Bookstores Around the World (rec.arts.books) (FAQ) (IMPORTANT UPDATE)

On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:33:56 -0500, Dave Garrett
wrote:

In article , smoore20
says...

I am in Houston which I agree is "South" and Texas was part of the
Confederacy so by definition is South. Dallas on the other hand thinks it is
western but it lies to the east of the real West. In reality the next city
to the west of Dallas is Fort Worth which is the site of a army fort founded
in 1849, one of a series to mark the western frontier. Fort Worth (where I
was born) sometimes styles itself "Where the West Begins". So Dallas
shouldn't call itself :western". Take care

All native Houstonians know that Dallas is in fact a wretched hive of
scum and villainy located so far to the north that it may very well be
populated almost exclusively by Yankees.

Oh, not necessarily wretched, by any means. Some of us fairly
revel in the scum and villainy.

--
Bill Snyder [This space unintentionally left blank]

In rec.arts.sf.written Bill Snyder wrote:
On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:33:56 -0500, Dave Garrett
wrote:

In article , smoore20
says...

I am in Houston which I agree is "South" and Texas was part of the
Confederacy so by definition is South. Dallas on the other hand thinks it is
western but it lies to the east of the real West. In reality the next city
to the west of Dallas is Fort Worth which is the site of a army fort founded
in 1849, one of a series to mark the western frontier. Fort Worth (where I
was born) sometimes styles itself "Where the West Begins". So Dallas
shouldn't call itself :western". Take care

All native Houstonians know that Dallas is in fact a wretched hive of
scum and villainy located so far to the north that it may very well be
populated almost exclusively by Yankees.

Oh, not necessarily wretched, by any means. Some of us fairly
revel in the scum and villainy.

We know they're wretched, whether or not they are willing to admit it.

--
Mike Andrews, W5EGO

Tired old sysadmin

In article ,
(Richard D. Latham) wrote:

Walter Bushell writes:

In article ,
"Stanley Moore" wrote:

I am in Houston which I agree is "South" and Texas was part of the
Confederacy so by definition is South. Dallas on the other hand thinks it
is
western but it lies to the east of the real West. In reality the next city
to the west of Dallas is Fort Worth which is the site of a army fort
founded
in 1849, one of a series to mark the western frontier. Fort Worth (where I
was born) sometimes styles itself "Where the West Begins". So Dallas
shouldn't call itself :western". Take care

Do the eastern and western sections of Fort Worth dispute at which
north--south street the border to the West lies?


Good question.

The Stockyards are on the east side of Main Street, and most of the
(remaining) bars are on the west side.

I say "Main Street" is the dividing line. :-)

Hey, maps.google.com agress with me ... All the east-west streets
change names when they cross Main :-)

LOL!

--
A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard.

"Dave Garrett" wrote in message
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In article , smoore20
@comcast.net says...

I am in Houston which I agree is "South" and Texas was part of the
Confederacy so by definition is South. Dallas on the other hand thinks it
is
western but it lies to the east of the real West. In reality the next
city
to the west of Dallas is Fort Worth which is the site of a army fort
founded
in 1849, one of a series to mark the western frontier. Fort Worth (where
I
was born) sometimes styles itself "Where the West Begins". So Dallas
shouldn't call itself :western". Take care

All native Houstonians know that Dallas is in fact a wretched hive of
scum and villainy located so far to the north that it may very well be
populated almost exclusively by Yankees.

;-)

Dave


Perfect description of the attitude of us Houstonians. Our cosmopolitan city
is far and away better than the denizens of Dallas ever dare to hope for.
Take care
--
Stanley L. Moore
"The belief in a supernatural
source of evil is not necessary;
men alone are quite capable
of every wickedness."
Joseph Conrad

Mark Zenier wrote:

Worth adding is Abraxus Books, 5711 24th Ave NW, in Ballard. They built
a new branch library in Ballard (along with about a dozen others on a
big bond issue) and the 1970's vintage not so old library is now a used
book store. Average for Science Fiction, but the Philosophy section
is impressive.

That's out-of-date. Abraxus moved to Lower Queen Anne about a month ago.
524 1st Avenue.

There's at least one more used bookstore in Ballard, too,
(Epilogue Books?) that I've not been to yet.

2001 NW Market St. I haven't been in it recently but my roommate thinks
it's reasonably good.

"Bill Snyder" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:11:55 -0400, Lawrence Watt-Evans
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:48:22 -0700 (PDT), Stratum101
wrote:

On Sep 25, 9:43 am, Evelyn Leeper wrote:

UShttp://www.leepers.us/evelyn/bookshops/na-sw.htm Southwestern

I'd move Texas from "southwestern" into "southern".
It is culturally Southern and only a little over
100 miles from Louisiana.

Not all of Texas is culturally Southern. Not all of Texas is
ANYTHING. It's an absurdly huge place, and the line between Southern
and Southwestern runs through it, not along its border.

And what's 100 miles from Louisiana? Texas adjoins Louisiana -- but
San Antonio, for example, is hundreds of miles from that border. Did
you mean Dallas?

To me, Dallas doesn't seem culturally Southern.

As a long-time resident, I'd say putting "Dallas" and "culture" in
the same sentence is highly questionable, unless maybe you're
discussing microbiology.

Texas has the highest per capita amount of assholes of any state in the nation,
nearing 100%.
I grow weary of blowhard Texans and their braggadocio.
The state is overrun by spics and drug dealers.
The USA would have been better off if Texas had lost the war with Mexico!

On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 08:37:45 -0400, "Cornholio"
wrote:

Texas has the highest per capita amount of assholes of any state in the nation,
nearing 100%.
I grow weary of blowhard Texans and their braggadocio.
The state is overrun by spics and drug dealers.
The USA would have been better off if Texas had lost the war with Mexico!

I wonder how that would have changed the economies of both the U.S.
and of Mexico. What would North America be like today.

_A Specter is Haunting Texas_ seemed to be about Lyndon Johnson's
Texas when I read it when it came out.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

"Cornholio" wrote in message
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"Bill Snyder" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:11:55 -0400, Lawrence Watt-Evans
wrote:

On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:48:22 -0700 (PDT), Stratum101
wrote:

On Sep 25, 9:43 am, Evelyn Leeper wrote:

UShttp://www.leepers.us/evelyn/bookshops/na-sw.htm Southwestern

I'd move Texas from "southwestern" into "southern".
It is culturally Southern and only a little over
100 miles from Louisiana.

Not all of Texas is culturally Southern. Not all of Texas is
ANYTHING. It's an absurdly huge place, and the line between Southern
and Southwestern runs through it, not along its border.

And what's 100 miles from Louisiana? Texas adjoins Louisiana -- but
San Antonio, for example, is hundreds of miles from that border. Did
you mean Dallas?

To me, Dallas doesn't seem culturally Southern.

As a long-time resident, I'd say putting "Dallas" and "culture" in
the same sentence is highly questionable, unless maybe you're
discussing microbiology.

Texas has the highest per capita amount of assholes of any state in the
nation, nearing 100%.
I grow weary of blowhard Texans and their braggadocio.
The state is overrun by spics and drug dealers.
The USA would have been better off if Texas had lost the war with Mexico!


Now that was a truly hateful screed G. Texas is like nowhere else. Yes, it
has problems; what place doesn't? Yes, there are a few blowhards; where can
you not find them? Sure there are some drug dealers as well as very nice
hardworking Hispanic families. But all in all there is nowhere I'd rather
live. You have immense diversity of landscape, cultural orientation, and
Texas is well renowned for its friendly people. Take care
--
Stanley L. Moore
"The belief in a supernatural
source of evil is not necessary;
men alone are quite capable
of every wickedness."
Joseph Conrad

"Stanley Moore" wrote in
:

Now that was a truly hateful screed G.

He doesn't want reasoned discourse, he wants a flame war. Don't give him
either, it's not worth the time.

On Oct 4, 2:09*pm, "Stanley Moore" wrote:

Texas is like nowhere else.

Sort of like North Korea and Patagonia, except the
weather in Texas isn't as good.