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  1. Giving a bump to this old thread. I am on a FB...

    Giving a bump to this old thread. I am on a FB political page and none of the JC threads regarding his harassment mention what most Detroiters suspect.
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    I worked at the Little Caesars Pizza Station on...

    I worked at the Little Caesars Pizza Station on Telegraph in Southfield during high school. Emanuel Steward came in one night around Christmas. He asked me how many employees were working and then...
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    I live in Chicago. DePaul basketball bumped the...

    I live in Chicago. DePaul basketball bumped the NFC Championship Game because both are on the lone Chicago Westwood One station. NBA Finals games also get bounced when they have to honor a local...
  4. I read Mitt's Wikipedia entry and it says two of...

    I read Mitt's Wikipedia entry and it says two of his ancestors became Mormons within the first decade of JCLDS' existence.

    I came up with an analogy: Mitt Romney is to Michigan as Grant Hill is to...
  5. Anybody have a "I knew Mitt Romney" story? v. Native Son

    Mitt Romney lived in Detroit and WB and attended public schools until he went to Cranbrook. I have been on DY for years and it seems like collectively we know about everything! So here is a...
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    I think the most impressive thing about that...

    I think the most impressive thing about that story is that there is a James Vernor VI.
  7. Better Made website says August 14 :( ...

    Better Made website says August 14 :[[

    http://bmchips.com/better-made-national-coney-island.aspx
  8. Your card number was obtained in Detroit and...

    Your card number was obtained in Detroit and somebody used it in Minneapolis?
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    The area will be cleared if the robbers are still...

    The area will be cleared if the robbers are still inside, but they don't block streets after a bank robbery. Best way to tell that a bank was robbed is when there are cops standing outside the front...
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    Somebody who says The Ravines and Southfield is...

    Somebody who says The Ravines and Southfield is only talking about one place: N of 9 mile and E of Inkster.

    #SHS Class of 1987
  11. I was a volunteer for the GP for three years. ...

    I was a volunteer for the GP for three years. Got full access over the weekend in exchange for a few hours work the week before the race. I worked a track truck and we dumped kitty litter on any...
  12. A 16 year-old is only broke if he/she chooses not...

    A 16 year-old is only broke if he/she chooses not to work. An earlier post said that that McD's "only hires little girls". Maybe the little girls decided to make their WAM the honest way. I worked...
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    L. Brooks Patterson, The Electrifying Mojo, White...

    L. Brooks Patterson, The Electrifying Mojo, White Boy Rick, and Martha Jean the Queen. I would also toss in Mike Illich. As big as Illich is around here, he's not known nationally like Jerry Jones,...
  14. Will Detroiters ever accept a TV show or movie like Martin v. filmed elsewhere?

    I am watching episodes on DVR of an ABC sit-com called Happy Endings. It's supposed to take place in Chicago, but it's obvious from the street scenes that it is filmed someplace else and they just...
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    I saw him years ago at the Belle Tire on Orchard...

    I saw him years ago at the Belle Tire on Orchard Lake and Maple getting a new tire for his VW bus.
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    Royalties were paid for the use of that song. If...

    Royalties were paid for the use of that song. If Eminem only wanted Chrysler to use his songs then he should have only licensed them to Chrysler. If Chrysler wanted exclusive use of his songs [[or...
  17. What was on Channel 7 at 4PM before Oprah?

    I thought it was Donahue, but he may have been on in the morning...
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    This isn't like the first few episodes of Detroit...

    This isn't like the first few episodes of Detroit 187. Chicago has always been the setting for the movie. They filmed in Gary as well as Detroit.
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    I am a mortgage banker in Chicago and one of my...

    I am a mortgage banker in Chicago and one of my customers was filmed for My First Place on HGTV during her process. She is the only person on the loan and she called all the shots. The producers...
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    Freep story today quotes Ford's attorney "The...

    Freep story today quotes Ford's attorney

    "The fine is generally commensurate with the defendant's ability to pay. I imagine that she would pay at the high end," he said.

    I guess the law is not...
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    People in Chicago didn't complain as much because...

    People in Chicago didn't complain as much because they read about how much Sheen sucked in Detroit and they lowered their expectations. It's like buying tickets today for a Cubs game in July. By...
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    Illwill posted exactly what I was gonna say. ...

    Illwill posted exactly what I was gonna say. Chicago may be segregated, but all those different types of people live in the same city. The link in the OP did not have a map. I saw the story...
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    I am a big time news junkie and I totally missed...

    I am a big time news junkie and I totally missed this story until Tuesday when I saw a link to the Mayor's press conference. I attended Southfield schools 1-12th grade [[c/o '87). The Fab 5 vs....
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    [QUOTE=R8RBOB;232833]This was discussed on this...

    [QUOTE=R8RBOB;232833]This was discussed on this thread [QUOTE]

    Thanks. I did a search for Southfield and nothing came up...
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    Southfield is a changing

    I saw a link to Mayor Lawrence's response to a story from the AP, but I missed the story when it came out Feb 28. Here is the story:
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41810267/ns/us_news-life/

    Is this...
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