by immigrants. If you have a city named after a country, it most likely (at least at first) consists of those countrymen.

Also in indiana there is a Washington. But i can't say that it was named for the state or capital. Most likely it was named for the person.

Having lived in deer country, i can also attest to a town named "Buckskin". You got that one in europe?

[KiwiDexter]

dont forget the US was founded by immigrants. If you have a city named after a country, it most likely (at least at first) consists of those countrymen.

Yes Australia has never had immigrants

[Nightwalker83]

Yes Australia has never had immigrants

That's because we're too far away!

[Davadvice]

and your gvmt dont let them in!!!!

it all just cons in oz, is it not ?

[kleinma]

Also in indiana there is a Washington. But i can't say that it was named for the state or capital. Most likely it was named for the person.

Of course.. so was the state and the district.

[Lord Orwell]

That's because we're too far away!

you're a shade closer than the three month sea cruise we were.

[KiwiDexter]

and your gvmt dont let them in!!!!

it all just cons in oz, is it not ?

Yes still a requirement, however we have successfully managed to kick out the undersirables like poms

[Davadvice]

hope we can achieve that too but i don't think we ever will i will just migrage myself from here to oz. we'r off to see the .....

[chris128]

There is a city in the US called Taunton, I think it's in Missouri.. or Massachusetts... well you suckers owe use for that one!

I thought a taunton was something from star wars:



EDIT: oh no, thats a tauntaun apparently