man 1: The apocalyptic wasteland stuff was great, but I thought "The road Warrior" had Mel GIbson in it.
Man 2: Road warrior? What are you talking about? That was a detroit chamber of commerce promotional film.
Night-Gaunt49: Criterion for which? Big City: Over a million population. Gauleiter (literally District Leader, a Nazi office with a cream coat and chocolate jodhpurs and boots as uniform, responsible for doctrinal purity or the concentration camp in their area; American form: business suit and giving away the people’s property to the party faithful): Unelected absolute ruler of a city or county. The other Michigan Gauleiters rule smaller towns, all must have a majority African ancestry population to get a Gauleiter.
“So other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?”
“Did you know that Mrs. O’Leary’s cow was psychic? She ended up medium rare.”
“A scout for the Detroit Lions is taking part in the USO tour in Afghanistan. In the middle of a war zone, he spots a soccer player he thinks would make a good field goal kicker. He introduces himself and offers the soccer player a try-out in Detroit. The guy turns him down cold. Said there was less crime and more money where he was.”
randayn almost 11 years ago
They couldn’t afford Mel Gibson…or anything else.
DONZOR almost 11 years ago
Don’t believe that film! They were Lion!
Mary Finkelstein Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Tired of Dan Thompson beating up on Detroit ..Brevity is being deleted from my comics page.
tinachambers almost 11 years ago
@maridozi whiny and bankrupt is no way to go through life
Varnes almost 11 years ago
Debtrot? I’m from Michigan, can we trade Detroit to Canada for a player to be named later?
Totalloser Premium Member almost 11 years ago
The Road Warrior Top – 10 movie . I know almost every line of dialogue. The Lord Humongous
Rwill almost 11 years ago
Come on it’s a great place, you can even get Italian cars imported from Detroit.
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 11 years ago
Maridozi Member said:“Tired of Dan Thompson beating up on Detroit.”-True. He should beat up on Endtown instead!
hippogriff almost 11 years ago
The only big city run by an appointed Gauleiter.
Karen345 almost 11 years ago
ANY KIND? You do know the definition of humor is “tragedy + distance” get a sense of humor, it helps through the hard times. Laugh!
aerilim almost 11 years ago
Anthony Bourdalns CNN’s Parts Unknown depicted a gloomy view of this once magnificent city.
hippogriff almost 11 years ago
Night-Gaunt49: Criterion for which? Big City: Over a million population. Gauleiter (literally District Leader, a Nazi office with a cream coat and chocolate jodhpurs and boots as uniform, responsible for doctrinal purity or the concentration camp in their area; American form: business suit and giving away the people’s property to the party faithful): Unelected absolute ruler of a city or county. The other Michigan Gauleiters rule smaller towns, all must have a majority African ancestry population to get a Gauleiter.
randayn almost 11 years ago
“So other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?”
“Did you know that Mrs. O’Leary’s cow was psychic? She ended up medium rare.”
“A scout for the Detroit Lions is taking part in the USO tour in Afghanistan. In the middle of a war zone, he spots a soccer player he thinks would make a good field goal kicker. He introduces himself and offers the soccer player a try-out in Detroit. The guy turns him down cold. Said there was less crime and more money where he was.”
lizilu almost 11 years ago
Bravo! Very timely.