29 April 2009

del(eh)ware: whats the deal-o-where?


Del(eh)where?= aka the blah state. Its pretty much the non-committed-fence-sitting-suburban-purgatory at the geographical center of the mid-atlantic. I don’t know anyone from Delaware im sure they have great pride for philly or something since all of the philly radio stations and tv stations service something known as the Delaware valley? Im also pretty sure anyone from Delaware (if you actually get to meet one in person) would tell you that the state is about 2 hours from any-ware worth visiting. The state has everything that any other states of the regions would: beaches, col-de-sacs, strip-malls, bland revolutionary war history, the only difference is that Delaware lacks that ‘zazz that actually makes places interesting. Know anyone with a Delaware accent? Delaware is the gray porridge of America, and the lack of taxes is the state's jam which makes it palatable. I’m pretty sure I saw De La Warr at terminal5 a few months ago, they should have just stuck with that name (is he a duke somewhere still?/ he’ll probly sue anyway). It’s just strange cause the state couldn’t even get that little part of the peninsula that’s part of VA/MD, can’t VA/MD just giv’em that freebie? Like what did Delaware ever do to you guys‘cept for bein’ a big’ol parking lot for employees and consumers? Plenty of people think DE is the smallest state. Im pretty sorry that they couldn’t even win that/ who needs RI lets giv’em back to UK. They might have beaches noted for their inability to attract people, is that a skill? Miss u Rehoboth. Delaware has my single favorite piece of geography. The twelve-mile-circle was created as the border between Delaware and PA, its simply a random geopolitical border based on absolutely no physical land border, and incidentally enough it created my second favorite geopolitical anomaly the wedge. Land which was not claimed by MD, PA, or DE. No one wanted it so they just dumped it off on Delaware, think Delaware made a strip-mall there or some highway to visit some really cool places. Don’t go anywhere Delaware I need to smoke tax free cigarettes in tax free patio furniture in my backyard. Plus their liquor stores are open till one which is good since it takes a few hours to drive there after the stores in NJ and PA close. DE thanks for, well, existing?

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