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Title: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: RighteousDude on December 18, 2012, 04:49:56 PM
Armed Task Force To Patrol Streets (http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2012/12/15/top_story/doc50cbbb312e241511092932.txt) fucking with citizens just for being outdoors. Said task force would be in riot gear and carrying AR-15's at all times, stopping everyone they see to perform ID checks and compel the citizen to give a valid reason for being out and about.

Land of the free, home of the brave!
Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: DigitalBuddha on December 18, 2012, 06:26:23 PM
Quote from: RighteousDude on December 18, 2012, 04:49:56 PM
Armed Task Force To Patrol Streets (http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2012/12/15/top_story/doc50cbbb312e241511092932.txt) fucking with citizens just for being outdoors. Said task force would be in riot gear and carrying AR-15's at all times, stopping everyone they see to perform ID checks and compel the citizen to give a valid reason for being out and about.

Land of the free, home of the brave!


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Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: Stever on December 20, 2012, 10:36:18 AM
Holy fuck!
This is breath-taking,that this Nazi bullshit is going down...coming to a town near you...,funded by your tax dollars!
Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: Leopoldrose on December 21, 2012, 11:35:53 AM
I lived in Fayetteville Ar for a while, a true dudeist haven amidst the Bible belt.
Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: Boston Rockbury on December 21, 2012, 02:02:22 PM
I have always wondered why it's pronounced 'ar-can-saw'.

Anybody know?
Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: Hominid on December 21, 2012, 05:29:32 PM
Similar question: where did the southern drawl come from? I think the 2 are related...
Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: Leopoldrose on December 21, 2012, 07:36:03 PM
The difference between "KAN-sas" and "AR-kan-saw" is about 18 Natty Lights.
Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: Zen Dog on December 21, 2012, 07:39:34 PM
Probly got something to do with Cajuns.
Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: Masked Dude on December 23, 2012, 10:33:34 PM
As an Acadian (not Cajun, but Cajuns were originally Acadian, and we all derive from Nova Scotia, so we're all cousins), I can say it's more than likely not a Cajun thing. It's a French-Canadian thing, but probably not specifically from us Acadians.

Arkansas is the French version of the Sioux word acansa, "downstream place." As for why my fellow Frenchies put an S on the end, I don't know. We're frogs; we don't have to make sense!

Kansas, however, is also a Sioux word, and there were Kansa (Kaw) tribe there. Basically, "wind people." Why is the S pronounced here? Again, probably just insanity. Maybe they used an incorrect plural? "There's them Kansas again. Let's name the river after 'em." (First the river, then the state name, by the way.)



Title: Re: The Most UnDude City In America: Paragould, Arkansas
Post by: Zen Dog on December 24, 2012, 03:45:36 AM
Fascinating Masked Dude.I love etymilogical detective work.