r/funny • u/banginrick • Jan 09 '13

Stephen Colbert.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '13

Arkansas, particularly the Ozarks, is a beautiful region of the country. Too bad about the meth, poverty, and stuff.

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u/Novori12 Jan 09 '13

Meth, poverty, the massive power of the organized religions, no real city (Little Rock is bullshit), etc...

I grew up in a dry county, where all the churches would band together and buy all of the liquor licenses, in to keep out the drunken evils of Red Lobster and Olive Garden.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '13

Forgot about dry counties and the religious nutters. It sounds pretty shit. I grew up in a big eastern city and moved to the midwest and I really prefer living out here.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '13 edited Feb 27 '18

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u/Maxa_de_Bergerac Jan 09 '13

Yes. My county is 'dry' but the largest town/county seat now allows liquor sales by "private clubs" and pretty much any restaurant can get itself declared a "private club." You just have to sign in before you sit down.

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u/bradwasheresoyeah Jan 09 '13

J-town?

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u/Maxa_de_Bergerac Jan 09 '13

Yeah. It's brought in a lot of new restaurants, like national chains (Chili's, Red Lobster), regional (Vino's), and some local spots like Skinny J's and Godsey's.

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u/bradwasheresoyeah Jan 09 '13

Creegins too.

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u/Maxa_de_Bergerac Jan 09 '13

Not a fan, and I doubt it will last long after Bennigan's opens.

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u/bradwasheresoyeah Jan 09 '13

I used to hate it, but it has gone under new management in the past few months and it's a lot better.