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Old Posted Sep 20, 2006, 1:11 AM
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Originally Posted by steel
I never heard the phrase before
To be honest, neither had I until a few months ago. Then maybe 10 times since. Maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention? I like it, but I tend to like anything that isn't sugar coated. Tell it like it is.

I certainly wouldn't perceive it coming exclusively from the locals at least. Maybe just about everyone I've run into/heard has been way too nihilistic or something, but they wouldn't take it as something to be proud of. Though if anything, I swear alot of them enjoy things the way things are (when I say "things" I mean to imply the bad things), heck, just read some election results for that.

On a different matter, I don't want to get into SSC-esque debates about Boeing, Microsoft, Intel, Berkshire Hathaway, and the global HQ of Joe's Diner all moving into a 300 story tower (with a footprint the size of Delaware Park, no less) to be completed by Donald Trump in Buffalo tomorrow - but did anybody notice this snippet from the News today?

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Businesses call for unleashing hydropower's economic power

International firm is considering expanding here

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And state Sen. George D. Maziarz, R-Newfane, contends low-cost power could open the door to potentially "billions of dollars" in investment by an international company that he said is considering expanding here.

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Maziarz would not reveal the company that he said could invest billions here, but he assured the panel it was a household name.

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Last edited by Sgt. Sabre; Sep 20, 2006 at 1:24 AM.
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